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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Resource Management (Regional Responsibility for Certain Agricultural Matters) Amendment Bill
This bill removes the ability for certain agriculture regulations to be set from central government and devolves these guidelines to regional councils.
Shark Cage Diving (Permitting and Safety) Bill
The purpose of this bill is to regulate commercial shark cage diving operations.
Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Interim Restriction Orders) Amendment Bill
This bill would amend the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 to provide the President of the Film and Literature Board of Review, and the High Court, with flexibility when making interim restriction orders to classify the order as applying to a particular age or class of persons, or for a particular purpose.
Standards and Accreditation Bill
This bill seeks to consolidate the law relating to standards and accreditation of conformity assessment bodies. It would repeal and replace the Standards Act 1988 and the Testing Laboratory Registration Act 1972, setting up new arrangements for New Zealand Standards development and approval and make changes to the institutional arrangements for the Testing Laboratory Registration Council to better reflect the nature of its functions.
Electronic Compliance with Reporting Requirements Bill
This Bill amends the Public Finance Act 1989 and the Crown Entities Act 2004 to enable public organisations to meet statutory reporting requirements in electronic form.
Education (Pastoral Care) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Education Act to address regulatory gaps relating to the pastoral care of domestic tertiary students in order to ensure that students live in a safe environment and have a positive experience that supports their educational achievement, to ensure the consistency and effectiveness of codes of practice for domestic tertiary and international students, and to ensure that providers are accountable for pastoral care standards.
Road User Charges (Temporary RUC Reduction Scheme) Amendment Bill
This bill requires Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, as the collector of road user charges (RUC), to apply a 36% discount to all legislated rates of RUC, time-limited to 3 months, and gives it the power to issue assessments if RUC licences are purchased for distances that are excessive, unreasonable, or otherwise abuse the 3-month reduction.
Minors (Court Consent to Relationships) Legislation Bill
This bill proposes that 16 and 17 year olds who wish to marry must apply to the court, and sets out how the court is to consider the application.
Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Bill
The purpose of this bill is to facilitate the reinstatement of the Christ Church Cathedral.
Customs and Excise (Prohibition of Imports Made by Slave Labour) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Customs and Excise Act 1996 to make goods produced in whole or in part by slave labour a prohibited import.
Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People's Commission Bill
This bill provides for independent monitoring and complaints oversight for Oranga Tamariki, and greater advocacy for children's and young people's issues generally through the creation of a new Children and Young People's Commission. The bill was divided at the committee of the whole House stage into the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Bill and the Children and Young People's Commission Bill.
Energy Innovation (Electric Vehicles and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
This is an omnibus bill amending the Electricity Industry Act 2010, the Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Act 1989, the Land Transport Act 1998, and the Road User Charges Act 2012. The broad policy of this bill is to encourage energy innovation, such as emerging energy technologies and increased variation in energy-related business models, so that New Zealand has the ability to respond to its environmental and energy objectives.
Electricity Industry (Small-Scale Renewable Distributed Generation) Amendment Bill
This bill is intended to break down existing barriers and provide a fair regime for small-scale renewable electricity generators to encourage greater renewable distributed generation and to help New Zealand in meeting the goal of 90% renewable electricity by 2025.
Ombudsmen (Protection of Name) Amendment Bill
This bill will protect the use of the name "Ombudsman" by restricting its use to persons appointed under the Ombudsman Act 1975 or a public sector department or organisation responsible for the administration of the Ombudsman Act 1975.
Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Amendment Bill
The purpose of this bill is to amend the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012, to allow the Minister to recover from an applicant the actual and reasonable costs incurred in relation to a board of inquiry appointed under the Act to decide an application for marine consent.
COVID-19 Public Health Response Amendment Bill (No 2)
This bill seeks to better reflect our knowledge of how long the public health response may be necessary, to address the reliance of MIQ on the general law and operational decisions, and to ensure that the empowering and enforcement provisions are fit-for-purpose to prevent and manage the risk of outbreak or spread of COVID-19.
Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Bill
This bill establishes a regulatory regime to govern space launches, including both launch vehicles and payloads (eg, satellites), from New Zealand and by New Zealand nationals operating overseas. It also provides a legal framework for high-altitude activities that originate from New Zealand.
Immigration Amendment Bill (No 2)
The bill proposes a number of amendments to the Immigration Act 2009 to address gaps in the compliance regime, to repond to opportunities provided by new technology, and to introduce measures to address the exploitation of migrant workers.
Security Information in Proceedings (Repeals and Amendments) Bill
Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Bill
This bill amends section 162 of the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012 to allow existing petroleum operators who have applied for a marine consent to continue their operations until the application is decided and any subsequent objections or appeals are determined. It will not change the requirement for existing petroleum operators to transition into the EEZ Act regime through the marine consenting process.
Incorporated Societies Bill
The purpose of this bill is to put in place a modern framework of basic legal, governance, and accountability obligations for incorporated societies and those who run them.
Accident Compensation (Recent Migrants and Returning New Zealanders) Amendment Bill
This Bill amends the Accident Compensation Act 2001 to allow continuing ACC weekly compensation for a small group of migrants and returning New Zealanders who are not entitled to superannuation, until such time as they meet eligibility for superannuation.
Appropriation (2014/15 Confirmation and Validation) Bill
This bill confirms and validates unappropriated expenses and capital expenditure incurred for the 2014/15 financial year. It also confirms the Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 2015 and expenses incurred for the 2014/15 financial year with the approval of the Minister of Finance under section 26B of the Public Finance Act 1989.