Parliament (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025
Parliament (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025
Public Act |
2025 No 63 |
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Date of assent |
12 November 2025 |
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Commencement |
see section 2 |
Contents
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Parliament (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025.
2 Commencement
(1)
This Act comes into force on the day after Royal assent.
(2)
However, Part 2 comes into force—
(a)
on a date or dates set by Order in Council; or
(b)
to the extent not brought into force earlier, on the second anniversary of Royal assent.
(3)
See Schedule 1 for the application of Part 1 until the end of the financial year commencing on 1 July 2025 and ending with 30 June 2026.
(4)
An Order in Council made under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).
| Legislation Act 2019 requirements for secondary legislation made under this section | ||||
| Publication | PCO must publish it on the legislation website and notify it in the Gazette | LA19 s 69(1)(c) | ||
| Presentation | The Minister must present it to the House of Representatives | LA19 s 114 | ||
| Disallowance | It may be disallowed by the House of Representatives | LA19 ss 115, 116 | ||
| This note is not part of the Act. | ||||
Part 1 Amendments to Public Finance Act 1989
3 Principal Act
This Part amends the Public Finance Act 1989.
4 Section 1A amended (Purpose)
In section 1A(2)(d), after “Offices of Parliament,”
, insert “parliamentary agencies,”
.
5 Section 2 amended (Interpretation)
(1)
In section 2(1), definition of appropriation administrator, after paragraph (b), insert:
(c)
in relation to an appropriation made to a parliamentary agency, means that parliamentary agency
(2)
In section 2(1), definition of appropriation Minister, paragraph (b), replace “the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the Parliamentary Service”
with “a parliamentary agency”
.
(3)
In section 2(1), definition of chief executive, after paragraph (c), insert:
(d)
in the case of a parliamentary agency, the head (as defined in section 5 of the Parliament Act 2025) of the agency
(4)
In section 2(1), definition of Crown or the Sovereign, after paragraph (c)(i), insert:
(ia)
a parliamentary agency; or
(5)
In section 2(1), definition of department, replace paragraph (a)(v) to (vii) with:
(v)
the Parliamentary Counsel Office; but
(6)
In section 2(1), definition of department, replace paragraph (b)(ii) with:
(ii)
an Office of Parliament; or
(iii)
a parliamentary agency
(7)
In section 2(1), definition of departmental, paragraphs (a) and (b), replace “a department or an Office of Parliament”
with “a department, an Office of Parliament, or a parliamentary agency”
.
(8)
In section 2(1), definition of departmental revenue,—
(a)
replace “a department or an Office of Parliament”
with “a department, an Office of Parliament, or a parliamentary agency”
; and
(b)
replace “the department or Office”
with “the department, Office of Parliament, or parliamentary agency”
.
(9)
In section 2(1), definition of non-departmental, replace “a department or an Office of Parliament”
with “a department, an Office of Parliament, or a parliamentary agency”
in each place.
(10)
In section 2(1), definition of other expenses, replace “a department, or an Office of Parliament”
with “a department, an Office of Parliament, or a parliamentary agency”
.
(11)
In section 2(1), definition of outputs, replace “Office of Parliament”
with “Office of Parliament, parliamentary agency”
in each place.
(12)
In section 2(1), insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
parliamentary agency has the meaning given to it by section 5 of the Parliament Act 2025
(13)
In section 2(1), definition of public money, replace “an Office of Parliament”
with “an Office of Parliament or a parliamentary agency”
.
(14)
In section 2(1), definition of responsible Minister,—
(a)
paragraph (a), replace “an Office of Parliament, to the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, or to the Parliamentary Service”
with “an Office of Parliament or to a parliamentary agency”
:
(b)
paragraph (b), replace “any other department”
with “a department”
.
(15)
In section 2(1), definition of Vote, replace paragraph (b)(ii) and (iii) with:
(ii)
a parliamentary agency
6 Section 3A amended (Power to amend Schedule 4)
In section 3A(1)(a)(i), replace “an Office of Parliament”
with “an Office of Parliament or a parliamentary agency”
.
7 Section 4 amended (Expenses or capital expenditure must not be incurred unless in accordance with appropriation or statutory authority)
In section 4(1), replace “The Crown or an Office of Parliament”
with “The Crown, an Office of Parliament, or a parliamentary agency”
.
8 Section 5 amended (Public money must not be spent unless in accordance with statutory authority)
In section 5, replace “The Crown or an Office of Parliament”
with “The Crown, an Office of Parliament, or a parliamentary agency”
.
9 Section 6 amended (Authority to spend public money)
In section 6(c) and (d), replace “the Crown or an Office of Parliament”
with “the Crown, an Office of Parliament, or a parliamentary agency”
.
10 Section 7C amended (Responsibility for, and administration and use of, appropriations)
(1)
In section 7C(1), replace “the Crown or an Office of Parliament”
with “the Crown, an Office of Parliament, or a parliamentary agency”
.
