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.
The purpose of this bill is to amend the Crimes Act 1961 to increase the penalty for providing explosives to commit an offence from a maximum of 2 years to a maximum of 5 years imprisonment.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill will replace the Customs and Excise Act 1996, and will support the movement of legitimate travellers and goods across the border and provide the legal tools needed to protect New Zealand from people or goods that may cause harm, and also supports the collection of Crown revenue.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis omnibus bill contains taxation amendments aimed at modernising and improving the settings for the administration of the tax system, and at improving the current tax settings within a broad-base, low rate framework.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill amends the Education Act 1989 to increase funding flexibility in the tertiary education system, strengthen the accountability, and monitoring of tertiary education organisations, and ensure consistent treatment of public and private tertiary education providers.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to give Youth Court Judges the ability to impose conditions in relation to the activities of parents or guardians when their child is in the jurisdiction of the Court.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis Bill amends the Crimes Act 1961 to repeal section 123, removing the offence of blasphemous libel from the New Zealand statute book.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis Bill amends the Accident Compensation Act 2001 to allow continuing ACC weekly compensation for a small group of migrants and returning New Zealanders who are not entitled to superannuation, until such time as they meet eligibility for superannuation.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis Bill is an omnibus Bill introduced in accordance with Standing Order 263(a). The Bill makes improvements and enhancements to three Acts governing the food safety system, improving their alignment, operation, and design so as to better protect human health, and maintain and strengthen New Zealand's reputation as a supplier of safe and suitable food both domestically and internationally.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill clarifies the law to ensure that persons who obstruct council enforcement officers or local authority agents from performing their duties, or fail to give true and sufficiently particular details when required by the Bill, are liable to be arrested without a warrant, and widens the scope in which an enforcement officer may remove and seize property.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis Bill amends the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 to prevent the expiry of certain provisions in May 2018.
Last activity almost 3 years ago