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 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 agoThe intention of this bill is to improve the protection of individual rights and the safety of patients and the public, and to enable a more effective application of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill aims to reinstate reduced RUC that ended on 31 January 2023. The reinstatement of the discount will start on 1 March 2023 and end 30 June 2023.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to put in place a modern framework of basic legal, governance, and accountability obligations for incorporated societies and those who run them.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill amends the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016 (the Act) to clarify that the Act provides for registration of all child sex offenders, irrespective of whether offending occurred before or after the Act came into force.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill records the acknowledgements and apology made to Ngāti Rangitihi by the Crown when the deed was signed and gives effect to the elements in the deed that require legislation.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill proposes to remove the subsequent child policy from the Social Security Act 2018 and Social Security Regulations 2018.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis Bill seeks parliamentary authorisation of the individual appropriations contained in The Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand for the year ending 30 June 2016 (B.5) presented to the House of Representatives as part of the 2015 Budget documentation.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill clarifies eligibility for, and the rate of, an accommodation supplement for a community spouse or partner who is not receiving long-term residential care in a hospital or rest home and whose spouse or partner is receiving long-term residential care.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill confirms the Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 2021, confirms certain unappropriated expenditure, and validates certain unappropriated expenditure.
Last activity almost 3 years ago