Treaties and International Law

Treaties for which New Zealand is the depositary

New Zealand acts as the depositary, or administrator, for a number of international treaties. The Treaty Officer in Legal Division maintains copies of each treaty for which it is depositary, and manages all associated communication with States Parties, including receiving ratification or accessions, denunciations or withdrawals.

• Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities

• Convention for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC)

• Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific

• Protocol 1 to the Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific

• Protocol II to the Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific

• Multilateral Agreement on the Liberalisation of International Air Transportation (MALIAT)

• Protocol to the Multilateral Agreement on the Liberalisation of International Air Transportation

• Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership (TPSEP or P4)

• Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean (SPRFMO)