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Legislation added to Westlaw New Zealand: April 2025

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The following recent Acts, Bills and subordinate legislation are now available on Westlaw New Zealand. Legislation can also be found using the legislation search page. Bills can be found using the bills search page.

New Acts:

Arms (Shooting Clubs, Shooting Ranges, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 15) (Not yet in force)

Building (Overseas Building Products, Standards, and Certification Schemes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 19)

Customer and Product Data Act 2025 (2025 No 14)

Dairy Industry Restructuring (Export Licences Allocation) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 16) (Not yet in force}

Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 18) (Not yet in force)

Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 12) (Not yet in force)

Oranga Tamariki (Repeal of Section 7AA) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 20)

Regulatory Systems (Economic Development) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 11)

Regulatory Systems (Immigration and Workforce) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 10)

Sentencing (Reform) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 13) (Not yet in force)

Social Workers Registration Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 17)

Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024–25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Measures) Act 2025 (2025 No 9)

 

New Bills included:

Anzac Day Amendment Bill 2025 (Introduction 27 March 2025)

Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Reported from the Justice Committee on 9 April 2025)

Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Amendment Bill 2025 (Introduction 31 March 2025)

Crown Minerals (Prohibition on Coal Mining) Amendment Bill 2025 (Introduction 10 April 2025)

Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 2) 2025 (Introduction 7 April 2025)

Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Bill 2024 (Reported from the Education and Workforce Committee on 14 April 2025)

Financial Markets Conduct Amendment Bill 2025 (Introduction 31 March 2025)

Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Amendment Bill 2025 (Introduction 31 March 2025)

Immigration (Fiscal Sustainability and System Integrity) Amendment Bill 2025 (Introduction 7 April 2025)

Life Jackets for Children and Young Persons Bill 2025 (Introduction 10 April 2025)

Medicines Amendment Bill 2025 (Introduction 31 March 2025)

Mental Health Bill 2024 (Reported from the Health Committee on 17 April 2025)

Ngāti Hāua Claims Settlement Bill 2025 (Introduction 9 April 2025)

Policing (Police Vetting) Amendment Bill 2024 (Reported from the Justice Committee on 1 April 2025)

Privacy Amendment Bill 2023 (Reported from the committee of the whole House on 27 March 2025)

Property Law (Sunset Clauses) Amendment Bill 2025 (Introduction 9 April 2025)

Racing Industry Amendment Bill 2024 (Reported from the Governance and Administration Committee 16 April 2025)

Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Restrictions on Issue of Off-Licences and Low and No Alcohol Products) Amendment Bill 2025 (Introduction 10 April 2025)

Statutes Amendment Bill 2024 (Reported from the Social Services and Community Committee on 14 April 2025)

United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 (Introduction 7 April 2025)

 

New Secondary Legislation included:

Contracts of Insurance (Repeals and Amendments) Act Commencement Order 2025 (SL 2025/60)

Fast-track Approvals (Pukerua Property Group Limited Partnership) Order 2025 (SL 2025/56)

Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Commercial Video on-Demand Levy Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/70) (Not yet in force)

Financial Markets Conduct (Climate-related Disclosures—Assurance Engagement) Exemption Notice 2025 (SL 2025/71)

Fisheries (Total Allowable Catch, Total Allowable Commercial Catch, and Deemed Value Rates) Amendment Notice 2025 (SL 2025/54)

Freedom Camping (Self-contained Motor Vehicles—Extension of Period 4) Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/67) (Not yet in force)

Income Tax (Fringe Benefit Tax, Interest on Loans) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/64) (Not yet in force)

Land Transport (Approved Vehicle Surveillance Equipment) Notice 2025 (SL 2025/55) (Not yet in force)

Local Government (Natural Hazard Information in Land Information Memoranda) Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/68) (Not yet in force)

Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) (Wellington Water Limited) Order 2025 (SL 2025/69) (Not yet in force)

Medicines (Designated Prescriber—Podiatrists) Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/66) (Not yet in force)

Russia Sanctions Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2025 (SL 2025/62)

Taxation (Use of Money Interest Rates) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/65) (Not yet in force)

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