List of acts of the 52nd New Zealand Parliament explained

This is a list of statutes from 2017 to 2020. For lists of earlier and later statutes, see Lists of Statutes of New Zealand.

This is a list of statutes of New Zealand for the 52nd New Zealand Parliament (7 November 2017 to 6 September 2020), the first parliament of the Sixth Labour Government of New Zealand (2017–present).

2017

Short title Number Date of Royal Assent Notes
Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Interim Restriction Orders) Amendment Act 2017 2017/43 4 December 2017 Member's bill
Private International Law (Choice of Law in Tort) Act 2017 2017/44 4 December 2017 Member's bill
Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2017 2017/45 4 December 2017
2017/46 4 December 2017
Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Act 2017 2017/47 4 December 2017
Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2017 2017/48 15 December 2017
Maritime Crimes Amendment Act 2017 2017/49 15 December 2017
Electronic Interactions Reform Act 2017 2017/50 15 December 2017
Families Package (Income Tax and Benefits) Act 2017 2017/51 20 December 2017
Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Act 2017 2017/52 21 December 2017
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2018

Short title Number Date of Royal Assent Notes
Rates Rebate (Retirement Village Residents) Amendment Act 2018 2018/01 2 February 2018 Member's bill
Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Act 2018 2018/02 19 February 2018
Food Safety Law Reform Act 2018 2018/03 1 March 2018
Customs and Excise Act 2018 2018/04 29 March 2018
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2017–18, Employment and Investment Income, and Remedial Matters) Act 2018 2018/05 29 March 2018
Education (Tertiary Education and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2018 2018/06 29 March 2018
Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Act 2018 2018/07 9 April 2018
Appropriation (2016/17 Confirmation and Validation) Act 2018 2018/08 7 May 2018
Brokering (Weapons and Related Items) Controls Act 2018 2018/09 21 May 2018
Families Commission Act Repeal Act 2018 2018/10 28 May 2018
Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Act 2018 2018/11 19 June 2018
Appropriation (2017/18 Supplementary Estimates) Act 2018 2018/12 26 June 2018
Imprest Supply (First for 2018/19) Act 2018 2018/13 26 June 2018
Heretaunga Tamatea Claims Settlement Act 2018 2018/14 26 June 2018
Land Transport Management (Regional Fuel Tax) Amendment Act 2018 2018/15 26 June 2018
Taxation (Neutralising Base Erosion and Profit Shifting) Act 2018 2018/16 27 June 2018
Friendly Societies and Credit Unions (Regulatory Improvements) Amendment Act 2018 2018/17 4 July 2018 Member's bill
Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki Claims Settlement Act 2018 2018/18 4 July 2018
Ngāti Tamaoho Claims Settlement Act 2018 2018/19 10 July 2018
Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Amendment Act 2018 2018/20 10 July 2018
Domestic Violence—Victims' Protection Act 2018 2018/21 30 July 2018 Member's bill
Minors (Court Consent to Relationships) Legislation Act 2018 2018/22 13 August 2018 Member's bill
Appropriation (2018/19 Estimates) Act 2018 2018/23 20 August 2018
Imprest Supply (Second for 2018/19) Act 2018 2018/24 20 August 2018
2018/25 22 August 2018
National Animal Identification and Tracing Amendment Act 2018 2018/26 22 August 2018
Statutes Amendment Act 2018 2018/27 7 September 2018
Iwi and Hapū of Te Rohe o Te Wairoa Claims Settlement Act 2018 2018/28 13 September 2018
Tariff (PACER Plus) Amendment Act 2018 2018/29 13 September 2018
America's Cup Road Stopping Act 2018 2018/30 13 September 2018
State Sector and Crown Entities Reform Act 2018 2018/31 21 September 2018
Social Security Act 2018 2018/32 28 September 2018
Residential Care and Disability Support Services Act 2018 2018/33 28 September 2018
Artificial Limb Service Act 2018 2018/34 28 September 2018
Education (Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand) Amendment Act 2018 2018/35 28 September 2018
Military Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018 2018/36 28 September 2018
Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament Remuneration) Amendment Act 2018 2018/37 28 September 2018
Maritime Powers Extension Act 2018 2018/38 28 September 2018
Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Act 2018 2018/39 3 October 2018
Education Amendment Act 2018 2018/40 23 October 2018
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (CPTPP) Amendment Act 2018 2018/41 25 October 2018
Commerce Amendment Act 2018 2018/42 25 October 2018
Education (National Education and Learning Priorities) Amendment Act 20182018/436 November 2018
Residential Tenancies (Prohibiting Letting Fees) Amendment Act 20182018/446 November 2018
Social Assistance (Residency Qualification) Legislation Act 20182018/4512 November 2018
Family Violence Act 20182018/4612 November 2018
Family Violence (Amendments) Act 20182018/4712 November 2018
Telecommunications (New Regulatory Framework) Amendment Act 20182018/4812 November 2018
Crown Minerals (Petroleum) Amendment Act 20182018/4912 November 2018
Courts Matters Act 20182018/5013 November 2018
Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 20182018/5113 November 2018
Consumers’ Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Act 20182018/523 December 2018
Employment Relations Amendment Act 20182018/5311 December 2018
Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Act 20182018/54 17 December 2018
Ngāti Tūwharetoa Claims Settlement Act 20182018/5518 December 2018
Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Act (No 2) 20182018/5618 December 2018
Child Poverty Reduction Act 20182018/5720 December 2018
Children's Amendment Act 20182018/5820 December 2018
Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Monetary Policy) Amendment Act 20182018/5920 December 2018
Coroners (Access to Body of Dead Person) Amendment Act 20182018/6020 December 2018
Conservation (Infringement System) Act 20182018/6120 December 2018
Tasman District Council (Waimea Water Augmentation Scheme) Act 2018 Local Act 2018/1 18 December 2018 Local Act
New Plymouth District Council (Waitara Lands) Act 2018 Local Act 2018/2 18 December 2018 Local Act
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2019

