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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Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill
This bill has two closely related purposes: to confirm, or confirm and validate, subordinate legislation that will lapse at a specified time unless it is earlier confirmed, or confirmed and validated, by an Act of Parliament; and to replace with standard provisions in the Legislation Act 2012, but not alter the subordinate legislation covered by, all existing confirmation provisions.
Biosecurity Amendment Bill
(Formerly part of Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4))
Maritime Powers Bill
This bill provides powers to enforcement officers to respond to a range of criminal offending in international waters including offences that take place on board a New Zealand-flagged vessel in international waters, offences that take place on board a foreign-flagged vessel or stateless vessel in international waters for which New Zealand has extraterritorial jurisdiction, and situations where an alleged offender or evidence of criminal offending is located on a New Zealand, foreign, or stateless vessel in international waters.
Taxation (Transformation: First Phase Simplification and Other Measures) Bill
This taxation omnibus bill introduces amendments to the following enactments: Income Tax Act 2007; Tax Administration Act 1994; Goods and Services Tax Act 1985; KiwiSaver Act 2006; Child Support Act 1991; Student Loan Scheme Act 2011; Gaming Duties Act 1971; and Accident Compensation Act 2001.
Social Security (Exemption for Ex Gratia and Compensation Payments) Amendment Bill
Under current Social Security legislation, ex gratia or compensatory payments made to people who have been subject to abuse while in State care must be spent within 1 year or it will be counted as income and cash assets for the purpose of receiving a primary or supplementary benefit. This bill seeks to correct this unintended consequence.
Customs and Excise Bill
This bill will replace the Customs and Excise Act 1996, and will support the movement of legitimate travellers and goods across the border and provide the legal tools needed to protect New Zealand from people or goods that may cause harm, and also supports the collection of Crown revenue.
Statutes Amendment Bill
This bill consists entirely of amendments to Acts and is therefore an omnibus bill that may be introduced by virtue of Standing Order 266(1)(f).
Regulatory Systems (Commercial Matters) Amendment Bill
This bill is an omnibus bill and one of a package of three omnibus bills that contain amendments to legislation administered by the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment. This bill makes amendments in the commerce, consumer affairs, communications, and energy and resources areas.
Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosures and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
This omnibus bill will amend the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013, the Financial Reporting Act 2013, and the Public Audit Act 2001 by implementing a single broad policy to broaden non-financial reporting by requiring and supporting the making of climate-related disclosures by certain FMC reporting entities and supporting related matters.
Appropriation (2017/18 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 2018.
Radiation Safety Bill
The Radiation Safety Bill will repeal and replace the Radiation Protection Act 1965. The bill will provide an enhanced legislative framework for radiation safety that responds effectively to the range of technological, scientific, and organisational changes that have occurred over the last 5 decades while the current Act has been in force.
COVID-19 Response (Management Measures) Legislation Bill
This omnibus bill makes amendments relating to matters that are aimed at assisting the Government and New Zealanders to more effectively manage, and recover from the impacts of COVID-19.
Dairy Industry Restructuring (Fonterra Capital Restructuring) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 to enable Fonterra to implement a new capital structure.
Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) (Definition of Significant Criminal Activity) Amendment Bill
This bill aims to increase the power of police to seize assets connected with significant criminal activity.
Sentencing (Drug and Alcohol Testing) Amendment Bill
Contempt of Court Bill
This bill reforms the law of contempt in New Zealand courts.
Election Access Fund Bill
This bill will establish an Election Access Fund to be administered by the Electoral Commission and used by any disabled candidate to cover disability-related costs of standing in a general election, by not-for-profit bodies to cover costs of making election education events and materials accessible, and by registered political parties to support access needs of any members to allow them to participate within the party.
Credit Contracts Legislation Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 by strengthening requirements to lend responsibly, especially in relation to how affordability and suitability tests should be conducted, limiting the accumulation of interest and fees on high-cost loans, and providing new remedies and penalties for non-compliance.
Education (Food in Schools) Amendment Bill
This Bill is to provide for a legislative basis for making food in schools available to all decile 1 to 3 primary and intermediate schools.
Land Transport (Speed Limits Validation and Other Matters) Bill
This Bill would validate all speed limit bylaws made by various road controlling authorities in relation to roads for which they are responsible, confirm that the bylaws were made correctly under land transport legislation, and clarify road controlling authorities' powers to make speed limit bylaws.
Te Hiku Claims Settlement Bill
This bill seeks to give effect to the deeds of settlement in which the Crown and Ngati Kuri, Te Aupouri, NgaiTakoto, and Te Rarawa agreed to the final settlement of the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of those iwi.
Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Bill
The bill seeks to address a potential conflict between the constitutional and trusteeship roles of the Governor-General and Ministers as ex officio members of the Waitangi National Trust Board. The bill also provides for the Trust Deed and the Waitangi National Trust Board Act 1932 to provide fixed terms of appointment for Board members.
Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act 2013, establishing a Technical Advisory Board to which matters must be referred in instances where the Minister will be required to exercise his or her discretion or prescribe an additional area of specified security interest.