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 omnibus bill covers a wide range of legislative reforms to support the new operating model for the Ministry for Vulnerable Children, Oranga Tamariki, and will establish the statutory framework required to create a more child-centred operating model to meet the needs of vulnerable children and young persons.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill establishes a regulatory regime to govern space launches, including both launch vehicles and payloads (eg, satellites), from New Zealand and by New Zealand nationals operating overseas. It also provides a legal framework for high-altitude activities that originate from New Zealand.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill implements the Government's response to the recommendations from the Law Commission's report A New Land Transfer Act, which was aimed at modernising, simplifying, and consolidating the land transfer legislation for enhanced clarity and accessibility.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis is an omnibus bill amending the Electricity Industry Act 2010, the Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Act 1989, the Land Transport Act 1998, and the Road User Charges Act 2012. The broad policy of this bill is to encourage energy innovation, such as emerging energy technologies and increased variation in energy-related business models, so that New Zealand has the ability to respond to its environmental and energy objectives.
Last activity over 2 years agoThe purpose of the bill is to enable housing development on 11.69 hectares of land on the Point England Recreation Reserve in Tāmaki in east Auckland.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill would amend the Local Electoral Act 2001 to make the process by which territorial authorities and regional councils can establish Māori wards and Māori constituencies the same as the process by which territorial authorities and regional councils can establish general wards and constituencies.
Last activity over 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 2017/18 financial year until the Appropriation (2017/18 Estimates) Bill is passed.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill is intended to re-enact the Interpretation Act 1999 in the Legislation Act 2012 and improve the interpretation rules, increase the availability of information about the development and content of new Government-initiated legislation, and update the Legislation Act 2012 to take into account disclosure statements and the status of official electronic versions of legislation.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill gives effect to elements of the Care and Support Worker (Pay Equity) Settlement Agreement.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill gives effect to many of the changes announced as part of the Budget 2017 Family Incomes Package.
Last activity over 2 years ago