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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Education (Charter Schools Curriculum) Amendment Bill
This bill would requiring partnership schools kura hourua ("charter schools") to teach a broad and balanced curriculum.
Ombudsmen Amendment Bill
(Formerly part of Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4))
Imprest Supply (First for 2016/17) Bill
The Imprest Supply Bill provides the sole financial authority from the start of the 2016/17 financial year until the Appropriation (2016/17 Estimates) Bill is passed.
Te Awa Tupua (Whanganui River Claims Settlement) Bill
This bill gives effect to the Whanganui River Deed of Settlement signed on 5 August 2014, which settles the historical claims of Whanganui Iwi as they relate to the Whanganui River.
Medicines Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Medicines Act 1981 to clarify the appropriate use of provisional consents to sell and use medicines, and ensure that New Zealanders continue to have timely access to safe and effective medicines.
Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill
This bill has the purpose of ensuring that every rental home in New Zealand meets minimum standards of heating and insulation.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Passports Amendment Bill (No 2)
This Bill amends the Passports Act 1992 by extending the maximum validity period of the New Zealand passport from 5 years to 10 years for persons who are at least 16 years old and by taking into account certain changes in technology. The Bill also removes a number of redundant provisions in the Act.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Arms (Firearms Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Arms Act 1983 by providing new powers for Police to make sure the most dangerous gang members don't have firearms, while not putting unnecessary restrictions on legal gun owners.
Ngāti Hinerangi Claims Settlement Bill
This bill gives effect to certain matters contained in the deed of settlement signed on 4 May 2019 between the Crown and Ngāti Hinerangi; this deed will be the final settlement of all the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Ngāti Hinerangi resulting from acts or omissions by the Crown before 21 September 1992.