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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.
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This bill seeks the financial authority required to ensure the Government has sufficient supply until 30 June 2017 for the incurring of expenses and capital expenditure in excess of the amounts appropriated in the Appropriation (2016/17 Estimates) Bill, and the making of capital injections in excess of the amounts authorised under that bill.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill seeks parliamentary authorisation of the individual appropriations contained in The Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand for the year ending 30 June 2017 (B.5), presented to the House of Representatives as part of the 2016 Budget documentation.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to ensure that a person taking any oath set out in statute may, in addition to the words of the oath, elect to state that they will perform their duties in accordance with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill amends the Social Security Act 1964 to extend the existing Youth Service to all 19-year-old beneficiaries with children, and 18- and 19-year-old beneficiaries without children who are considered at significant risk of long-term welfare dependency. It also fixes certain deficiencies and ambiguities in the legislation.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill would ensure that information held by Parliamentary Under-Secretaries in their official capacity is official information, and subject to the Official Information Act 1982.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis Bill gives effect to the Deed of Settlement, entered into by the Crown and Hineuru on 2 April 2015, for the final settlement of historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Hineuru.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill proposes amendments to the Health Act 1956 to improve the tracing of people who may have an infectious disease, or may have been exposed to one; increase the range of infectious diseases that are notifiable, and provide incremental options for the management of individuals with significant infectious diseases. The bill also proposes introducing a ban on the provision of commercial artificial UV tanning services to people under 18 years of age and seesk to make a number of administrative changes to streamline legislation including the inclusion of tuberculosis as a notifiable infectious disease under the Act and the consequent repeal of the Tuberculosis Act 1948.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThe Imprest Supply Bill provides the sole financial authority from the start of the 2016/17 financial year until the Appropriation (2016/17 Estimates) Bill is passed.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis 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 2016 (B.7), presented to the House of Representatives on 26 May 2016.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill amends the Overseas Investment Act 2005 to apply new restrictions on non-resident purchasers of New Zealand residential properties in order to better protect New Zealand homebuyers.
Last activity almost 3 years ago