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Legal Services (Distribution of Special Fund) Amendment Bill

Government bill

About this bill

This bill would broaden the use of the Lawyers and Conveyancers’ Special Fund to include functions that enable, facilitate, or otherwise support the provision of community legal services.
Procedural notes
  • Urgency used: This bill was progressed through one or more stages using urgency. Urgency allows the Government to fast-track the legislative process by extending the sitting hours of the House of Representatives and skipping the select committee stage of a bill, and allows bills to pass through more than one stage per sitting day.
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Bill text: Legal Services (Distribution of Special Fund) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
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Member responsible

Paul Goldsmith
Paul Goldsmith

National List MP

Progress

In progress

This Bill passed its first reading on 15 July 2025. The Select Committee is due to report back on 16 November 2025. Following this, the Bill will be ready for its second reading. Public submissions are due on 13 August 2025.

Votes

1st reading
Passed
15 July 2025

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Bill details last synced with the Parliament website about 19 hours ago.
(18 July 2025 at 12:30 GMT+00:00)

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