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 amends the Maritime Crimes Act 1999 to implement obligations under two maritime counter-terrorism treaties, the Protocol of 2005 to the Rome Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Maritime Navigation and the Protocol of 2005 to the Rome Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, to ensure that the maritime security framework can respond to contemporary transnational terrorist threats.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill makes miscellaneous amendments to the Maritime Transport Act 1994 that address several distinct policy objectives.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill is an omnibus bill that amends a range of legislation to enable digital interactions between individuals, businesses, and government agencies, and forms part of ongoing information management and digital transformation work in the State sector.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill amends the Employment Relations Act 2000 to allow employees with an annual gross salary over $150,000 to contract out of the personal grievance provisions.
Last activity over 2 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to amend the Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Act 2001 to prevent the expiry of certain provisions within the Act, provide for periodic reviews of the state of competition and the need for regulation of dairy markets in the future, and remove an element of the regime that contributes least to the Act's efficiency and contestability objectives.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill seeks to repeal changes to the Employment Relations Act 2000 and to reinstate New Zealanders' rights to rest and meal breaks at work.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill aims to put the interests of children and a quality public education ahead of private profits for partnership schools kura hourua ("charter schools") sponsors.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill’s purpose is to prevent the revocation of certain subordinate legislation that, by virtue of the Acts under which it is made, is revoked at a stated time unless earlier confirmed by an Act of Parliament.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis Bill amends the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 with the purpose of ensuring that every rental home in New Zealand meets minimum standards of heating and insulation.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill clarifies which jurisdiction’s law is applicable in actions of tort and provides guidance to the courts on matters of characterisation. This bill also abolishes certain common law rules dealing with actionability and sets out the general rule that the applicable law will be the law of the jurisdiction in which the events constituting the tort in question occur.
Last activity over 2 years ago