This bill replaces the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 and gives effect to the Government's response to the Government Inquiry into the Response to the North Island Severe Weather Events.

This bill amends the Corrections Act 2004. Its most substantive amendments would establish a clearer statutory basis for the safe, lawful, and humane management of a small group of prisoners who pose an extreme risk that the Department of Corrections manages in prison.

This bill amends the Policing Act 2008 to reaffirm the New Zealand Police's longstanding ability to record images and sounds in public places, and to collect personal information for lawful purposes, and expands the temporary road closure powers currently in the Act.

This bill aims to improve the safety of children and young people in the community by amending the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 to make it clearer, more consistent, and easier for registrable offenders to comply with.

The policy objectives of this bill are to provide a consistent policy framework for Police and users of the Police vetting service, and to enable services that could improve public safety and generate efficiencies through the provision of Police vets.

This bill aims to improve rehabilitation, reintegration, and safety outcomes for the people the Department of Corrections manages in prison..

This bill introduces new protections for first responders—defined as staff from the police and emergency health and fire services in the Crimes Act 1961 and the Summary Offences Act 1981—and prison officers.

This bill establishes a more flexible regulatory framework for setting standards and managing the emergency management system across what is known as the 4Rs, risk reduction, readiness, response, and recovery

This bill introduces structured interventions intended to improve behaviours and increase accountability and transparency within the youth justice system.

This bill implements the Government's response to the recommendations from the Law Commission's report A New Land Transfer Act, which was aimed at modernising, simplifying, and consolidating the land transfer legislation for enhanced clarity and accessibility.