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.
WhereTheyStand contains all bills from the 51st Parliament and later (2014—present). These are imported from Parliament's own website on a regular basis and are automatically linked with voting records and MPs' profiles to make it easier for you to find what you are looking for.
This bill repeals and replaces the Resource Management Act 1991, working in tandem with the Spatial Planning Bill.
Last activity about 2 years agoThe purpose of the Bill is to make amendments across a range of matters in the Education and Training Act 2020 to give effect to new policy decisions and to make other minor and technical changes.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill is part of a suite of legislation to reform water services regulation and service delivery in New Zealand. The single broad policy of this omnibus bill is to provide for, and adjust, the establishment, governance, functions, and accountability arrangements for 10 publicly owned water services entities that will deliver water services in New Zealand in place of local authorities.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill seeks to clarify the role of the Crown Minerals Act 1991 as an allocation and management framework, and enable flexibility in the management of Crown-owned minerals.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill makes clear that a company director, in acting as the mind and will of the company, can take actions that take into account wider matters other than the financial bottom-line. This may include matters such as the principles of te Tiriti, environmental impacts, good corporate ethics, being a good employer, and the interests of the wider community.
Last activity about 2 years agoThe provisions in the bill are intended to help protect society from the damage to New Zealand's financial system and wider economy that could be caused by unexpected external factors, excessive risk taking by the deposit-taking sector, and the unmanaged failures of individual deposit takers.
Last activity about 2 years agoThe purpose of this omnibus bill is to improve compliance and enforcement legislation to deter employers from exploiting migrant workers. The bill also aligns the powers of the Labour Inspectorate and Immigration New Zealand, and supports greater collaboration between the two regulators to undertake compliance and enforcement activity.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill proposes to add a "right to property" into the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill establishes the offices of Inspector-General of Defence and Deputy Inspector-General of Defence to assist the Minister of Defence to oversee the Defence Force and account accurately to the House of Representatives for its activities, and to assure the public that the activities of the Defence Force are subject to independent scrutiny.
Last activity over 2 years agoThe aim of this bill is to ensure that the well-being of children and young people is the paramount consideration of Oranga Tamariki.
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