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Can he confirm that under the proposed property management regime a person whose registration was previously cancelled through disciplinary procedures may be re-registered if the Registrar is "satisfied that exceptional circumstances justify re-registration"; if so, who will define what constitutes exceptional circumstances, and will that definition be set in primary legislation?

Answered Question 12171 (2026)
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Kieran McAnulty

List MP · Labour Party

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  • Can he confirm that under the proposed property management regime a person whose registration was previously cancelled through disciplinary procedures may be re-registered if the Registrar is "satisfied that exceptional circumstances justify re-registration"; if so, who will define what constitutes exceptional circumstances, and will that definition be set in primary legislation?

Answered by

Hon Tama Potaka

Member for Hamilton West · National Party · Associate Minister of Housing

Answer

The Registrar will have the discretion to decide what constitutes “exceptional circumstances” for re-registration. Whether a definition will be contained in the Bill is the sort of matter that will be considered further during the process of drafting the Bill.