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This bill amends the recently enacted Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2016, bringing forward the commencement date of most provisions of the Act to allow them to be used to support recovery from the Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquake sequence, as well as providing transitional provisions and allowing owners of structures to be directed to obtain an assessment of the effect of an emergency on those structures.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill amends the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 to strengthen tenants’ rights and promote secure, long-term tenancies.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill will require the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment to amend the Government Procurement Rules and Principles of Government Procurement to make job creation and the overall benefit to New Zealand a determining factor in their decision making.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis Bill amends the Geographical Indications (Wine and Spirits) Registration Act 2006. It addresses issues identified with the principal Act.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis Bill proposes an amendment to the grounds on which a person can oppose the grant of a patent under the Patents Act 2013, a single patent application process and single patent examination process with Australia, and a joint registration regime with Australia for patent attorneys.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill is an omnibus bill that amends New Zealand law as part of the implementation of the free trade agreement named the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill amends the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 to provide a mandate for roles and responsibilities that apply for the duration of the recovery from an emergency, strengthen emergency planning, ensure a seamless transition from the response to an emergency to the initial recovery period, and create a permanent legislative authority to allow for Crown funding of response and recovery costs.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis Bill enables the Department of Corrections and the New Zealand Police to require community-based offenders and bailees, if they are subject to conditions prohibiting the use of drugs and alcohol, to undergo drug and alcohol testing to ensure compliance with these conditions.
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