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The objects of this Private Bill are to articulate the objects of the Cawthron Institute Trust Board and the powers conferred on it to advance those objects, provide for the appointment of a member of the Trust Board nominated by Te Tauihu iwi, specify the legal liability of the members of the Trust Board, and update and modernise the governance arrangements of the Trust Board.
Last activity about 2 years agoThe objective of this bill is to make practical changes to support charities to continue their vital contribution to community well-being, while ensuring that that contribution is sufficiently transparent to interested parties and the public.
Last activity about 2 years agoThe bill requires the New Plymouth District Council to use its Perpetual Investment Fund for purposes that primarily benefit current and future New Plymouth communities, and sets out principles for managing and applying the fund.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill seeks parliamentary authorisation of the individual appropriations and changes to individual appropriations contained in The Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand for the Year Ending 30 June 2023.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill will provide the sole financial authority from the start of the 2023/24 financial year until the Appropriation (2023/24 Estimates) Bill is passed.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill seeks to improve competition and efficiency in the grocery industry for the long-term benefit of consumers, and to contribute to a trading environment in which businesses can participate confidently.
Last activity about 2 years agoThe bill introduces an obligation for any person or company that imports or refines more than 50,000 litres of liquid fossil fuels for transport in New Zealand, excluding aviation fuels, to reduce the greehouse gas emissions intensity of those fuels by also supplying sustainable biofuels.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill aims to improve protections for faith-based groups under the provisions of the Human Rights Act 1993 that make speech that is likely to excite hostility unlawful.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill provides an exemption from section 235 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 for racing clubs on the days of race meetings if the consumption of alcohol takes place at a time when the club holds either an on-licence or an on-site special licence that applies to the race meeting.
Last activity about 2 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to extend the time available to raise a personal grievance that involves allegations of sexual harassment from 90 days to 12 months.
Last activity about 2 years ago