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 proposes amendment to empower the High Court to issue a public protection order to detain a person in a secure facility, when, at the end of a finite prison sentence or subject to the most intensive form of an extended supervision order, they pose a very high risk of imminent and serious sexual or violent reoffending.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThe purpose of the bill is to prevent the lapse (expiry or deemed revocation) of certain subordinate legislation that, by virtue of the Acts under which it is made, lapses at a stated time unless earlier confirmed or validated by Act of Parliament.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill proposes amendments to the Parole Act 2002 to enable extended supervision orders to be renewed as often as they are needed, and expand the scope of these orders beyond high-risk child sex offenders to include high-risk sex offenders and very high-risk violent offenders.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill will help to address match-fixing risks presented by New Zealand's hosting of the Cricket World Cup and the FIFA Under 20 (football) World Cup.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis is an omnibus bill, introduced under Standing Order 263(a), that proposes amendments to the Customs and Excise Act 1996, the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act 1969, and the Passports Act 1992.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill confirms the Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 2020, which was made under section 26A of the Public Finance Act 1989.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill amends the Commerce Act 1986 to strengthen the prohibition against misuse of market power and make other changes to improve the functioning of the Act.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill amends the Holidays Act 2003 to allow workers with children to take leave to attend parent-teacher interviews.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill requires the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to recommend the setting of mandatory regulation under section 29 of the Fair Trading Act 1986 prescribing a product safety standard for sunscreen products.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill amends the Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Act 2015 to ensure that the principal Act continues to put all returning offenders in roughly the same position they would have been in had they offended in New Zealand. Accordingly, the New Zealand Police will be able to collect information from returnees to establish their identity and support future investigations, and parole-like conditions will be available if a returnee has been deported after a prison sentence.
Last activity almost 3 years ago