Secondary Legislation Confirmation Bill (No 3)
Some government rules (called secondary legislation — rules made by ministers or officials rather than voted on directly by Parliament) automatically expire unless Parliament formally approves them within a set time. This bill keeps a group of those rules alive by officially confirming them. The rules cover things like food safety fees, superannuation benefit rates, gambling levies, vehicle registration, customs duties on alcohol and tobacco, and levies on farm and horticultural products. Without this bill, those rules could become invalid.
What this affects
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The bill keeps in place rules that set fees, levies, and duties on things like alcohol, tobacco, farm produce, food safety, and civil aviation.
Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Alcoholic Beverages Indexation) Amendment Order 2025
Excise and Excise-equivalent Duties Table (Tobacco Products Indexation and Reduction) Amendment Order 2024
Commodity Levies (Apples and Pears) Order 2024
Animal Products (Fees, Charges, and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2025
Food (Fees, Charges, and Levies) Amendment Regulations 2025
Progress through Parliament
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Bill 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.