Civil Aviation (Montreal Convention) Order 2024
2024/269
Civil Aviation (Montreal Convention) Order 2024
Cindy Kiro, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 16th day of December 2024
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
This order is made under section 91T(1)(c) of the Civil Aviation Act 1990 and section 414(1)(c) of the Civil Aviation Act 2023 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
Order
1 Title
This order is the Civil Aviation (Montreal Convention) Order 2024.
2 Commencement
This order comes into force on 28 December 2024.
Amendments to Civil Aviation Act 1990
3 Principal Act
Clause 4 amends the Civil Aviation Act 1990.
4 Schedule 6 amended
In Schedule 6,—
(a)
Article 21, paragraph 1, replace “128 821”
with “151 880”
; and
(b)
Article 21, paragraph 2, replace “128 821”
with “151 880”
; and
(c)
Article 22, paragraph 1, replace “5 346”
with “6 303”
; and
(d)
Article 22, paragraph 2, replace “1 288”
with “1 519”
; and
(e)
Article 22, paragraph 3, replace “22”
with “26”
.
Amendments to Civil Aviation Act 2023
5 Principal Act
Clause 6 amends the Civil Aviation Act 2023.
6 Schedule 6 amended
In Schedule 6,—
(a)
Article 21, paragraph 1, replace “128 821”
with “151 880”
; and
(b)
Article 21, paragraph 2, replace “128 821”
with “151 880”
; and
(c)
Article 22, paragraph 1, replace “5 346”
with “6 303”
; and
(d)
Article 22, paragraph 2, replace “1 288”
with “1 519”
; and
(e)
Article 22, paragraph 3, replace “22”
with “26”
.
Rachel Hayward,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the order but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This order, which comes into force on 28 December 2024, is made under section 91T(1)(c) of the Civil Aviation Act 1990 and section 414(1)(c) of the Civil Aviation Act 2023. The order updates the text of the Montreal Convention (the Convention) in Schedule 6 of the Civil Aviation Act 1990 and Schedule 6 of the Civil Aviation Act 2023 to reflect increases to certain liability limits specified in the Convention, which are expressed in Special Drawing Rights. A Special Drawing Right is a monetary unit established by the International Monetary Fund (see section 91H of the Civil Aviation Act 1990, section 261 of the Civil Aviation Act 2023, and paragraph 1 of Article 23 of the Convention).
Date of notification in Gazette: 19 December 2024.
This order is administered by the Ministry of Transport.