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The Biosecurity Costs Regulations 2010 and the Biosecurity System Entry Levy Order 2010 establish the structure of charges paid by importers to MPI for biosecurity clearance of imported goods and other related activities at the border.

In addition to tariffs, an import entry transaction fee (IETF) of NZ$29.26 is payable on every electronic import entry clearance, and on import declaration for goods when the sum of duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) payable exceeds NZ$60. A MPI biosecurity system entry levy of NZ$17.63 (GST inclusive) is payable on every entry on which an IETF is payable and is collected by Customs at the same time as the IETF.

The MPI (Ministry for Primary Industries) is in charge of New Zealand biosecurity and food safety systems. MAF (Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) Biosecurity New Zealand became part of MPI in 2012. Its pre-border and post-border functions are now dispersed across several branches in the organisation. Functions relating to implementation of the Biosecurity Act 1993 are largely now the responsibility of the Regulation and Assurance Branch.

Since the last Review, agriculture has undergone some further reforms. Among the main developments is the restructuring of the dairy industry. Institutionally, the main change was the merger of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) and the Ministry of Fisheries into the new Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), as of April 2012. MPI's functions include advising the Government on: domestic and international agricultural and fisheries policy; the performance of the sectors; the sustainable use of natural resources; international trade; innovation and science policy issues relevant to the sector; and food safety and biosecurity. Moreover, MPI maintains the regulatory systems around biosecurity, animal and plant health, and food safety. The Ministry is also responsible for the implementation of the Emissions Trading Scheme for agriculture, and administers the Primary Growth Partnership, a government-industry initiative to invest in research and innovation to foster growth and sustainability of the primary, forestry and food sectors.

(...) Support measures mostly consist of general services applying to all products, and producer specific budgetary support is only granted for pest and animal disease control and relief in the event of large-scale natural disasters. (...)

(...) Domestic support is limited to biosecurity border control for pest and disease and relief against climate disasters. (...)

(...) Domestic support is limited to expenditure for biosecurity border controls for pest and disease and relief against climate disasters. (...)

The new electronic declaration form will be mandatory in 2016. Until then, the old version of the electronic customs declaration will be accepted. In this case, information about plants, animals, and food products required by the MPI (Ministry for Primary Industries) to manage biosecurity and food safety risks and requirements (permits and certificates) is sent separately by importers or their agents to MPI's Quantum and FoodNet systems. Simplified customs procedures are available for importers of goods valued at less than NZ$1,000.

NZCS (New Zealand Customs Service) also collects: (i) a research levy on imports of heavy steel and welding consumables at rates of NZ$10 per tonne of heavy steel, and NZ$0.05 per kilogram of welding consumables; (ii) a levy on alcohol products on behalf of the Health Promotion Agency (HPA) at various rates (Table 3.4); (iii) a synthetic greenhouse gas (goods) levy on goods containing hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and perfluorocarbons (PFCs) under the Climate Change Response Act 2002 and the Climate Change (SGG Levies) Regulations 2013 on behalf of the Ministry for the Environment at various rates ; and (iv) a biosecurity risk screening levy collected by NZCS on behalf of MPI at rates that can vary between NZ$12.77 and NZ$18.40 (as per the Biosecurity (System Entry Levy) Order 2010).

New Zealand's judiciary system has a pyramidal structure. At the top is the Supreme Court. Below it, in descending order, are the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the District Courts. These courts are all of general jurisdiction. There are several other specialized courts, including the Employment Court, the Environment Court and the Māori Land Court, which operate under the District Courts. There are also a number of specialized tribunals which operate in a judicial or quasi-judicial capacity, such as the Disputes Tribunal, the Tenancy Tribunal and the Waitangi Tribunal.