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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The policy proposals of this omnibus bill are to reinstate polls on Māori wards and Māori constituencies, require councils to hold a binding poll at the 2025 local elections, and adjust the statutory time frames for local elections.
Last activity about 1 year agoThis bill makes changes to the Māori Fisheries Act 2004 to give effect to recommendations of Te Ohu Kai Moana, which conducted a review of settlement entities. The changes intend to give iwi a greater degree of rangatiratanga over their assets, improve benefits to all Māori, reduce costs, and improve efficiency.
Last activity about 1 year agoThis bill makes changes to several Acts that are intended to improve the provision of social welfare benefits, and the functioning of the overall social security system. This bill also repeals the Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1964.
Last activity over 1 year agoThis 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.
Last activity over 1 year agoThis bill will prohibit the use of restraints of trade in employment agreements for lower and middle income employees. It will also require employers of higher income employees to carefully consider whether a restraint of trade is appropriate in relation to those employees and, if they insist on a restraint of trade, to compensate the employees for it.
Last activity over 1 year agoThis settlement bill will record in English and te reo Māori the acknowledgements and apology given by the Crown to Ngāti Tara Tokanui in the deed of settlement, signed on 28 July 2022, and gives effect to certain provisions of the deed of settlement that settle the historical claims of Ngāti Tara Tokanui.
Last activity over 1 year agoThis bill gives effect to the agreement between the Crown and Ngā Toenga o Ngā Tamariki a Iharaira me Ngā Uri o Maungapōhatu Charitable Trust to provide a statutory pardon for Rua Kēnana.
Last activity over 1 year agoThis bill gives effect to the deed of settlement signed on 14 December 2013 in which the Crown and Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngā Pōtiki agreed to the final settlement of the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngā Pōtiki.
Last activity over 1 year agoThis bill will give effect to some elements of the Ngāti Paoa deed of settlement which was signed on 20 March 2021 by the Ngāti Paoa and the Crown. This bill records the acknowledgements and apology made by the Crown to Iwi when the deed was signed, and gives effect to redress in the deed.
Last activity over 1 year agoThis bill proposes amendments to the Defence Act 1990 to implement Government policy as set out in the Defence White Paper 2010.
Last activity over 1 year ago