Which of the following options is NOT a function of Immigration New Zealand: (1 mark)

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Immigration New Zealand (INZ) administers and enforces immigration policy and makes operational decisions, but it does not create primary legislation — that is the role of Parliament and the responsible Minister.

1) Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- Creation of legislation: a function of Parliament (legislative branch) and the Minister/Policy makers, not of the operational agency that enforces laws. 
- INZ responsibilities: assessing and deciding visa applications, implementing government programmes (including refugee quota/resettlement), and promoting immigration settings to meet labour and skill needs within government policy.

2) Step-by-step reasoning
- Option a: "Attracting migrant skills and labour" — INZ carries out programmes and settings (e.g., skilled migration categories, information campaigns, employer guidance) that support attracting skilled migrants under government policy. This is an operational role, so it is a function of INZ.
- Option c: "Deciding visa applications" — INZ officers process and make decisions on visa and residence applications; this is a core and well-known function of the agency.
- Option d: "Implementing the Government’s refugee quota programme" — INZ administers New Zealand’s refugee resettlement programme and carries out operational tasks to implement the quota; this is within INZ’s remit.
- Option b: "Creating immigration legislation" — drafting and passing immigration laws is undertaken by the government (the Minister and officials drafting policy) and enacted by Parliament. INZ implements and enforces that legislation but does not itself create primary legislation.

3) Intermediate steps / clarifications
- Distinguish policy/legislation creation (policy-makers, Minister, Parliament) from implementation/enforcement (INZ).
- INZ translates policy into operational processes (visa rules, application processing, refugee resettlement), but legislative change requires formal parliamentary process.

4) Why the correct answer is correct
- Creating immigration legislation is not an operational enforcement agency role; it is a legislative/policy-making function outside INZ’s remit.

5) Why other options are incorrect
- a, c, and d describe operational activities INZ performs (attraction of skilled migrants under government settings; processing visa applications; running the refugee quota programme).

Conclusion: The option that is NOT a function of Immigration New Zealand is b. Creating immigration legislation. This matches the provided answer.

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