Bills

This bill aims to improve the quality of regulation (Acts of Parliament and secondary legislation).

Income Tax (Adjustment of Taxable Income Ranges) Amendment Bill

Hon Simon BridgesApr 08 2021

This bill ensures the income tax brackets will be reviewed every three years to keep them in line with inflation.

Immigration (COVID-19 Response) Amendment Bill

Hon Kris FaafoiApr 01 2021

This bill extends the repeal date of the Government's temporary powers relating to visas in response to the COVID-19 outbreak by 2 years, to the close of 15 May 2023. It also extends the maximum duration of a suspension in the ability of certain offshore persons to make temporary entry class visa applications from 3 months to 6 months.

Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers (Electronic Records) Amendment Bill

Andrew BaylyMar 25 2021

This Member's bill amends the Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004 to enable New Zealand Police to recover and trace stolen property as well as apprehend offenders involved in this activity.

Biosecurity (Information for Incoming Passengers) Amendment Bill

Steph LewisMar 25 2021

This Member’s bill amends the Biosecurity Act 1993 to require that all craft coming to New Zealand are required to provide biosecurity information to the persons onboard by means of an audio-visual recording and writing.

Synthetic Urine (Prohibition on Importation, Supply and Acquisition to Pass a Workplace Drug Test) Bill

Matt DooceyMar 25 2021

Currently some retailers are openly advertising and selling synthetic urine to cheat a drug test. This Member’s bill seeks to prohibit the importation, supply and acquisition of synthetic urine to pass a workplace drug test.

Crimes (Robbery) Amendment Bill

Erica StanfordMar 25 2021

This Member’s bill adds the words “or unlawful taking” to section 234 of the Crimes Act 1961 to allow a carjacking offence to fall under the offence of robbery.

Ngāti Rangitihi Claims Settlement Bill

Hon Andrew LittleMar 24 2021

This bill records the acknowledgements and apology made to Ngāti Rangitihi by the Crown when the deed was signed and gives effect to the elements in the deed that require legislation.

Social Security (Subsequent Child Policy Removal) Amendment Bill

Hon Carmel SepuloniMar 24 2021

This bill proposes to remove the subsequent child policy from the Social Security Act 2018 and Social Security Regulations 2018.

Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Bill

Hon Andrew LittleMar 17 2021

The intention of this bill is to improve the protection of individual rights and the safety of patients and the public, and to enable a more effective application of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992.

Incorporated Societies Bill

Hon Dr David ClarkMar 17 2021

The purpose of this bill is to put in place a modern framework of basic legal, governance, and accountability obligations for incorporated societies and those who run them.

Holidays (Parent-Teacher Interview Leave) Amendment Bill

Terisa NgobiMar 11 2021

This bill amends the Holidays Act 2003 to allow workers with children to take leave to attend parent-teacher interviews.

Appropriation (2019/20 Confirmation and Validation) Bill

Hon Grant RobertsonMar 11 2021

This bill confirms the Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 2020, which was made under section 26A of the Public Finance Act 1989.

Policing (Killing a Police Dog) Amendment Bill

Matt DooceyMar 11 2021

This bill amends the Policing Act 2008 to increase the penalty for killing a police dog from a maximum of two years, to a maximum of five years imprisonment.

Sunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Bill

Todd MullerMar 11 2021

This bill requires the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to recommend the setting of mandatory regulation under section 29 of the Fair Trading Act 1986 prescribing a product safety standard for sunscreen products.

Commerce Amendment Bill

Hon Dr David ClarkMar 10 2021

This bill amends the Commerce Act 1986 to strengthen the prohibition against misuse of market power and make other changes to improve the functioning of the Act.

Girl Guides Association (New Zealand Branch) Incorporation Amendment Bill

Dr Duncan WebbFeb 09 2021

The purpose of this bill is to confirm the powers of the Girl Guides Association of New Zealand Incorporated to do all things necessary for ensuring the welfare of the New Zealand Branch, including the disposition of property on terms that may be inconsistent with the requirements of section 6 of the Girl Guides Association (New Zealand Branch) Incorporation Act 1942.

