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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Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Bill (No 2)
Broadcasting (New Zealand on Air and Te Māngai Pāho Reporting Requirements) Amendment Bill
The purpose of this bill is to require New Zealand on Air and Te Māngai Pāho to publish quarterly reports that show the viewership figures of every project they fund.
Policing (Killing a Police Dog) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Policing Act 2008 to increase the penalty for killing a police dog, from a maximum of two years to a maximum of five years imprisonment.
Imprest Supply (Third for 2019/20) Bill
This bill is required to ensure that the Government has sufficient supply to implement Cabinet decisions made or otherwise finalised after the contents of the 2019/20 Estimates were closed off in excess of the amounts appropriated in the Appropriation (2019/20 Estimates) Act 2019, and authorised in the Imprest Supply (Second for 2019/20) Act 2019, and to meet contingencies.
Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 Amendment Bill
(Formerly part of Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4))
Ngāti Manuhiri Claims Settlement Amendment Bill
(Formerly part of Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4))
Regulatory Systems (Housing) 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. The policy objective of this bill is to improve regulatory systems by ensuring that they are effective, efficient, and accord with best regulatory practice.
Arts Centre of Christchurch Trust Bill
This bill reflects the local, national, and international heritage significance of the Arts Centre. It is intended to provide legal foundations for the trust board to continue to be able to respond to, and recover from, the impact of the earthquakes.
Rates Rebate (Statutory Declarations) Amendment Bill
The objectives of this bill are to make it easier for eligible applicants to apply for a rates rebate, to replace the requirement to make a statutory declaration with a requirement to verify the application, and to allow authorities to design application forms for the purposes of the Rates Rebate Act 1973.
Forests Amendment Bill
(Formerly part of Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4))
Appropriation (2016/17 Supplementary Estimates) Bill
This bill seeks parliamentary authorisation of the individual appropriations and changes contained in the Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand for the year ending 30 June 2017.
Education and Training (Freedom of Expression) Amendment Bill
This bill would require that tertiary educations protect freedom of expression, including by issuing codes of practice that set out the procedures students and staff should follow to uphold freedom of expression, and by ensuring that the requirements of codes of practice are met.
Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill
This omnibus bill will amend the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002, the Search and Surveillance Act 2012, and the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Act 2019 by implementing a single broad policy to better prevent and respond to terrorism and associated activities by ensuring designation, offence, and control order provisions apply effectively to conduct that is, or that creates, an unacceptable risk of terrorism and associated activities.
Friendly Societies and Credit Unions Amendment Bill
(Formerly part of Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4))
Youth Employment Training and Education Bill
This bill proposes an employment option through the Ministry of Social Development in partnership with the New Zealand Defence Force.
Overseas Investment (Owning our Own Rural Land) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Overseas Investment Act 2005 to limit the sale of rural land to foreign buyers.
Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table to increase the rates of excise duty and excise-equivalent duty on motor spirits on 1 July 2019 and 1 July 2020. This bill also amends the Land Transport Management (Apportionment and Refund of Excise Duty and Excise-Equivalent Duty) Regulations 2004 to consequentially increase the refunds available under those regulations.
Sentencing (Livestock Rustling) Amendment Bill
This bill is designed to deter people from engaging in livestock rustling, by identifying it as an aggravating factor at sentencing.
National Animal Identification and Tracing Amendment Bill
(Formerly part of Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4))
Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Amendment Bill
(Formerly part of Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4))
Accident Compensation Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Accident Compensation Act 2001 by ensuring that it is effective and efficient and accords with best regulatory practice by addressing regulatory duplication, gaps, errors, and inconsistencies within and between different pieces of legislation, and by keeping the regulatory system up to date and relevant.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Amendment Bill
(Formerly part of Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4))