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New Zealand legislation search

Preview: Find New Zealand legislation relevant to a business question and return source links.

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nz_legislation_search

Preview: Find New Zealand legislation relevant to a business question and return source links.

ServerNew Zealand

Information categoryPublic legal information

Credit behavior2 credits; 1 with your own key

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Inputs and outputs

Published input schema

Use the discovered runtime schema for the workspace you are connected to.

Public catalog

nz_legislation_search input schema

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      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 300
    },
    "since": {
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      "pattern": "^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$"
    },
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      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 10
    },
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        "standard",
        "full"
      ]
    },
    "fields": {
      "maxItems": 30,
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "pattern": "^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9_.-]*$"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query",
    "limit",
    "detail"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Published output shape

Tool results return structured data or a stable error object.

Shared Aroai tool output schema

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        },
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            "type": "string"
          },
          "additionalProperties": {}
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        "executionId": {
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          "pattern": "^([0-9a-fA-F]{8}-[0-9a-fA-F]{4}-[1-8][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[89abAB][0-9a-fA-F]{3}-[0-9a-fA-F]{12}|00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000|ffffffff-ffff-ffff-ffff-ffffffffffff)$"
        },
        "creditsCharged": {
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      },
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        "creditsCharged"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": false
    },
    {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "error": {
          "type": "object",
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              "type": "string"
            },
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              "type": "string"
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          "additionalProperties": false
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      "required": [
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    }
  ]
}

Source and usage notes

Understand the result boundary

Use results to locate relevant legislation; confirm the current version and commencement details before acting.
Search coverage can be incomplete. Check the cited text for the exact legal obligation.
Costs 2 credits per search, or 1 with a supported workspace key.

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