Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis and Other Matters) Amendment Bill

The purpose of this bill is to make it legal for New Zealanders who are suffering from terminal illness or any debilitating condition to use cannabis or cannabis products with the support of a registered medical practitioner.

Education and Training Bill

This bill establishes and regulates an education system to provide New Zealanders with lifelong learning opportunities so that they engage fully in society.

Animal Welfare Amendment Bill

This bill amends the Animal Welfare Act 1999 to ban the export of livestock by sea.

New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Amendment Bill

The bill proposes amendments to the principal Act that would allow the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation to control entities that manage the investments of the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.

Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill

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 2021.

Residential Tenancies (Safe and Secure Rentals) Amendment Bill

This bill amends the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 to strengthen tenants’ rights and promote secure, long-term tenancies.

Health Practitioners (Replacement of Statutory References to Medical Practitioners) Bill

This bill is an omnibus Bill amending 7 statutes to increase the range of functions that can be performed by health practitioners under those statutes by changing certain references to medical practitioners to references to health practitioners.

Rangitāne Tū Mai Rā (Wairarapa Tamaki nui-ā-Rua) Claims Settlement Bill

This bill gives effect to the deed of settlement signed on 6 August 2016 in which the Crown and Rangitāne o Wairarapa and Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-ā-Rua agreed to the final settlement of the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Rangitāne.

Charter Schools (Application of Official Information and Ombudsmen Acts) Bill

This bill is intended to bring charter schools under the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982 and the Ombudsmen Act 1975.

Environment Canterbury (Transitional Governance Arrangements) Bill

This bill establishes a mixed-model governance structure for the Canterbury Regional Council ()Environment Canterbury) during the 2016-2019 local government term, and will facilitate the continued timely developmnent of a robust, clear, and effective framework for the management of natural resources in Canterbury.

Education (Update) Amendment Bill

This bill amends the Education Act 1989, and sets out objectives to guide the education system in the early childhood and schooling sectors. These objectives inform the setting of the Government’s priorities for these sectors through the statement of National Education and Learning Priorities, which will establish a clear strategic direction that allows a focus on children and young people and their educational outcomes.

Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Amendment Bill

The purpose of this bill is to amend the retrospective application of the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registraton) Act 2016 so that all relevant child sex offenders will be registrable under the Act as originally intended.

Crown Minerals (Decommissioning and Other Matters) Amendment Bill

This bill introduces a number of provisions to mitigate the risk to the Crown and other third parties of having to carry out and fund decommissioning of petroleum infrastructure, and also includes amendments to the Crown Minerals Act 1991 that are not specific to decommissioning.

Wellington Town Belt Bill

This bill is intended to change the legal framework for the Wellington Town Belt, with the aim of strengthening the protection of, and modernising the governance arrangements for, the Town Belt.

Financial Transactions Reporting Amendment Bill

Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Amendment Bill

This bill will amend the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009 so that the core obligations will also apply to real estate agents, lawyers, accountants, conveyancers, the New Zealand Racing Board, and some high-value dealers, and also establishes the Department of Internal Affairs as the relevant anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism supervisor for these entities.

Imprest Supply (Second for 2020/21) Bill

This bill ensures that the Government has sufficient supply to implement Cabinet decisions made or otherwise finalised after the contents of the 2020/21 Estimates were closed off, and to meet contingencies in excess of the amounts provided in the Appropriation (2020/21 Estimates) Bill, and the making of capital injections in excess of the amounts authorised under that bill.

Criminal Cases Review Commission Bill

This bill establishes the Criminal Cases Review Commission. The Commission's purpose is to review convictions and sentences and decide whether to refer them to the appeal court. This will replace the power currently exercised by the Governor-General under section 406 of the Crimes Act 1961.

Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Day Bill

The purpose of this bill is to provide for a one-off day of commemoration on Monday 26 September 2022 to acknowledge the long and dedicated service of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to New Zealand, and for the commemoration day to be observed as a New Zealand public holiday in accordance with the Holidays Act 2003.

Appropriation (2018/19 Confirmation and Validation) Bill

This bill confirms the Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 2019, confirms certain unappropriated expenditure, and validates certain unappropriated expenditure.

Taranaki Iwi Claims Settlement Bill

This bill records the acknowledgements and apology given by the Crown to Taranaki Iwi in the deed of settlement dated 5 September 2015 between the Crown and Taranaki Iwi; and gives effect to the deed, in which the Crown and Taranaki Iwi agree to a final settlement of all Taranaki Iwi's historical Treaty of Waitangi claims.

Social Assistance (Residency Qualification) Legislation Bill

The purpose of this omnibus bill is to alter the residential qualifications for New Zealand superannuation and the veteran's pension to allow the requirement that a person also have 5 years' residence and presence in New Zealand over the age of 50 years to be met instead with residence and presence in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Niue, or Tokelau, or any combination of those countries and that territory.

Public Service Legislation Bill

This omnibus bill, which repeals the State Sector Act 1988 and makes a small number of related amendments to the Public Finance Act 1989, provides a modern legislative framework for achieving a more adaptive and collaborative Public Service by expanding the types of agencies that comprise the Public Service, unified by a common purpose, ethos, and strengthened leadership arrangements. Following the committee of the whole House stage, it is intended that this bill will be divided into two bills: the Public Service Bill and the Public Finance Amendment Bill.

Autonomous Sanctions Bill

This bill establishes a framework for the implementation of autonomous sanctions by New Zealand.

COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Bill

The bill is intended to urgently promote employment growth to support New Zealand's recovery from COVID-19. It will establish new fast-track consenting and designation processes for infrastructure and development projects and enable specific work on existing infrastructure to occur without the need for resource consent.