Tariff Amendment Bill

(Formerly part of Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4))

Crimes (Coward Punch Causing Death) Amendment Bill

This bill creates a new offence that would allow for a specific "king-hit" or "coward's punch" type offence in response to a number of deaths where the individual killed was assaulted and died as a result of their injuries. Those convicted of the so-called "one punch" assaults will receive a maximum sentence of 20 years imprisonment.

Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill

This bill is an omnibus bill to prohibit conversion practices that seek to change or suppress a person's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

Customs and Excise Amendment Bill

Divided from the Countering Terrorist Fighters Legislation Bill.

Tariff (PACER Plus) Amendment Bill

This bill amends the Tariff Act 1988 by enabling the application of preferential tariff rates under the Agreement, and amending the rules on "goods re-entered after repair or alteration" in the Tariff.

Education Amendment Bill (No 2)

This bill amends the Education Act 1989, the Education Act 1964, and the Education (Update) Amendment Act 2017. This bill clarifies the functions, duties, and powers of specified education entities.

Sexual Violence Legislation Bill

This bill amends the Evidence Act 2006, Victims’ Rights Act 2002, and Criminal Procedure Act 2011 to reduce the retraumatisation victims of sexual violence may experience when they attend court and give evidence.

Taxation (Bright-line Test for Residential Land) Bill

This Bill introduces amendments to the Income Tax Act 2007 and the Tax Administration Act 1994. The policy of the Bill is to improve compliance with the current land sale rules in the Income Tax Act 2007.

Electoral (Adjustment of Thresholds) Amendment Bill

This Bill proposes amendments to the Electoral Act 1993 to implement the recommendations of the Electoral Commission with respect to the party vote threshold.

Electronic Courts and Tribunals Bill

Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) (Drug and Alcohol Testing) Amendment Bill

Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Bill

This bill introduces a civil regime of control orders to manage and monitor a small number of people who are returning to, or who have arrived in, New Zealand after having engaged in terrorism-related activities overseas.

Accident Compensation (Financial Responsibility and Transparency) Amendment Bill

This Bill has two broad objectives: to improve the framework for determining how ACC's levied Accounts are funded so it is clearer, more transparent, has a longer-term focus, and supports more stable levies; and to ensure that the residual levy is not over-collected.

Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Bill

The objective of this omnibus bill is to maintain the effectiveness and efficiency of the regulatory system established by transport legislation and to reduce the chance of regulatory failure by addressing transport regulatory duplication and gaps, errors, and inconsistencies within transport legislation; ensuring that regulators have the effective tools needed to keep the transport regulatory system up to date and relevant; and removing unnecessary compliance costs from the transport system.

Ngā Rohe Moana o Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou Bill (No 2)

This bill gives effect to the deed of agreement between ngā hapū o Ngāti Porou and the Crown, and will contribute to the legal expression, protection, and recognition of the continued exercise of mana by ngā hapū o Ngāti Porou in relation to ngā rohe moana o ngā hapū o Ngāti Porou.

International Transparent Treaties Bill

This bill proposes that all international treaties shall be approved by Parliament prior to the treaty being signed.

Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill

This bill makes a range of changes to make the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 fit for modern renting situations in New Zealand by increasing security of tenure for tenants; promoting good-faith relationships in the renting environment; modernising and clarifying the Act to reflect the modern renting market and environment; enhancing powers and tools for the chief executive of the department responsible for the administration of the Act; and supporting tenants' ability to assert their legal rights.

Senior Courts Bill

Gambling Amendment Bill (No 2)

Maritime Transport (Offshore Installations) Amendment Bill

This bill amends the Maritime Transport Act 1994 to clarify and strengthen the requirements on owners of offshore oil and gas installations to hold insurance or other financial security in relation to their liability for clean-up and compensation resulting from an oil spill.

Plant Variety Rights Bill

This bill replaces the Plant Variety Rights Act 1987, modernising the regime and implementing the Crown's obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi in relation to the plant variety rights regime and New Zealand's obligations under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Financial Services Legislation Amendment Bill

This is an omnibus bill that makes amendments to ensure that the conduct and client-care obligations of financial service providers and the regulation of financial markets remain fit for purpose, and also addresses misuse of the financial service providers register by off-shore entities.

Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill

This Bill will amend the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 to require smoke alarms and insulation in residential rental properties, and other tenancy improvements.

Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill (No 2)

The purpose of this bill is to prevent the revocation of certain subordinate legislation that, by virtue of the Act under which it is made, is revoked at a stated time unless earlier confirmed by an Act of Parliament. This bill relates to items of subordinate legislation made in the year ending with the close of 30 June 2018.

Public Finance (Wellbeing) Amendment Bill

This bill introduces new requirements for the Government to report annually on its wellbeing objectives in the Budget, and for the Treasury to report periodically on the state of wellbeing in New Zealand.