Accident Compensation (Maternal Birth Injury and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
Government bill
About this bill
The main objectives of this bill are to provide more equitable coverage for injuries covered by the Accident Compensation Scheme, and to provide greater clarity for claimants, and to better give effect to the policy intent of the Accident Compensation Act 2001.
Act text: Accident Compensation (Maternal Birth Injury and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2022 (legislation.govt.nz)
Procedural notes
- Extended sittings used: This bill was progressed during one or more extended sittings of the House of Representatives. This enables MPs to meet for longer than normal to consider legislation. It does not alter the stages that a bill must pass through to become law.
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Read the bill
Bill text: Accident Compensation (Maternal Birth Injury and Other Matters) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Act text: Accident Compensation (Maternal Birth Injury and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2022 (legislation.govt.nz)
Member responsible
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
14 December 2021
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2nd reading
Passed
27 July 2022
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3rd reading
Passed
27 September 2022
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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 over 2 years ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:02 GMT+00:00)