Holidays (Increasing Sick Leave) Amendment Bill

Hon Michael WoodDec 01 2020

The main purpose of this bill is to increase the availability of employer-funded sick leave for employees.

Family Court (Supporting Children in Court) Legislation Bill

Hon Kris FaafoiAug 06 2020

This omnibus bill amends the Care of Children Act 2004 and the Family Dispute Resolution Act 2013 to assist in enhancing child wellbeing in care-of-children proceedings, both directly and by assisting parents to resolve parenting disputes.

Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Amendment Bill

Hon David ParkerAug 06 2020

The objective of this bill is to improve the allocation and transfer process provided in the Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004 to better enable the allocation and transfer of aquaculture settlement assets to iwi.

Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill

Hon Michael WoodJul 30 2020

This bill proposes that drivers who fail two consecutive oral fluid tests would incur an infringement penalty, aligned to the drink driving infringement penalty.

Social Security (Financial Assistance for Caregivers) Amendment Bill

Hon Kelvin DavisJul 30 2020

This bill amends the Social Security Act 2018 in order to implement two initiatives that improve financial assistance for caregivers who receive the orphan's benefit and unsupported child's benefit.

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bill

Hon Grant RobertsonJul 28 2020

This bill provides for the objectives and functions of the Reserve Bank and its governance, accountability, transparency, and funding arrangements. This bill also increases coordination between public agencies responsible for the financial system and creates a new framework to better manage the use of New Zealand's foreign exchange reserves.

Water Services Bill

Hon Nanaia MahutaJul 28 2020

This omnibus bill will implement the Government's decision to comprehensively reform the drinking water regulatory system, with targeted reforms to improve the regulation and performance of wastewater and stormwater networks.

Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion (Safe Areas) Amendment Bill

Louisa WallJul 28 2020

This Member’s bill provides a regulation-making power to set up safe areas around specific abortion facilities on a case-by-case basis.

Lawyers and Conveyancers (Employed Lawyers Providing Free Legal Services) Amendment Bill

Chris BishopJul 28 2020

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.

Crown Pastoral Land Reform Bill

Hon Damien O'ConnorJul 16 2020

This omnibus bill amends the Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998 and the Land Act 1948, with a single broad policy to amend these Acts to end tenure review and redesign the regulatory system to deliver improved Crown pastoral land outcomes.

Electoral (Integrity Repeal) Amendment Bill

Hon Dr Nick SmithJul 02 2020

Member's Bill

This bill reverses the changes made to the Electoral Act 1993 by the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Act 2018.

Harmful Digital Communications (Unauthorised Posting of Intimate Visual Recording) Amendment Bill

Louisa WallJul 02 2020

This bill makes it an offence for a person to post a digital communication comprising intimate visual recordings of another person.

Unit Titles (Strengthening Body Corporate Governance and Other Matters) Amendment Bill

Nicola WillisJul 02 2020

This bill is a response to a recent examination of the Unit Titles Act 2010 and includes amendments to improve the information disclosure regime to prospective buyers of units, to strengthen the governance arrangements in relation to a body corporate, to increase the professionalism and standards of body corporate managers, and to ensure that planning and funding of long-term maintenance projects is adequate.

Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Bill

Hon Chris HipkinsJun 24 2020

This bill replaces the Protected Disclosures Act 2000. This bill clarifies the definition of serious wrongdoing, enables people to report serious wrongdoing directly to an appropriate authority at any time, strengthens protections for disclosers, clarifies the internal procedure requirements for public sector organisations and the potential forms of adverse conduct disclosers may face.

District Court (Protection of Judgment Debtors with Disabilities) Amendment Bill

Anahila Kanongata'a-SuisuikiJun 18 2020

This bill amends the District Court Act 2016 to prohibit the seizure of goods of a judgment debtor with a disability, where the item proposed to be seized is necessary for the judgment debtor’s care, support, or independence.

Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Urgent Interim Classification of Publications and Prevention of Online Harm) Amendment Bill

Hon Jan TinettiMay 26 2020

This bill updates the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 to allow for urgent prevention and mitigation of harms caused by objectionable publications.

