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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New Plymouth District Council (Perpetual Investment Fund) Bill
The bill requires the New Plymouth District Council to use its Perpetual Investment Fund for purposes that primarily benefit current and future New Plymouth communities, and sets out principles for managing and applying the fund.
Imprest Supply (First for 2023/24) Bill
This bill will provide the sole financial authority from the start of the 2023/24 financial year until the Appropriation (2023/24 Estimates) Bill is passed.
Appropriation (2022/23 Supplementary Estimates) Bill
This bill seeks parliamentary authorisation of the individual appropriations and changes to individual appropriations contained in The Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand for the Year Ending 30 June 2023.
Grocery Industry Competition Bill
This bill seeks to improve competition and efficiency in the grocery industry for the long-term benefit of consumers, and to contribute to a trading environment in which businesses can participate confidently.
Sustainable Biofuel Obligation Bill
The bill introduces an obligation for any person or company that imports or refines more than 50,000 litres of liquid fossil fuels for transport in New Zealand, excluding aviation fuels, to reduce the greehouse gas emissions intensity of those fuels by also supplying sustainable biofuels.
Human Rights (Incitement on Ground of Religious Belief) Amendment Bill
This bill aims to improve protections for faith-based groups under the provisions of the Human Rights Act 1993 that make speech that is likely to excite hostility unlawful.
Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Bill
This Bill seeks to ensure that beneficiaries receiving a sole parent rate of main benefit are not treated differently than other beneficiaries.
Health and Safety at Work (Health and Safety Representatives and Committees) Amendment Bill
This bill aims to enhance worker access to formal worker engagement, participation, and representation mechanisms by removing current thresholds that limit worker access to health and safety representatives, and health and safety committees.
Employment Relations (Extended Time for Personal Grievance for Sexual Harassment) Amendment Bill
The purpose of this bill is to extend the time available to raise a personal grievance that involves allegations of sexual harassment from 90 days to 12 months.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment Bill
This bill provides an exemption from section 235 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 for racing clubs on the days of race meetings if the consumption of alcohol takes place at a time when the club holds either an on-licence or an on-site special licence that applies to the race meeting.
Housing Infrastructure (GST-sharing) Bill
This bill introduces a GST-sharing scheme to fund infrastructure across New Zealand.
Accident Compensation (Access Reporting and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
This bill requires the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) to report annually on how Māori and other population groups are accessing the accident compensation scheme, and on any identified drivers or causes of disparities in access; ensures that ACC focuses on monitoring access to the scheme by Māori and other population groups; and brings forward eligibility for the minimum rate of weekly compensation from the sixth to the second week of incapacity.
Family Court (Family Court Associates) Legislation Bill
This omnibus bill is intended to improve outcomes for people participating in Family Court proceedings, particularly children, by creating a new role to take on some of the Family Court Judges’ workload in order to reduce delay.
Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Bill
The single broad policy of this omnibus bill is to improve the management of vehicle-based freedom camping by creating a robust regulatory system that central and local government can rely on to reduce the negative effects of freedom camping on communities and the environment.
Forests (Legal Harvest Assurance) Amendment Bill
This bill establishes a new regulatory system for providing legal harvest assurance for the forestry and wood-processing sector.
Customs and Excise (Arrival Information) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Customs and Excise Act 2018 to provide for clearer arrival information obligations to help with customs-related border management matters, such as collection of revenue and detection of restricted or prohibited goods.
Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Amendment Bill
This bill aims to strengthen New Zealand’s fuel resilience and economic security by adding the purpose of meeting the reasonable costs and expenses of the Crown in promoting resilience of engine fuel supplies in New Zealand as an additional purpose for which the petroleum or engine fuel monitoring levy can be applied.
Energy Resources Levy Amendment Bill
The key purpose of this bill is to ensure that the Crown receives a fair financial return for its natural gas, which aligns with Principle 8 of the Government’s Resource Strategy Responsibly Delivering Value – A Minerals and Petroleum Resource Strategy for Aotearoa New Zealand: 2019-2029.
Appropriation (2021/22 Confirmation and Validation) Bill
This bill confirms the Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 2022, which was made under section 26A of the Public Finance Act 1989.
Remuneration Authority Amendment Bill
This Bill amends the Remuneration Authority Act 1977 to provide a sole criterion for the Remuneration Authority to consider when reviewing the total remuneration of members of Parliament.
Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Bill
Ngāti Koroki Kahukura Claims Settlement Bill
This bill gives effect to the deed of settlement signed on 20 December 2012, and the deed to amend signed in October 2012, between the Crown and Ngāti Koroki Kahukura.
Companies (Annual Report Notice Requirements) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Companies Act 1993 to reduce costs on companies by removing the requirement to provide a written notice of the annual report to shareholders.