Retail Payment System (Ban on Merchant Surcharges) Amendment Bill
Government bill
About this bill
This bill amends the Retail Payment System Act 2022 to ban payment surcharges on certain in-store transactions.
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: Retail Payment System (Ban on Merchant Surcharges) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Member responsible
Progress
In progress
This Bill passed its first reading on 16 September 2025. The Select Committee is due to report back on 16 January 2026. Following this, the Bill will be ready for its second reading. Public submissions were due on 11 October 2025.
Votes
1st reading
Passed
16 September 2025
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2nd reading
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3rd reading
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(13 October 2025 at 12:30 GMT+00:00)