Bills
Proposed changes to the law before Parliament
About bills
Bills are proposed changes to the law, and must each pass through several stages in Parliament before becoming law.
Before any bill becomes law, there are three main votes it must pass: the first, second and third readings. For most bills, there is a chance for members of the public to make submissions at the select committee stage, which happens between the first and second readings.
After a bill passes its third reading vote, it is granted Royal Assent by the Governor-General and becomes law, subject to any commencement provisions contained within the bill.
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Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill
The purpose of this Bill is to establish a new marine protected area in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone around the Kermadec Islands and to preserve it in its natural state.
Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
This bill aims to reduce regulatory burden by amending the Resource Management Act 1991 to change resource consent processes, local authority obligations, and stock exclusion regulations.
Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Improving Mental Health Outcomes) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 to better enable the long-term planning and delivery that is required to improve mental health and addiction outcomes.
Gambling (Definition of Remote Interactive Gambling) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Gambling Act 2003 to make permanent the temporary provision currently in section 4A that exempts class 3 gambling in the form of a lottery from the prohibition on remote interactive gambling in section 9.
Family Proceedings (Dissolution of Marriage or Civil Union for Family Violence) Amendment Bill
This bill intends to reduce the harm that family violence causes in New Zealand by allowing a party to a marriage or civil union to apply for an order dissolving a marriage or civil union if they have been the victim of family violence inflicted by the other party in the relationship.
Imprest Supply (Second for 2024/25) Bill
This bill is required to ensure that the Government has sufficient supply to implement Cabinet decisions made or otherwise finalised after the contents of the 2024/25 Estimates were closed off and to meet contingencies in excess of the amounts provided in the Appropriation (2024/25 Estimates) Bill.
Education and Training Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Education and Training Act 2020 to repeal the early childhood education network approval provisions, provide for a new type of school (charter school/kura hourua), and enable the Secretary for Education to make rules about attendance data.
Appropriation (2024/25 Estimates) Bill
This bill seeks parliamentary authorisation of the individual appropriations contained in The Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand for the Year Ending 30 June 2025.
Corrections Amendment Bill
This bill aims to improve rehabilitation, reintegration, and safety outcomes for the people the Department of Corrections manages in prison..
Fair Trading (Gift Card Expiry) Amendment Bill
This bill seeks to prohibit the sale of gift cards with an expiry date of less than three years after the initial sale date.
Firearms Prohibition Orders Legislation Amendment Bill
This is an omnibus bill with the single broad policy to reduce firearms crime and its impact on communities by enabling firearms prohibition orders to be made and monitored against a wider group of persons whose behaviour and actions pose a high risk of violence.
Courts (Remote Participation) Amendment Bill
This omnibus bill implements the single broad policy of increasing remote participation in court proceedings.
Resource Management (Extended Duration of Coastal Permits for Marine Farms) Amendment Bill
This bill extends the current duration of all coastal permits currently issued under the Resource Management Act 1991 authorising aquaculture activities by 20 years, but not beyond 2050.
Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Bill
This bill establishes preliminary arrangements for local government water services delivery.
Employment Relations (Protection for Kiwisaver Members) Amendment Bill
This bill seeks to restore protections afforded to Kiwisaver members by the Employment Relations Act 2000 before it was amended by the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2008. It aims to ensure that workers cannot be discriminated against because they are members of a Kiwisaver scheme or a complying superannuation fund.
Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill
This bill establishes a new legislative framework that addresses systemic accessibility barriers that prevent disabled people, tāngata whaikaha and their whānau, and others with accessibility needs from living independently and participating in all areas of life.
Gangs Legislation Amendment Bill
This omnibus bill implements a single broad policy to improve public confidence in law and order through creating new offences and Police powers targeting gangs.
Regulatory Systems (Education) Amendment Bill
This omnibus bill amends legislation administered by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, and jointly administered by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and Ministry of Justice. The policy objective of the bill is to maintain the effectiveness and efficiency of the regulatory systems established by the principal Acts that it amends.
Appropriation (2022/23 Confirmation and Validation) Bill
This bill confirms expenses incurred for the 2022/23 financial year with the approval of the Minister of Finance under section 26B of the Public Finance Act 1989.
McLean Institute (Trust Variation) Bill
This bill seeks to update and vary the terms of the McLean Institute set out in its trust deed, notably the charitable objects of the institute and the powers of the board.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Winery Cellar Door Tasting) Amendment Bill
This bill allows winery cellar doors to charge visitors for the samples of their own wine and adds an off-licence category for wineries holding an on-licence.
Local Government (Electoral Legislation and Māori Wards and Māori Constituencies) Amendment Bill
The policy proposals of this omnibus bill are to reinstate polls on Māori wards and Māori constituencies, require councils to hold a binding poll at the 2025 local elections, and adjust the statutory time frames for local elections.
Māori Fisheries Amendment Bill
This bill makes changes to the Māori Fisheries Act 2004 to give effect to recommendations of Te Ohu Kai Moana, which conducted a review of settlement entities. The changes intend to give iwi a greater degree of rangatiratanga over their assets, improve benefits to all Māori, reduce costs, and improve efficiency.