Secondary Legislation Confirmation Bill
Some government rules (called secondary legislation) automatically expire unless Parliament officially approves them within a set time. This bill locks in 13 such rules made between July 2023 and June 2024, so they keep working. The rules cover things like farming levies, alcohol and tobacco taxes, food business fees, superannuation and benefit rates, and customs rules for goods brought into New Zealand. Without this bill, those rules would become invalid.
What this affects
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The bill keeps in force rules that set levies and fees for farming products, food businesses, and customs duties on goods brought into New Zealand.
imposing levies for agricultural commodities, including arable crops, cereal silage, kiwifruit, and maize
establishing a new levy on food importers and food businesses, with exemptions made by the chief executive of the Ministry for Primary Industries
amending Part II of the New Zealand Tariff to clarify and revise the scope of when duty-free entry is available to certain passenger goods and household effects
Progress through Parliament
Have your say
Submissions open once a bill reaches the select committee stage. In the meantime, you can write to your local MP about it.
Write to your MPBill text sourced from legislation.govt.nz (Parliamentary Counsel Office). Arapono’s summary and breakdown are drafted with AI grounded in that official text and reviewed by an Arapono editor for accuracy and neutrality before publishing. Arapono is non-partisan and takes no position on this bill.