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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Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Bill
This bill provides for a new structure and new accountability arrangements for the publicly-funded health system, in order to protect, promote, and improve the health of all New Zealanders.
Climate Change Response (Removal of Transitional Measure) Amendment Bill
The purpose of this bill is to phase out the transitional one-for-two surrender obligation measure from the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.
Accounting Infrastructure Reform Bill
This bill continues the changes begun by the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 and the Financial Reporting Act 2013. It proposes amendments to the rules on who may perform statutory audits, to the restrictions on legal form for audit firms, to the requirement for independent assurance of financial statements for certain charities, and to the rules relating to how the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants structures itself.
Education (National Education and Learning Priorities) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Education Act 1989 to enable statements about the diversity of education provision to be included in the statement of National Education and Learning Priorities.
Venture Capital Fund Bill
This bill establishes a Venture Capital Fund and provides for the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation to manage and administer the fund.
Gambling (Reinstating COVID-19 Modification) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Gambling Act 2003 to reinstate a modification of the definition of remote interactive gambling during a specified period due to effects of COVID-19.
Overseas Investment (Exempt Investment from OECD Countries) Amendment Bill
This bill will exempt investors from countries within the OECD from the need to receive Overseas Investment Office approval to invest here, except in respect of investments in residential land.
Litter (Increased Infringement Fee) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Litter Act 1979 by increasing the maximum fine for an infringement offence from $400 to $1,000.
Newborn Enrolment with General Practice Bill
This bill seeks to improve health and social results for infants and children by requiring that newborns are enrolled with a general practice and primary health organisation before the newborn is due for his or her first immunisation at 6 weeks of age.
Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters (Social Housing Reform) Amendment Bill
Arms Legislation Bill
The amendments in this omnibus bill deal with an inter-related topic that can be regarded as implementing a single broad policy. That policy is to improve public safety by adjusting legislative frameworks to impose tighter controls on the use and possession of arms.
Social Housing Reform (Transaction Mandate) Bill
This bill amends the Housing Corporation Act 1974 to provide designated Ministers with the authority to transfer Housing New Zealand Corporation properties, and the properties of HNZC's subsidiaries, by entering into contracts and performing other acts in the name of, and on behalf of, any one or more of HNZC and HNZC's subsidiaries, as relevant.
Canterbury Property Boundaries and Related Matters Bill
This bill clarifies the law relating to locating legal property boundaries on land affected by movement resulting from the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquake sequences, and provides for guidelines to assist with boundary determinations in greater Christchurch and for more general use in future.
Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Bill
The objective of this bill is to establish a Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission that will contribute to better mental health and wellbeing outcomes for people in New Zealand. It will also contribute to improving equity for Māori, Pacific peoples, disabled people, rainbow communities, and other groups that experience poorer mental health and wellbeing outcomes.
Riccarton Racecourse Development Enabling Bill
This Bill is companion legislation to a local Bill to be known as the Riccarton Racecourse Bill. Together, the 2 Bills will provide the necessary authorisations required to enable some 40 hectares of the Riccarton Racecourse in Christchurch to be developed for housing.
Local Government (Customer Focus) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Local Government Act 2002 to require that local authorities promote a customer focus to delivering public services and regulatory functions.
Repeal of Good Friday and Easter Sunday as Restricted Trading Days (Shop Trading and Sale of Alcohol) Amendment Bill
This bill seeks to remove an extra burden on businesses by removing the restriction on trading and selling alcohol on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Conservation (Indigenous Freshwater Fish) Amendment Bill
This bill primarily relates to indigenous freshwater fish, and threats to those fish.
KiwiFund Bill
This bill establishes an independent working group with the objective to set up a government-owned and operated KiwiSaver provider, known as KiwiFund.
Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal Act 1990 to grant territorial authorities a limited power to create bylaws that allow shop trading on Easter Sunday, and enable shop workers to refuse work on Easter Sunday.
Crimes (Match-fixing) Amendment Bill
This bill will help to address match-fixing risks presented by New Zealand's hosting of the Cricket World Cup and the FIFA Under 20 (football) World Cup.
Ombudsmen (Cost Recovery) Amendment Bill
This bill allows the Ombudsmen to set guidelines for recovering the costs of their investigations from the agencies being investigated.
Veterans' Support Amendment Bill (No 2)
This bill proposes to implement recommendations made by the Paterson Report. It focuses on improving access to services for veterans, improving support for veterans' families, supporting veterans and their families at the end of the veteran's life, and removing unfair provisions of the Veteran's Support Act 2014.