Short title Number Date of Royal Assent Notes
Earthquake Commission Amendment Act 2019 2019/1 18 February 2019
Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2019 2019/2 18 February 2019
Social Workers Registration Legislation Act 2019 2019/3 27 February 2019
Crimes Amendment Act 2019 2019/4 11 March 2019
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2018–19, Modernising Tax Administration, and Remedial Matters) Act 2019 2019/5 18 March 2019
Local Government Regulatory Systems Amendment Act 2019 2019/6 20 March 2019
Local Electoral Matters Act 2019 2019/7 8 April 2019
Financial Services Legislation Amendment Act 2019 2019/8 8 April 2019
Commerce (Criminalisation of Cartels) Amendment Act 2019 2019/9 8 April 2019
Accident Compensation Amendment Act 2019 2019/10 11 April 2019
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Amendment Act 2019 2019/11 11 April 2019
Arms (Prohibited Firearms, Magazines, and Parts) Amendment Act 20192019/12 11 April 2019
Social Security (Winter Energy Payment) Amendment Act 2019 2019/13 11 April 2019
Arbitration Amendment Act 2019 2019/14 7 May 2019
Taxation (Research and Development Tax Credits) Act 2019 2019/15 7 May 2019
Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Levy) Amendment Act 2019 2019/16 7 May 2019
Local Government (Community Well-being) Amendment Act 2019 2019/17 13 May 2019
Education Amendment Act 2019 2019/18 13 May 2019
Gore District Council (Otama Rural Water Supply) Act 2019 Local Act 2019/1 27 May 2019 Local Act
Ngā Rohe Moana o Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Porou Act 2019 2019/19 29 May 2019
Appropriation (2017/18 Confirmation and Validation) Act 2019 2019/20 31 May 2019
Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Act 2019 2019/21 31 May 2019
Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Budget Measures—Motor Spirits) Amendment Act 2019 2019/22 5 June 2019
Social Assistance Legislation (Budget 2019 Welfare Package) Amendment Act 2019 2019/23 5 June 2019
Immigration (International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy) Amendment Act 2019 2019/24 5 June 2019
New Zealand Business Number Funding (Validation and Authorisation) Act 2019 2019/25 5 June 2019
District Court (District Court Judges) Amendment Act 2019 2019/26 5 June 2019
Building Amendment Act 2019 2019/27 17 June 2019
Insolvency Practitioners Regulation (Amendments) Act 2019 2019/28 17 June 2019
Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019 2019/29 17 June 2019
Oranga Tamariki Legislation Act 2019 2019/30 19 June 2019
Veterans' Support Amendment Act 2019 2019/31 24 June 2019
Racing Reform Act 2019 2019/32 26 June 2019
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2019–20, GST Offshore Supplier Registration, and Remedial Matters) Act 2019 2019/33 26 June 2019
Appropriation (2018/19 Supplementary Estimates) Act 2019 2019/34 27 June 2019
Imprest Supply (First for 2019/20) Act 2019 2019/35 27 June 2019
Employment Relations (Triangular Employment) Amendment Act 2019 2019/36 27 June 2019
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 2019 2019/37 30 July 2019
Trusts Act 2019 2019/38 30 July 2019
New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Waikato DHB) Elections Act 2019 2019/39 30 July 2019
Ngāti Rangi Claims Settlement Act 2019 2019/40 31 July 2019
Health (Drinking Water) Amendment Act 2019 2019/41 31 July 2019
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2019 2019/42 12 August 2019
