Adoption Amendment Bill
Government bill
15 September 2025
This bill makes temporary amendments to the Adoption Act 1955 with the aim of preventing harm to children and young people adopted overseas and brought to New Zealand to live.
Procedural notes
Urgency used
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- Introduced on 15 September 2025
- 1st reading on 16 September 2025
- 2nd reading on 16 September 2025
- 3rd reading on 16 September 2025
- Royal assent on 16 September 2025
Votes
1st reading
PassedReading date: 16 September 2025
No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.
2nd reading
PassedReading date: 16 September 2025
No vote breakdown is recorded on WhereTheyStand for this reading. Other votes may appear in Hansard.
3rd reading
PassedReading date: 16 September 2025
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 17 September 2025 at 12:30 pm.