Introduced on Aug 3. A member’s bill in the name of Penny Simmonds it proposes extending the exemption for medical practitioners to obtain unapproved medicines.

Medicines (Exemption for Authorised Prescribers) Amendment Bill

Introduced on July 27. A member’s bill in the name of Barbara Kuriger. It proposes to add a ‘right to property’ into the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. This Bill proposes everyone has the right to own and use their lawfully acquired property, whether they own the property individually or in association with others. Everyone has the right not to be deprived of their lawfully acquired property except on such grounds that are established by law and with reasonable compensation. 

New Zealand Bill of Rights (Right to Lawfully Acquired Property) Amendment Bill

Member’s bill in the name of Shane Reti introduced on Aug 5. The bill allows those who pay for, or have access to, cancer medicines not funded by the public system to have them administered within the public system.

New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Restriction on Crown Funding Agreements and Unfunded Cancer Medicines) Amendment Bill

Members bill in the name of Nicola Willis introduced on Dec 8. The bill allows paid parental leave to be split between spouses or partners and taken at the same time, provided the total paid parental leave doesn’t exceed the maximum provided for a single primary carer.

Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Shared Leave) Amendment Bill

Introducing on Aug 30. The bill amends the Parole Act to remove the limitations preventing conditions being imposed on an offender subject to an extended supervision order to require them to reside with their programme provider. Passed through all stage under urgency on Aug 30 with the Greens, Te Paati Māori,  Kerekere and Whaitiri opposed.

Parole Amendment Bill

Introduced on Sept 6. The bill requires an agency (public or private) to notify an individual when it collects personal information about the individual indirectly (ie, from a source other than from the individual concerned).

Privacy Amendment Bill

Introduced on Aug 22. The bill specifically criminalises ram-raiding, allowing the taking of bodily samples of 12 and 13 year olds, as well as allowing prosecution in the youth court and adds aggravated matters for sentencing including procuring the services of a young person for ram-raiding and filming the activity. First reading on Aug 29 and sent to the justice committee with Greens, Te Paati Māori, Kerekere and Whaitiri opposed.

Ram Raid Offending and Related Measures Amendment Bill

Introduced on June 21. A tidy-up bill used a vehicle for minor and non-controversial changes for climate change and emissions trading scheme legislation and regulation.

Regulatory Systems (Climate Change Response) Amendment Bill

Introduced on Aug 3. A member’s bill in the name of Teanau Tuiono. The bill seeks to provide entitlement to New Zealand citizenship for a group of people born in Western Samoa whose citizenship was removed through the enactment of the Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982.

Restoring Citizenship Removed By Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 Bill

Introduced on Aug 22. The bill attempts to reduce litigation abuse in family court proceedings. First reading on Aug 29 and sent to the justice committee with all parties in favour.

Victims of Family Violence (Strengthening Legal Protections) Legislation Bill