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 under Urgency on Feb 20. The bill would change the classification of pseudoephedrine as a controlled drug, so that cold and flu products containing pseudoephedrine can be sold in pharmacies without a prescription. First reading on Feb 20 with Te Pāti Māori opposed and referred to the health committee for consideration.
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.
Introduced under Urgency on Feb 27, the bill disestablishes the Māori Health Authority. Passed through all stage on Feb 27 with National, Act and NZ First in favour.
Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Bill
Introduced on July 27. A member’s bill in the name of Shane Reti. The bill aims to extend routine free breast cancer screening age from 69 to 74 while also future-proofing breast cancer screening for future changes in scope, frequency, and eligibility.
Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Provision of Breast Cancer Screening Services) 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
Member’s bill in the name of Todd Stephenson drawn from the ballot on Feb 15. The bill makes it a requirement for people in a corrections facility to complete skills and rehabilitation programmes prior to being considered for parole. First reading on Feb 29 with the Greens and Te Pāti Māori opposed and sent to the justice committee.
Parole (Mandatory Completion of Rehabilitative Programmes) 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.
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).