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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.
WhereTheyStand contains all bills from the 51st Parliament and later (2014—present). These are imported from Parliament's own website on a regular basis and are automatically linked with voting records and MPs' profiles to make it easier for you to find what you are looking for.
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.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill aims to reinstate reduced RUC that ended on 31 January 2023. The reinstatement of the discount will start on 1 March 2023 and end 30 June 2023.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill amends the Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Act 2015 to ensure that the principal Act continues to put all returning offenders in roughly the same position they would have been in had they offended in New Zealand. Accordingly, the New Zealand Police will be able to collect information from returnees to establish their identity and support future investigations, and parole-like conditions will be available if a returnee has been deported after a prison sentence.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to remove from the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Act 2008 the requirement that specified amenities prepare financial statements according to New Zealand International Financial Reporting Standards, and to allow specified amenities to prepare a single set of financial statements that comply with generally accepted accounting practice.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill establishes a registration system for log traders and forestry advisers that strengthens the integrity of the forestry supply chain and supports a continuous, predictable, and long-term supply of timber for domestic processing and export.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThe 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.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis is an omnibus Bill amending the Land Transport Management Act 2003, the Land Transport Act 1998, and the Railways Act 2005 to strengthen the regulatory leadership of the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) by setting up a new regulatory structure, establishing the position of Director of Land Transport, centralising regulatory authority, and strengthening the NZTA’s role in relation to key regulatory interventions including speed management and enforcement.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill amends the Climate Change Response Act 2002 to improve certainty for businesses, make the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme more accessible, and improve its administration.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis 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.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThe policy proposals in this omnibus bill are all aimed at assisting the Government’s response to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak including targeted measures aimed at providing relief to those that have been economically affected by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Last activity almost 3 years ago