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Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Amendment Bill

Government bill

About this bill

The purpose of this bill is to manage national security and other risks to the national interest posed by ground-based space infrastructure through the enactment of a proportionate regulatory regime.
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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Read the bill
Bill text: Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
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Member responsible

Judith Collins
Judith Collins

National MP for Papakura

Progress

Enacted

This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.

Votes

1st reading
Passed
22 July 2025

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2nd reading
Passed
22 July 2025

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3rd reading
Passed
22 July 2025

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Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.

Bill details last synced with the Parliament website 14 days ago.
(25 July 2025 at 12:30 GMT+00:00)

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