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Arms Bill

Introduction

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"Reports that help the Government make decisions about the Arms Bill"

The Ministry of Justice made some reports to help the Government make decisions about this Bill. These reports are called regulatory impact statements and they were made on 29 May 2025 and 28 August 2025. You can find these reports at https://www.justice.govt.nz/justice-sector-policy/regulatory-stewardship/regulatory-impact-assessments/ or https://www.regulation.govt.nz/our-work/regulatory-impact-statements/. The reports cover topics like community safety and firearms reform. They were created to inform the main policy decisions in this Bill. You can look at the reports to learn more about the decisions made in this Bill. The Ministry of Justice wants to make sure you have access to this information. You can use the websites to find the reports and read them for yourself. The reports are available for you to read and understand the decisions made in this Bill.

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS1533355-regulatory-impact-statement.

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Regulatory impact statement

The Ministry of Justice produced the following 4 regulatory impact statements on 29 May 2025 to help inform the main policy decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this Bill:

Firearms Reform—Encouraging a culture of community safety and support:
Firearms Reform—Enabling legitimate possession and use:
Firearms Reform—Ensuring compliance through education and enforcement:
Firearms Regulation—Maintaining public interest and safety.

The Ministry of Justice produced the following 3 further regulatory impact statements on 28 August 2025 to help inform the main policy decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this Bill:

Firearms Reform—Permits to Possess and Manufacturing:
Firearms Reform—Appeal pathways:
Firearms Reform—Offences and penalties.

Copies of all regulatory impact statements can be found at—