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Parliament Bill

Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and parliamentary precincts - Parliamentary precincts - Land, premises, and status

53: Status of parliamentary precincts

You could also call this:

"Who owns the land around Parliament Buildings"

The proposed law says the land described in Part 1 of Schedule 2 will still be owned by the Sovereign. You can find the details of this land in Part 1 of Schedule 2 by looking at the link to Part 1 of Schedule 2. This land is used for Parliament Buildings and grounds.

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This page was last updated on 9 November 2025

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS804300.

Topics:

Government and voting > Local councilsHousing and property > Land use

52: House of Representatives may add land to parliamentary precincts, or

"Parliament can add or remove land from the area around Parliament"

54: Map of land described in Part 1 of Schedule 2, or

"A map showing the land described in the law, with the written description being the most important part."

Part 3Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and parliamentary precincts
Parliamentary precincts: Land, premises, and status

53Status of parliamentary precincts

The land described in Part 1 of Schedule 2 continues to be—
vested in fee simple in the Sovereign for purposes related to use as Parliament Buildings (including the Executive Wing) and grounds; and
held under the Public Works Act 1981 as if the whole of that land had been set apart for those purposes under that Act.