Crimes Amendment Bill
Government bill
About this bill
This bill amends the Crimes Act 1961 to strengthen consequences for certain crimes and meet commitments in the National/New Zealand First coalition agreement.
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Bill text: Crimes Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Member responsible
Progress
In progress
This Bill was introduced on 2 December 2025 and is awaiting its first reading.
Votes
1st reading
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2nd reading
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3rd reading
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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 about 2 hours ago.
(9 December 2025 at 12:30 GMT+00:00)