Defence (Workforce) Amendment Bill
Government bill
27 August 2025
This bill seeks to support the Chief of Defence Force in managing their workforce when New Zealand Defence Force civilian staff take industrial action, and to ensure that processes for authorising the Armed Forces to conduct the work of public service employees who are taking industrial action are fit for purpose.
Procedural notes
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- Introduced on 27 August 2025
- 1st reading on 16 September 2025
- 2nd reading on 18 November 2025
- 3rd reading on 18 November 2025
- Royal assent on 25 November 2025
Votes
1st reading
PassedReading date: 16 September 2025
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2nd reading
PassedReading date: 18 November 2025
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3rd reading
PassedReading date: 18 November 2025
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Bill details last synced on 26 November 2025 at 12:30 pm.