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 establishes an independent working group with the objective to set up a government-owned and operated KiwiSaver provider, known as KiwiFund.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill provides that where a local alcohol policy is in place under the provisions of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 any renewal of a licence under the Act must not be inconsistent with the provisions of that local alcohol policy.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill proposes that 16 and 17 year olds who wish to marry must apply to the court, and sets out how the court is to consider the application.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill re-enacts the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995; gives effect to the recommendations arising from the Minister of Internal Affairs’ review presented on 20 October 2016; updates and amends provisions in the existing law; and responds to 3 discrete issues raised in the Law Commission’s review of burial and cremation law.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to define in law games and sporting events that are to be broadcast live on free-to-air television.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill seeks to enhance New Zealand's innovative performance by providing intellectual property protection rights to advancements that are novel, useful and non-obvious that may or may not qualify as an invention for the standard patent.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill amends the Domestic Violence Act 1995, Employment Relations Act 2000, Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, Holidays Act 2003, and Human Rights Act 1993 with a view to enhancing legal protections for victims of domestic violence.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill seeks to improve health and social results for infants and children by requiring that newborns are enrolled with a general practice and primary health organisation before the newborn is due for his or her first immunisation at 6 weeks of age.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill gives effect to the deed of settlement signed on 30 April 2017 in which the Crown and Ngāti Tamaoho agreed to the final settlement of the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Ngāti Tamaoho.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to amend the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012, to allow the Minister to recover from an applicant the actual and reasonable costs incurred in relation to a board of inquiry appointed under the Act to decide an application for marine consent.
Last activity almost 3 years ago