Copyright (Marrakesh Treaty Implementation) Amendment Act 2019 2019/43 12 August 2019
Contempt of Court Act 2019 2019/44 26 August 2019
KiwiSaver (Oranga Tamariki Guardians) Amendment Act 2019 2019/45 26 August 2019
Financial Markets (Derivatives Margin and Benchmarking) Reform Amendment Act 2019 2019/46 30 August 2019
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Rugby World Cup 2019 Extended Trading Hours) Amendment Act 2019 2019/47 30 August 2019
Appropriation (2019/20 Estimates) Act 2019 2019/48 23 September 2019
Imprest Supply (Second for 2019/20) Act 2019 2019/49 23 September 2019
Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities Act 2019 2019/50 23 September 2019
New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/Te Waihanga Act 2019 2019/51 25 September 2019
Education (School Donations) Amendment Act 2019 2019/52 21 October 2019
Partnership Law Act 2019 2019/53 21 October 2019
Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Act 2019 2019/54 21 October 2019
Conservation (Indigenous Freshwater Fish) Amendment Act 2019 2019/55 21 October 2019
Statutes Amendment Act 2019 2019/56 23 October 2019
Corrections Amendment Act 2019 2019/57 28 October 2019
Legislation Act 2019 2019/58 28 October 2019
Legislation (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2019 2019/59 28 October 2019
Te Ture Haeata ki Parihaka 2019
Parihaka Reconciliation Act 2019
2019/60 30 October 2019 In Maori and English
Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Act 20192019/61 13 November 2019
Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2019 2019/62 13 November 2019
Regulatory Systems (Workforce) Amendment Act 2019 2019/63 13 November 2019
Regulatory Systems (Housing) Amendment Act 2019 2019/64 13 November 2019
Organ Donors and Related Matters Act 2019 2019/65 16 November 2019
Criminal Cases Review Commission Act 2019 2019/66 16 November 2019
End of Life Choice Act 20192019/67 16 November 2019 Member's Bill
Companies (Clarification of Dividend Rules in Companies) Amendment Act 2019 2019/68 16 November 2019
Parliamentary Agencies Delegations Legislation Act 2019 2019/69 16 November 2019
Land Transport (Wheel Clamping) Amendment Act 2019 2019/70 21 November 2019
Referendums Framework Act 2019 2019/71 6 December 2019
Electoral Amendment Act 2019 2019/72 6 December 2019
Farm Debt Mediation Act 2019 2019/73 13 December 2019
National Animal Identification and Tracing Amendment Act 2019 2019/74 13 December 2019
Dog Control (Category 1 Offences) Amendment Act 2019 2019/75 13 December 2019
Venture Capital Fund Act 2019 2019/76 13 December 2019
New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Amendment Act 2019 2019/77 13 December 2019
Education (Pastoral Care) Amendment Act 2019 2019/78 19 December 2019
Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Act 2019 2019/79 19 December 2019
Maritime Transport (Offshore Installations) Amendment Act 2019 2019/80 19 December 2019
Credit Contracts Legislation Amendment Act 2019 2019/81 19 December 2019
Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Act 2019 2019/82 19 December 2019
Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament Remuneration) Amendment Act 2019 2019/83 19 December 2019
Te Ture kia Unuhia te Hara kai Runga i a Rua Kēnana 2019
Rua Kēnana Pardon Act 2019
2019/84 21 December 2019 In Maori and English
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2020

