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Legislation Act 2019

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Schedule 4: Secondary legislation subject to confirmation by Act

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"Laws that need to be approved by Parliament to work properly"

The Legislation Act 2019 has a list of laws that need to be confirmed by Parliament. You can find these laws in a table. The table lists the laws and the parts of those laws that need to be confirmed. Some of these laws have limits on what needs to be confirmed. For example, some laws only need to be confirmed if they increase a rate of duty or prescribe certain fees. There is also a second list of laws that will not have any effect if they are not confirmed by a certain deadline. This list is shorter and only includes a few laws.

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Schedule 3: Exemptions from presentation or disallowance under this Act, or

"What laws don't have to follow the usual rules"

4Secondary legislation subject to confirmation by Act Empowered by ss 122, 125, 126

Part 1Legislation that needs to be confirmed by Act before deadline

The following table is medium in size and has 3 columns. Column 1 is headed Act. Column 2 is headed Empowering section(s). Column 3 is headed Limits on what requires confirmation (if any).
Act Empowering section(s)
Limits on what requires confirmation (if any)
Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 81E
Animal Products Act 1999 118
Antarctica (Environmental Protection) Act 1994 55(2)
Arms Act 1983 74A
Banking (Prudential Supervision) Act 1989 152 and 173 Only if the regulations confer on the Bank, or a statutory manager of a registered bank, ancillary or additional powers necessary or desirable for the purposes of Part 5
Biosecurity Act 1993 100L
Biosecurity Act 1993 100ZB
Biosecurity Act 1993 137
Biosecurity Act 1993 150
Civil Aviation Act 1990 42A
Climate Change Response Act 2002 162(1)
Climate Change Response Act 2002 202(1)
Commodity Levies Act 1990 4 (apart from, or with, section 305 of the Fisheries Act 1996, or section 111 of the Wine Act 2003)
Companies Act 1993 405
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 239(2) Only if the order makes an addition to Schedule 5
Criminal Procedure Act 2011 387(1)(i)
Criminal Procedure Act 2011 387(1)(j)
Customs and Excise Act 2018 96
Customs and Excise Act 2018 cl 20 of Schedule 3
Customs and Excise Act 2018 cl 21 of Schedule 3
Customs and Excise Act 2018 cl 23 of Schedule 3 Only if the order increases a rate of duty
Education and Training Act 2020 10(2)
Education and Training Act 2020 382(1)
Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Act 1989 33(1)
Energy Resources Levy Act 1976 5(1)
Fisheries Act 1996 74(7)
Food Act 2014 207
Forests Act 1949 67ZM
Gambling Act 2003 319(1)
KiwiSaver Act 2006 65(1)
Land Transport Act 1998 167(1)(j) Only if the regulations prescribe fees or charges that are identified as land transport revenue for the purposes of the Land Transport Management Act 2003
Land Transport Act 1998 167AAA(1)
Land Transport Act 1998 269 or 269A Only if the regulations prescribe fees or charges that are identified, or are to be treated, as land transport revenue for the purposes of the Land Transport Management Act 2003
Maritime Security Act 2004 78(4)(b)
National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012 62
National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012 67(2)
New Zealand Horticulture Export Authority Act 1987 62B
New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 15(2)
New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 30(2)
Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 71O and 73(1)(ad)
Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987 73(1)(ae)
Petroleum Demand Restraint Act 1981 4(1)
Policing Act 2008 27(1)
Primary Products Marketing Act 1953 3(1)
Road User Charges Act 2012 85(1)
Social Security Act 2018 423(1)(c)
Social Security Act 2018 452(1) (apart from, or with, clause 55(6) of Schedule 1)
Tariff Act 1988 9
Tax Administration Act 1994 225B(1)(a)
Tax Administration Act 1994 225B(1)(b)
Veterans' Support Act 2014 190(2)
Waste Minimisation Act 2008 41(1)(e)
Wine Act 2003 89
Notes
  • Schedule 4 Part 1 Banking (Prudential Supervision) Act 1989: amended, on , by section 300(1) of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021 (2021 No 31).
  • Schedule 4 Part 1 Companies Act 1993: inserted, on , by section 405(7) of the Companies Act 1993 (1993 No 105).
  • Schedule 4 Part 1 Education Act 1989: repealed, on , by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).
  • Schedule 4 Part 1 Education and Training Act 2020: inserted, on , by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).
  • Schedule 4 Part 1 Forests Act 1949: amended, on , by section 20 of the Forests (Log Traders and Forestry Advisers Repeal) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 25).
  • Schedule 4 Part 1 Industry Training and Apprenticeships Act 1992: repealed, on , by section 78(1) of the Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 1).
  • Schedule 4 Part 1 Land Transport Act 1998: amended, on , by section 42(2) of the Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 5).
  • Schedule 4 Part 1 Land Transport Act 1998: amended, on , by section 4(2) of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
  • Schedule 4 Part 1 Land Transport Management Act 2003: repealed, on , by section 14 of the Land Transport Management (Repeal of Regional Fuel Tax) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 9).
  • Schedule 4 Part 1 New Zealand Horticulture Export Authority Act 1987: inserted, on , by section 4(2) of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).

Part 2Legislation that has no previous effect if not confirmed by deadline

The following table is small in size and has 2 columns. Column 1 is headed Act. Column 2 is headed Section.
Act Section
New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 15(2)
New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 30(2)
Social Security Act 2018 423(1)(c)
Social Security Act 2018 452(1) (apart from, or with, clause 55(6) of Schedule 1)
Veterans’ Support Act 2014 190(2)