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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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Policy proposals in this omnibus bill fall into three categories; the first category is to set the annual rates of income tax for the 2022-23 tax year; the second category aims at improving current settings within a broad-base, low-rate framework to help ensure that taxes are fair and efficient and impede economic growth as little as possible; and the third category relates to proposals aimed at improving the settings for tax administration, the GST regime, KiwiSaver, and social policy rules administered by Inland Revenue.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill would increase the minimum wage rates that apply to support workers covered by the principal Act, and extend key provisions of the principal Act past 1 July 2022.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill amends the Companies Act 1993 to create a new regulation-making power that will enable regulations to be made that impose levies on certain users of the registers administered by the New Zealand Companies Office.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill establishes four publicly owned water services entities that will provide safe, reliable, and efficient water services in place of local authorities.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill would amend the Medicines Act to allow for fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines to be lawfully administered for off-label use, and for further doses to be administered if supported by scientific evidence.
Last activity over 2 years agoThe purpose of the bill is to protect vulnerable children and young people from harm.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill would amend the Electoral Act 1993 to enable Māori voters to switch between the Māori and non-Māori electoral rolls at any time.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill significantly limits the number of retailers able to sell smoked tobacco products; aims to prevent young people from taking up smoking by prohibiting the sale of smoked tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009; and aims to make smoked tobacco products less appealing and addictive.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill would allow people to transfer between the Māori and general electoral rolls at nearly any time, and as many times as they wish.
Last activity over 2 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to prevent the revocation of certain instruments that, by virtue of the Act under which they are made, are revoked at a stated time unless earlier confirmed by an Act of Parliament.
Last activity over 2 years ago