Referendums Framework Bill
Government bill
About this bill
This bill provides a single set of legislative provisions to govern the conduct of referendums held alongside the 2020 general election. A referendum may be conducted under this bill only if it is declared by an Order in Council to be a referendum for the purposes of the bill or declared by an Act to be a referendum for the purposes of the bill.
Act text: Referendums Framework Act 2019 (legislation.govt.nz)
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.Read the bill
Bill text: Referendums Framework Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Act text: Referendums Framework Act 2019 (legislation.govt.nz)
Member responsible
Progress
Enacted
This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.
Votes
Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.
Bill details last synced with the Parliament website almost 3 years ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:00 GMT+00:00)