This is a list of acts passed in 2020,[6] before the dissolution of the 52nd Parliament on 6 September 2020. For the later statutes of 2020, see List of acts of the 53rd New Zealand Parliament.

TitleNumberDate of Royal assentNotes
Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Act 20202020/124 February 2020
Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Act 20202020/124 February 2020Corrections made under the Legislation Act 2012.
Electoral Amendment Act 20202020/210 March 2020
Ombudsmen (Protection of Name) Amendment Act 20202020/310 March 2020
Election Access Fund Act 20202020/416 March 2020
Taxation (KiwiSaver, Student Loans, and Remedial Matters) Act 20202020/523 March 2020
Abortion Legislation Act 20202020/623 March 2020
Imprest Supply (Third for 2019/20) Act 20202020/725 March 2020
COVID-19 Response (Taxation and Social Assistance Urgent Measures) Act 20202020/825 March 2020
COVID-19 Response (Urgent Management Measures) Legislation Act 20202020/925 March 2020
COVID-19 Response (Urgent Management Measures) Legislation Act 20202020/925 March 2020Corrections made under the Legislation Act 2012.
COVID-19 Response (Taxation and Other Regulatory Urgent Measures) Act 20202020/1030 April 2020
Appropriation (2018/19 Confirmation and Validation) Act 20202020/1113 May 2020
COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 20202020/1213 May 2020
COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Act 20202020/1315 May 2020Corrections made under the Legislation Act 2012.
COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Act 20202020/1315 May 2020
COVID-19 Response (Requirements For Entities—Modifications and Exemptions) Act 20202020/1415 May 2020
Immigration (COVID-19 Response) Amendment Act 20202020/1515 May 2020
Customs and Excise (Tobacco) Amendment Act 20202020/1615 May 2020
Family Court (Supporting Families in Court) Legislation Act 20202020/1715 May 2020
Remuneration Authority (COVID-19 Measures) Amendment Act 20202020/1815 May 2020
Smoke-free Environments (Prohibiting Smoking in Motor Vehicles Carrying Children) Amendment Act 20202020/1928 May 2020
Social Security (COVID-19 Income Relief Payment to be Income) Amendment Act 20202020/202 June 2020
Overseas Investment (Urgent Measures) Amendment Act 20202020/212 June 2020
Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Act 20202020/2222 June 2020
Arms Legislation Act 20202020/2324 June 2020Corrections made under the Legislation Act 2012.
Arms Legislation Act 20202020/2324 June 2020
Appropriation (2019/20 Supplementary Estimates) Act 20202020/2429 June 2020
Imprest Supply (First for 2020/21) Act 20202020/2529 June 2020
Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Act 20202020/2629 June 2020
Greater Christchurch Regeneration Amendment Act 20202020/2729 June 2020
Racing Industry Act 20202020/2830 June 2020
Public Finance (Wellbeing) Amendment Act 20202020/2930 June 2020
Resource Management Amendment Act 20202020/3030 June 2020
Privacy Act 20202020/3130 June 2020Corrections made under the Legislation Act 2012.
Privacy Act 20202020/3130 June 2020
Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission Act 20202020/3230 June 2020
Land Transport (Rail) Legislation Act 20202020/3330 June 2020
Electoral (Registration of Sentenced Prisoners) Amendment Act (No 2) 20202020/341 July 2020
COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 20202020/358 July 2020
New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension Legislation Amendment Act 20202020/3624 July 2020
New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts Institute Vesting Act 20202020/3724 July 2020
Education and Training Act 20202020/3831 July 2020Corrections made under the Legislation Act 2012.
