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 (No 3)
This bill’s purpose is to prevent the revocation of certain subordinate legislation that, by virtue of the Acts under which it is made, is revoked at a stated time unless earlier confirmed by an Act of Parliament.
Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Amendment Bill
This Bill amends the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006. It addresses issues identified with the principal Act.
COVID-19 Public Health Response (Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers) Amendment Bill
This bill would enable the ongoing management of COVID-19 by continuing the legislative powers needed to implement public health measures to support the COVID-19 response.
Overseas Investment Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Overseas Investment Act 2005 (the Act) to ensure that investments made by overseas persons in New Zealand will have genuine benefits for the country.
Official Information Amendment Bill
(Formerly part of Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4))
Regulatory Systems (Housing) Amendment Bill (No 2)
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. The policy objective of this bill is to improve regulatory systems by ensuring that they are effective, efficient, and accord with best regulatory practice.
COVID-19 Public Health Response Amendment Bill
This bill aims to support a public health response to COVID-19 by enabling the Government to recoup some of the costs of maintaining managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) services to ensure they can continue.
Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4)
A Statutes Amendment Bill is an omnibus bill that amends a range of Acts.
Appropriation (2019/20 Confirmation and Validation) Bill
This bill confirms the Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 2020, which was made under section 26A of the Public Finance Act 1989.
Tasman District Council (Waimea Water Augmentation Scheme) Bill
The purpose of this bill is to transfer and create interests in Crown land so that the Waimea Water Augmentation Scheme can proceed
Families Commission Act Repeal Bill
The main purpose of this bill is to repeal the Families Commission Act 2003 and to disestablish the Families Commission, in order to achieve greater effectiveness and efficiencies in the provision of social science research and advocacy for the interests of families generally.
New Zealand Flag Referendums Amendment Bill
This bill amends the New Zealand Flag Referendums Act 2015 to provide for 5 alternative flag designs to be included in the first flag referendum, so that the flag design commonly known as Red Peak can be added to the voting paper for the first flag referendum.
Secondary Legislation Bill
This bill seeks to improve and support the law relating to the making of secondary legislation by applying the framework of access to, and parliamentary oversight of, secondary legislation provided for in the Legislation Act 2019.
Education and Training (Grants—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Education and Training Act 2020 by making it clear that the Minister can attach conditions or purposes, related to employment matters, to grant funding to help achieve employment relations aims.
Fair Pay Agreements Bill
This bill would provide a framework for collective bargaining for fair pay agreements across entire industries or occupations, rather than just between unions and particular employers.
Water Services Entities Bill
This bill establishes four publicly owned water services entities that will provide safe, reliable, and efficient water services in place of local authorities.
Imprest Supply (First for 2017/18) Bill
This Imprest Supply Bill provides the sole financial authority to incur expenses and capital expenditure and make capital injections from the start of the 2017/18 financial year until the Appropriation (2017/18 Estimates) Bill is passed.
Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill
This Member’s bill provides a regulation-making power to set up safe areas around specific abortion facilities on a case-by-case basis.
Border Processing (Arrivals and Departures) Levy Bill
This Bill amends the Biosecurity Act 1993 and the Customs and Excise Act 1996 to introduce levies to fund the direct and indirect costs of activities carried out by the Ministry for Primary Industries and the New Zealand Customs Service relating to the processing of people arriving in and departing from New Zealand.
Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament Remuneration) Amendment Bill
The purpose of this bill is to implement the Government's decision to freeze Member of Parliament salaries, expense allowances, and superannuation subsidies from 1 July 2018 until 30 June 2019 at the levels determined in the Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2017 and the Parliamentary Superannuation Determination 2003.