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 implements recommendations made to the Minister for Social Development by the Social Workers Registration Board to provide for the current voluntary system of registration for practising social workers to become a mandatory system.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis Bill amends New Zealand law as part of the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the Republic of Korea done at Seoul, Korea, on 23 March 2015.
Last activity about 2 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to create a national-level environmental reporting system, including affirming the role of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment in reporting on environmental reports and processes that produced the reports.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill amends the New Zealand Flag Referendums Act 2015 to provide for 5 alternative flag designs to be included in the first flag referendum, so that the flag design commonly known as Red Peak can be added to the voting paper for the first flag referendum.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis Bill has two broad objectives: to improve the framework for determining how ACC's levied Accounts are funded so it is clearer, more transparent, has a longer-term focus, and supports more stable levies; and to ensure that the residual levy is not over-collected.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill is an omnibus bill intended to improve compliance with the Income Tax Act 2007. It amends the Land Transfer Act 1952 to get better tax information from all people dealing in land. Amendments to the Tax Administration Act 1994 relate to tax enforcement against people dealing in land and promote the enforcement of tax obligations of offshore persons.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill seeks to give effect to the deeds of settlement in which the Crown and Ngati Kuri, Te Aupouri, NgaiTakoto, and Te Rarawa agreed to the final settlement of the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of those iwi.
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Last activity about 2 years agoThis Bill amends the Passports Act 1992 by extending the maximum validity period of the New Zealand passport from 5 years to 10 years for persons who are at least 16 years old and by taking into account certain changes in technology. The Bill also removes a number of redundant provisions in the Act.
Last activity about 2 years ago