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Legislation added to Westlaw New Zealand: March 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

Bail (Electronic Monitoring) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 7)

Crimes (Theft by Employer) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 8)

District Court (District Court Judges) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 6)

Te Korowai o Wainuiārua Claims Settlement Act 2025 (2025 No 5)

 

New Bills included

Building (Overseas Building Products, Standards, and Certification Schemes) Amendment Bill 2024 (Reported from the Transport and Infrastructure Committee on 18 March 2025)

Dairy Industry Restructuring (Export Licences Allocation) Amendment Bill 2024 (Reported from the Primary Production Committee on 19 March 2025)

Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Bill 2024 (Reported from the committee of the whole House on 11 March 2025)

Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Reported from the Social Services and Community Committee on 6 March 2025)

Parliament Bill 2024 (Reported from the Parliament Bill Committee on 21 March 2025)

Plain Language Act Repeal Bill 2025 (Introduction 24 March 2025)

Resource Management (Prohibition on Extraction of Freshwater for On-selling) Amendment Bill 2025 (Introduction 13 March 2025)

Responding to Abuse in Care Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Reported from the Social Services and Community Committee on 10 March 2025)

Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024–25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Measures) Bill 2024 (Reported from the Finance and Expenditure Committee on 27 February 2025)

Victims of Sexual Violence (Strengthening Legal Protections) Legislation Bill 2023 (Reported from the Justice Committee on 10 March 2025)

 

New Secondary Legislation included

Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines (Exemptions and Prohibited Substances) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/46)

Airports (Cost Recovery for Processing of International Travellers) Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/27)

Animal Welfare (Care and Procedures) Amendment Regulations 2025 SL 2025/47) (Not yet in force)

Civil Aviation (Offences) Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/25) (Not yet in force)

Civil Aviation (Independent Review Function) Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/52)

Civil Aviation (Safety and Security) Levies Amendment Order 2025 (SL 2025/48) (Not yet in force)

Climate Change (Eligible Industrial Activities) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/49) (Not yet in force)

Extradition (Germany) Order 2025 (SL 2025/29) (Not yet in force)

Financial Markets Conduct (Overseas Providers of Custodial Services—Assurance Engagement) Exemption Notice 2025 (SL 2025/26)

Fisheries (Central Area Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/30) (Not yet in force)

Fisheries (Challenger Area Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/31) (Not yet in force)

Fisheries (Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/32) (Not yet in force)

Fisheries (Kaimoana Customary Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/34) (Not yet in force)

Fisheries (Infringement Offences) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/33) (Not yet in force)

Fisheries (Licensed Fish Receivers) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/35) (Not yet in force)

Fisheries (Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Raukawa, and Te Arawa River Iwi) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/36) (Not yet in force)

Fisheries (Recordkeeping) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/37) (Not yet in force)

Fisheries (South-East Area Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/38) (Not yet in force)

Fisheries (South Island Customary Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/39) (Not yet in force)

Fisheries (Southland and Sub-Antarctic Areas Commercial Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/40) (Not yet in force)

Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Schedules 1AA and 2A) Order 2025 (SL 2025/44)

Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order (No 2) 2004 Amendment Order 2025 (SL 2025/45)

Local Electoral (Tauranga City Council Te Awanui Māori Ward Election) Validation Order 2025 (SL 2025/50)

Local Government Members (2024/2025) Amendment Determination 2025 (SL 2025/23)

Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) (Watercare Charter) Order 2025 (SL 2025/24) (Not yet in force)

Misuse of Drugs (Classification and Presumption of Supply) Order 2025 (SL 2025/28) (Not yet in force)

Veterans’ Support Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/43) (Not yet in force)

Waikato-Tainui (Waikato River Fisheries) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/41) (Not yet in force)

Waste Minimisation (Plastic and Related Products) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/51) (Not yet in force)

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