Our Contact Centre will be closed from 5pm on 24 December 2024, reopening at 8am on 3 January 2025. National Office (Aitken Street, Wellington) reception will be closed from 5pm on Friday 20 December, reopening at 8am on Monday 6 January 2025. For more information, see Court and Tribunal hours
1. While COVID-19 is in the community, the Authority will, as far as is reasonably practicable, operate in its usual manner.
2. Everyone who attends the Authority in person must comply with the health and safety requirements at the hearing facility.
3. In some cases, there will be a need to change (possibly at short notice) the way the Authority operates, including by conducting hearings entirely by video-link or telephone or by requiring that documents be emailed rather than posted or delivered.
4. Parties affected by any change to the Authority’s usual operating procedures will be advised of those changes and provided with information to ensure that they understand how their matter will be handled by the Authority.
5. This Protocol applies until revoked or modified by the Authority.
6. The Authority’s Protocol dated 13 June 2022 is revoked.
G D Pearson
Customs Appeal Authority
09/09/2022
The Customs Appeal Authority is an independent judicial body that hears appeals against the decisions and directions of the New Zealand Customs Service.
The Authority consists of 1 person appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Customs Minister and the Justice Minister.
The Authority is governed by the Customs and Excise Act 2018.