Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill

Government bill

10 August 2017

This bill re-enacts the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995; gives effect to the recommendations arising from the Minister of Internal Affairs’ review presented on 20 October 2016; updates and amends provisions in the existing law; and responds to 3 discrete issues raised in the Law Commission’s review of burial and cremation law.

  • Introduced on 10 August 2017
  • 1st reading on 5 December 2017
  • 2nd reading on 11 August 2021
  • 3rd reading on 9 December 2021
  • Royal assent on 15 December 2021

Member responsible

Jan Tinetti

Jan Tinetti

Labour Party List MP

Votes

1st reading

Passed

Reading date: 5 December 2017

No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.

2nd reading

Passed

Reading date: 11 August 2021

No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.

3rd reading

Passed

Reading date: 9 December 2021

No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.

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 on 23 March 2023 at 12:00 am.