This logo and its appropriate usage has been defined within the Civil Defence Emergency Management Regulations 2003.

The legislation relevant to the use of the New Zealand Civil Defence logo is available to read here: Civil Defence logo legislation.

Please note, a person commits an offence if that person uses the New Zealand Civil Defence logo without authorisation; or if they conceal, remove, alter, deface, or obliterate a New Zealand Civil Defence logo – this includes the New Zealand Civil Defence logo contained within the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) interim logo.

A person who commits an offence is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.