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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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Last activity about 2 years agoThe single broad policy of this omnibus bill is to achieve a rapid reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from light vehicles imported into New Zealand by increasing the supply and variety of zero- and low-emissions vehicles, increasing the demand for zero- and low-emissions vehicles, and informing New Zealanders about vehicle emissions levels and rebates receivable or charges payable in relation to light vehicles.
Last activity about 2 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to ensure that the Act, which governs the Electricity Authority and the Electricity Industry Participation Code, will provide an effective regulatory framework for the electricity industry in view of rapidly evolving technologies and business models.
Last activity about 2 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to amend the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012, to allow the Minister to recover from an applicant the actual and reasonable costs incurred in relation to a board of inquiry appointed under the Act to decide an application for marine consent.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill gives effect to the deed of settlement signed on 7 November 2015 in which the Crown and Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki agree to a final settlement of all historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki.
Last activity about 2 years agoThe bill amends the Friendly Societies and Credit Unions Act 1982, and is intended to remove unnecessary operating and compliance costs, promote greater efficiency, innovation, and accountability, bring credit unions into alignment with other financial service providers in New Zealand, and maintain the element of mutuality and the requirement of a common bond between members.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill introduces amendments to the Income Tax Act 2007, and the Tax Administration Act 1994, and proposes measures to counter the particular Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) strategies observed in New Zealand.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill relates to a deed of settlement signed by the Crown with Heretaunga Tamatea that records the Crown's apology and agrees to a final settlement of all historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Heretaunga Tamatea.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill seeks parliamentary authorisation of the individual appropriations and changes contained in the Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand for the year ending 30 June 2018.
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