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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This 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.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis Imprest Supply Bill provides the sole financial authority to incur expenses and capital expenditure and make capital injections from the start of the 2018/19 financial year until the Appropriation (2018/19 Estimates) Bill is passed.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill proposes to introduce a mechanism under which regional fuel taxes can be established to provide a way for regions to fund transport infrastructure programmes that would otherwise be delayed or not funded.
Last activity about 2 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to confirm the Civil Aviation (Safety) Levies Amendment Order 2017.
Last activity about 2 years agoThe main purpose of this bill is to repeal the Families Commission Act 2003 and to disestablish the Families Commission, in order to achieve greater effectiveness and efficiencies in the provision of social science research and advocacy for the interests of families generally.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill establishes a regime to regulate the brokering of weapons and related items by New Zealanders and New Zealand entities.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill amends the Education Act 1989 to abolish the decile system and replace it with a needs index.
Last activity about 2 years agoThe intent of this bill is to lift the status of teachers by removing the ability of those who have not gained the recognised teaching qualifications from representing themselves as "teachers" by using that title.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill will confirm the Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 2017, which was made under section 26A of the Public Finance Act 1989.
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