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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Telecommunications (New Regulatory Framework) Amendment Bill
The purpose of this bill is to amend the Telecommunications Act 2001 to: establish a regulatory framework for fibre fixed line access services; remove unnecessary copper fixed line access service regulation; streamline regulatory processes; and provide more regulatory oversight of retail service quality.
Appropriation (2016/17 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 2017 (B.5), presented to the House of Representatives as part of the 2016 Budget documentation.
High-power Laser Pointer Offences and Penalties Bill
This bill amends existing offence provisions and increases penalties for the use and possession of high-power laser pointers.
Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament Remuneration) Amendment Bill
This Bill is an omnibus Bill. It amends the Remuneration Authority Act 1977 to provide a sole criterion for the Remuneration Authority to consider when reviewing the remuneration of members of Parliament. It also amends the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013 to make amendments to the basis on which assessments of personal benefit are taken into account by the Remuneration Authority.
Employment Relations (Allowing Higher Earners to Contract Out of Personal Grievance Provisions) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Employment Relations Act 2000 to allow employees with an annual gross salary over $150,000 to contract out of the personal grievance provisions.
Land Transfer (Foreign Ownership of Land Register) Amendment Bill
This bill would ensure that a comprehensive register of all foreign-owned New Zealand land is compiled and made available to the general public.
Climate Change Response (Extension of Penalty Transition for Forestry Activities with Low Volume Emissions Liabilities) Amendment Bill
This bill will extend the transition period provided for New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme participants with low-volume emissions liabilities related to forestry activity within which they must comply with the penalties and compliance regime introduced by the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Act 2020. The extension, until 1 January 2025, will mitigate the risk of serious hardship to small forestry participants who would fail to surrender or repay units by the previous due date of 1 January 2023.
Regulatory Standards Bill
The bill proposes measures to improve the quality of regulation (meaning Acts of Parliament, statutory regulations, and tertiary legislation) in New Zealand.
Organised Crime and Anti-corruption Legislation Bill
This is an omnibus bill aimed at strengthening the law to combat organised crime and corruption. The bill proposes amendments to 12 different Acts to improve New Zealand's ability to collaborate with international efforts to disrupt organised crime and ensure law enforcement agencies can quickly and effectively respond to new challenges.
Taxation (KiwiSaver, Student Loans, and Remedial Matters) Bill
The main objectives of this omnibus taxation bill are to continue the Government's simplifying and modernising of social policy administration, to further improve the application of our broad-base, low-rate framework, and to further encourage research and development expenditure.
Local Electoral Matters Bill
This omnibus bill amends the Local Electoral Act 2001 and the Electoral Act 1993. The single broad policy of this bill is to provide greater flexibility to enable local electoral arrangements to adapt to changing circumstances.
Imprest Supply (Second for 2018/19) Bill
This bill ensures that the Government has sufficient supply until 30 June 2019 for the incurring of expenses and capital expenditure in excess of the amounts appropriated in the Appropriation (2018/19 Estimates) Bill, and the making of capital injections in excess of the amounts authorised under that bill.
America's Cup Road Stopping Bill
The purpose of the bill is to support construction relating to, and the operation of, the 36th America's Cup in Auckland by permanently stopping a portion of Brigham Street on Wynyard Point.
Kāinga Ora—Homes and Communities Bill
This bill establishes Kāinga Ora—Homes and Communities as a Crown entity that will focus on contributing to sustainable, inclusive, and thriving communities.
Corrections (Electronic Monitoring of Offenders) Amendment Bill
Education (Tertiary Education and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Education Act 1989 to increase funding flexibility in the tertiary education system, strengthen the accountability, and monitoring of tertiary education organisations, and ensure consistent treatment of public and private tertiary education providers.
Overseas Investment (Urgent Measures) Amendment Bill
This omnibus bill is 1 of 2 bills introduced as a package to replace the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill (No 2). The purpose of this bill is to ensure that risks posed by foreign investment can be managed effectively while better supporting productive overseas investment by reducing the regulatory burden of the screening process.
Wildlife (Powers) Amendment Bill
The objective of this bill is to reduce offending against wildlife by improving the powers available to effectively detect and investigate offences and apprehend offenders.
Iwi and Hapū of Te Rohe o Te Wairoa Claims Settlement Bill
This bill gives effect to the Deed of Settlement in which the Crown and the iwi and hapū of Te Rohe o Te Wairoa agree to a final settlement of all historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of the iwi and hapū of Te Rohe o Te Wairoa.
Immigration (International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Immigration Act 2009 to provide for the collection of an international visitor conservation and tourism levy.
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2018-19, Modernising Tax Administration, and Remedial Matters) Bill
This is an omnibus bill amending a number of tax Acts. It confirms the annual rates of income tax for the 2018/19 tax year, contains proposals to modernise and improve the administration of the tax system and to improve current tax settings.
Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Bill
This bill updates the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 to allow for urgent prevention and mitigation of harms caused by objectionable publications.