Chris Bishop

National Party MP for Hutt South

Bills

Secondary Legislation Confirmation Bill

This bill prevents the revocation of certain secondary legislation that, by virtue of the Act under which it is made, will be revoked at a stated time unless earlier confirmed by an Act of Parliament.

Last activity December 23, 2024EnactedGovernment bill
Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill

This bill reverses some changes made to the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 with the aim of removing barriers to rental supply and incentivising property owners to rent their properties via the private rental market.

Last activity December 18, 2024EnactedGovernment bill
Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill

This bill aims to reduce regulatory burden by amending the Resource Management Act 1991 to change resource consent processes, local authority obligations, and stock exclusion regulations.

Last activity October 24, 2024EnactedGovernment bill
Residential Property Managers Bill

This bill establishes a regulatory regime designed to improve the provision of residential property management services in New Zealand, by establishing minimum entry requirements for residential property managers, ensuring residential property managers meet professional standards of practice, and establishing a complaints and disciplinary process that applies to residential property managers.

Last activity July 5, 2024In progressGovernment bill
Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Bill

This bill repeals the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 and the Spatial Planning Act 2023.

Last activity December 22, 2023EnactedGovernment bill
Secondary Legislation Confirmation Bill (No 2)

The Bill's purpose is to prevent the revocation of certain secondary legislation that, by virtue of the Act under which it is made, will be revoked at a stated time unless earlier confirmed by an Act of Parliament.

Last activity December 22, 2023EnactedGovernment bill
Arms (Firearms Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill

This bill amends the Arms Act 1983 by providing new powers for Police to make sure the most dangerous gang members don't have firearms, while not putting unnecessary restrictions on legal gun owners.

Last activity March 9, 2023DefeatedMember's bill
Compensation for Live Organ Donors Bill

The purpose of this bill is to provide financial assistance to people who, for altruistic reasons, donate kidney or liver tissue for transplantation purposes, and who forgo income from, for example, employment during their convalescence. The Bill also provides for the payment of childcare assistance for those who require it during their convalescence.

Last activity March 9, 2023EnactedMember's bill
Lawyers and Conveyancers (Employed Lawyers Providing Free Legal Services) Amendment Bill

This Member’s bill amends the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 to allow a lawyer who is an employee to do free legal work other than for the lawyer’s employer on conditions set by the New Zealand Law Society.

Last activity March 9, 2023DefeatedMember's bill
Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Interim Restriction Orders) Amendment Bill

This bill would amend the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 to provide the President of the Film and Literature Board of Review, and the High Court, with flexibility when making interim restriction orders to classify the order as applying to a particular age or class of persons, or for a particular purpose.

Last activity March 9, 2023EnactedMember's bill

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