Before any bill becomes law, there are three main votes it must pass: these are 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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This bill aims to reduce youth-dominated offending by increasing accountability for those who engage in the criminal behaviour covered by the bill.
Last activity about 1 month agoThis bill gives effect to provisions of te Whakaaetanga Whakataunga mō Ō-Rākau, te Pae o Maumahara/the Deed of Agreement relating to the Ō-Rākau site, dated 31 October 2023, to enable the record of title for the site to be held in the names of the ancestors who fought at the battle of Ō-Rākau, and for Maniapoto, Raukawa, and Waikato to jointly have and exercise the rights and obligations of the registered owner of the Ō-Rākau site.
Last activity about 1 month agoThis bill amends the Overseas Investment Act 2005 to remove barriers to overseas investment in "build-to-rent" housing
Last activity about 1 month agoThe purpose of this bill is to ensure the Auckland Future Fund is a long-term financial investment for the benefit of the current and future communities of the Auckland region.
Last activity about 1 month agoThis bill will repeal sections 47 and 48 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 to allow licensed businesses already permitted to open on ANZAC Day morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day to sell alcohol under their usual licence conditions.
Last activity about 1 month agoThis bill amends the KiwiSaver Act 2006 to make it easier for guardians, often single parents, to opt their children under 16 years old into KiwiSaver.
Last activity about 1 month agoThis bill is included in a package of bills amending regulatory systems administered by the Ministry of Justice. It addresses legislative inconsistencies, relieves administrative burdens and reduces duplication, gaps, errors, and anomalies, and clarifies the roles and expands the powers and jurisdiction of judicial officers.
Last activity about 1 month agoThis bill enables the Governor-General, by Order in Council, to establish Māori names for Crown entities in addition to or instead of the names given to them by their empowering Acts.
Last activity about 1 month agoThis bill amends the Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment Act 2022 to place a new duty on financial institutions to provide financial services to customers except in situations based on law or for valid and verifiable commercial grounds.
Last activity about 1 month agoThis bill aims to provide a mechanism for directors who have serious concerns regarding the impact of the availability of their residential address information on their personal safety to request that their residential address be substituted with an address for service.
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