Education and Training Act 20202020/3831 July 2020
International Crimes and International Criminal Court Amendment Act 20202020/396 August 2020
Public Service Act 20202020/406 August 2020
Public Service Act 20202020/406 August 2020Corrections made under the Legislation Act 2012.
Public Finance Amendment Act 20202020/416 August 2020
Urban Development Act 20202020/426 August 2020
Forests (Regulation of Log Traders and Forestry Advisers) Amendment Act 20202020/436 August 2020
Rates Rebate (Statutory Declarations) Amendment Act 20202020/446 August 2020
Equal Pay Amendment Act 20202020/456 August 2020
Equal Pay Amendment Act 20202020/456 August 2020Corrections made under the Legislation Act 2012.
Dairy Industry Restructuring Amendment Act 20202020/466 August 2020
Infrastructure Funding and Financing Act 20202020/476 August 2020
Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 20202020/496 August 2020
Land Transport (NZTA) Legislation Amendment Act 20202020/496 August 2020Corrections made under the Legislation Act 2012.
Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Commercial Video on-Demand) Amendment Act 20202020/496 August 2020
Films, Videos, and Publications Classification (Commercial Video on-Demand) Amendment Act 20202020/496 August 2020Corrections made under the Legislation Act 2012.
Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Act 20202020/506 August 2020
Te Ture Whenua Maori (Succession, Dispute Resolution, and Related Matters) Amendment Act 20202020/516 August 2020
Taumata Arowai–the Water Services Regulator Act 20202020/526 August 2020Corrections made under the Legislation Act 2012.
Taumata Arowai–the Water Services Regulator Act 20202020/526 August 2020
Crimes (Definition of Female Genital Mutilation) Amendment Act 20202020/536 August 2020
Veterans’ Support Amendment Act 20202020/546 August 2020
Appropriation (2020/21 Estimates) Act 20202020/556 August 2020
Imprest Supply (Second for 2020/21) Act 20202020/566 August 2020
COVID-19 Public Health Response Amendment Act 20202020/576 August 2020
COVID-19 Response (Further Management Measures) Legislation Act (No 2) 20202020/586 August 2020
Residential Tenancies Amendment Act 20202020/5911 August 2020
Fuel Industry Act 20202020/6011 August 2020
New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Act 20202020/6111 August 2020
Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Act 20202020/6211 August 2020

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search results for 2017 Public Acts as enacted . New Zealand Legislation . 2017 . legislation.govt.nz . Parliamentary Counsel Office . 19 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Search results for 2018 Public Acts as enacted . New Zealand Legislation . 2018 . legislation.govt.nz . Parliamentary Counsel Office . 19 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Search results for 2018 Local Acts as enacted . New Zealand Legislation . 2018 . legislation.govt.nz . Parliamentary Counsel Office . 19 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Search results for 2019 Public Acts as enacted . New Zealand Legislation . 2019 . legislation.govt.nz . Parliamentary Counsel Office . 19 January 2020.
  5. Web site: Search results for 2019 Local Acts as enacted . New Zealand Legislation . 2019 . legislation.govt.nz . Parliamentary Counsel Office . 19 January 2020.
  6. Web site: Search results - New Zealand Legislation . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230105091853/http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/results.aspx?search=ad_act___2020___200_ac@bn@rn@dn@apub@bgov@bloc@bpri@bmem@rpub@rimp_ac@aase@bcur@rinf@rnif_ya_aw_se&p=1 . 5 January 2023 . 6 January 2023 . New Zealand Legislation . Parliamentary Counsel Office.