Overseas Investment Amendment Bill (No 3)

Hon David ParkerMay 14 2020

This omnibus bill is 1 of 2 bills introduced as a package to replace the Overseas Investment Amendment Bill (No 2). The purpose of this bill is to ensure that risks posed by foreign investment can be managed effectively while better supporting productive overseas investment by reducing the regulatory burden of the screening process.

Building (Building Products and Methods, Modular Components, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill

Hon Poto WilliamsMay 08 2020

This bill amends the Building Act 2004 by contributing to a programme of reforms to the building regulatory system that will lift the efficiency and quality of building work and provide fairer outcomes if things go wrong.

Moriori Claims Settlement Bill

Hon Andrew LittleMar 25 2020

This bill gives effect to certain matters contained in the deed of settlement signed on 14 February 2020 by the Crown and Moriori.

Oranga Tamariki (Youth Justice Demerit Points) Amendment Bill

Hon Mark MitchellMar 12 2020

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

Gas (Information Disclosure and Penalties) Amendment Bill

Hon Dr Megan WoodsMar 11 2020

This bill amends the Gas Act 1992 to provide for enhanced information disclosure requirements for the gas market and to ensure that settings around enforcement and penalties are suitably robust.

Organic Products Bill

Hon Damien O'ConnorFeb 27 2020

This objectives of this bill are to increase consumer confidence in purchasing organic products, increase certainty for businesses making claims that their products are organic, and facilitate international trade in organic products.

Local Government (Rating of Whenua Māori) Amendment Bill

Hon Nanaia MahutaFeb 27 2020

The intentions of this bill are to support the development and provision of housing on Māori land and to modernise rating legislation affecting Māori land.

Screen Industry Workers Bill

Hon Michael WoodFeb 18 2020

This bill introduces a workplace relations framework that will provide clarity about the employment status of people doing screen production work, introduce a duty of good faith and mandatory terms for contracting relationships in the industry, allow collective bargaining at the occupation and enterprise levels, and create processes for resolving disputes arising from contracting relations or collective bargaining.

Arms (Firearms Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill (No 2)

Simeon BrownFeb 13 2020

This bill provides 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.

Ahuriri Hapū Claims Settlement Bill

Hon Andrew LittleDec 20 2019

This settlement bill records the acknowledgements and apology given by the Crown to Ahuriri Hapū in the deed of settlement dated 2 November 2016, and gives effect to the deed, in which the Crown and Ahuriri Hapū agree to a final settlement of all historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Ahuriri Hapū.

Financial Market Infrastructures Bill

Hon Grant RobertsonDec 17 2019

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This bill establishes a new regulatory regime for financial market infrastructures (FMIs), and also provides certain FMIs with legal protections relating to settlement finality, netting, and the enforceability of their rules.

Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment Bill

Hon Dr David ClarkDec 11 2019

This bill amends the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 to ensure that certain financial institutions and their intermediaries comply with a principle of fair conduct and associated duties and regulations.

Sexual Violence Legislation Bill

Hon Kris FaafoiNov 11 2019

This bill amends the Evidence Act 2006, Victims’ Rights Act 2002, and Criminal Procedure Act 2011 to reduce the retraumatisation victims of sexual violence may experience when they attend court and give evidence.

Ngāti Hinerangi Claims Settlement Bill

Hon Andrew LittleSep 09 2019

This bill gives effect to certain matters contained in the deed of settlement signed on 4 May 2019 between the Crown and Ngāti Hinerangi; this deed will be the final settlement of all the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Ngāti Hinerangi resulting from acts or omissions by the Crown before 21 September 1992.

New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income (Fair Residency) Amendment Bill

Andrew BaylyOct 18 2018

This bill raises the minimum residency qualification for New Zealand Superannuation from 10 years to 20 years after age 20.

Protection for First Responders and Prison Officers Bill

Hon Mark MitchellMay 17 2018

This bill introduces new protections for first responders, who are 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.

Protection for First Responders and Prison Officers Bill

Hon Mark MitchellMay 17 2018

Protection for First Responders and Prison Officers Bill

Hon Mark MitchellMay 17 2018