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Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill

Government bill

About this bill

This bill makes a range of changes to make the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 fit for modern renting situations in New Zealand by increasing security of tenure for tenants; promoting good-faith relationships in the renting environment; modernising and clarifying the Act to reflect the modern renting market and environment; enhancing powers and tools for the chief executive of the department responsible for the administration of the Act; and supporting tenants' ability to assert their legal rights.
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.
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: Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
Act text: Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2020 (legislation.govt.nz)
View on Parliament website
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Member responsible

Kris Faafoi
Kris Faafoi

Former Labour List MP

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
20 February 2020

63

Ayes

57

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.
2nd reading
Passed
4 August 2020

63

Ayes

55

Noes

0

Abst.

1

Abse.
3rd reading
Passed
4 August 2020

63

Ayes

55

Noes

0

Abst.

1

Abse.

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 years ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:00 GMT+00:00)

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