(2)
Repeal section 7C(3).
(3)
In section 7C(4),—
(a)
replace “an Office of Parliament”
with “an Office of Parliament or a parliamentary agency”
:
(b)
replace “that Office of Parliament”
with “that Office of Parliament or parliamentary agency”
.
11 Section 12A amended (Capital injections must be authorised)
In section 12A(1), replace “or an Office of Parliament”
with “, an Office of Parliament, or a parliamentary agency”
.
12 Section 15C amended (End-of-year performance information requirements)
(1)
In section 15C(2)(c), replace “an Office of Parliament”
with “an Office of Parliament, a parliamentary agency”
.
(2)
In section 15C(3), replace “an Office of Parliament”
with “an Office of Parliament, a parliamentary agency”
.
13 Section 15D amended (Exemptions from end-of-year performance information requirements for certain categories of expenses and capital expenditure)
In section 15D(2)(a), replace “an Office of Parliament”
with “an Office of Parliament, a parliamentary agency”
.
14 Section 19A amended (Provision of end-of-year performance information other than by Ministers)
In section 19A(1), replace “Office of Parliament”
with “Office of Parliament, parliamentary agency”
.
15 New sections 26EA and 26EB and cross-heading inserted
After section 26E, insert:
Application of this Part to parliamentary agencies
26EA How this Part applies to appropriations administered by parliamentary agencies
(1)
Subsection (2) applies to an appropriation made to the Crown that—
(a)
is in a Vote administered by the Parliamentary Service; and
(b)
provides authority to incur one or both of the following:
(i)
non-departmental capital expenditure in respect of Crown assets managed or controlled by the Parliamentary Service:
(ii)
non-departmental other expenses for the depreciation or write-off of those Crown assets.
(2)
This Part (apart from section 26EB) applies to the appropriation—
(a)
as if the Parliamentary Service were a department rather than a parliamentary agency; and
(b)
with any other necessary modifications.
(3)
Section 26EB applies to every other appropriation in a Vote administered by a parliamentary agency.
26EB House of Representatives may commend estimates or capital injection in relation to parliamentary agencies
(1)
Before an appropriation in a Vote administered by a parliamentary agency may be included in an Appropriation Bill for a financial year, the chief executive of the parliamentary agency must prepare and submit to the House of Representatives the following information:
(a)
an estimate of expenses and capital expenditure to be incurred for—
(i)
each proposed appropriation; and
(ii)
each proposed category of expenses or non-departmental capital expenditure within a multi-category appropriation; and
(b)
the revenue of the parliamentary agency (including the revenue associated with each proposed expenses appropriation and each proposed category of expenses within a multi-category appropriation).
(2)
Before an authorisation for a capital injection to be made to a parliamentary agency may be included in an Appropriation Bill for a financial year, the chief executive of the parliamentary agency must submit to the House of Representatives the amount of the proposed capital injection.
(3)
The chief executive of the parliamentary agency must consult the Secretary before submitting information under subsection (1) or (2).
(4)
The House of Representatives, after considering the information provided under subsections (1) and (2), may for each parliamentary agency commend to the Governor-General, by way of an address,—
(a)
the estimates referred to in subsection (1)(a); and
(b)
the capital injection referred to in subsection (2).
(5)
The House of Representatives may, in that address, request that the estimates be included in a Vote, and the capital injection be authorised, in an Appropriation Bill for that year.
(6)
If the Vote or authorisation is included in an Appropriation Bill for that year, this Part applies to the Vote or authorisation—
(a)
as if a reference to a department were a reference to a parliamentary agency; and
(b)
with any other necessary modifications.
(7)
An alteration to the Vote or authorisation during that year is subject to this section.
16 Section 27 amended (Annual financial statements of Government)
(1)
In section 27(2)(c)(iv), replace “departments and Offices of Parliament”
with “departments, Offices of Parliament, and parliamentary agencies”
.
(2)
After section 27(3)(d), insert:
(da)
all parliamentary agencies:
17 Section 39 amended (Obligation to publish and present information on strategic intentions)
Replace section 39(7) with:
(7)
Information presented to the House of Representatives under subsection (4) must be accompanied by a statement, signed by the responsible Minister, that the information is consistent with the policies and performance expectations of the Government.
18 Section 45F amended (Application of this Part to Offices of Parliament)
In section 45F(2), replace “Section 39(7)(b)”
with “Section 39(7)”
.
19 New section 45FA inserted (Application of this Part to parliamentary agencies)
After section 45F, insert:
45FA Application of this Part to parliamentary agencies
(1)
This Part applies to a parliamentary agency, subject to subsection (2) and with the following (and any other necessary) modifications:
(a)
references to a department must be read as references to a parliamentary agency; and
(b)
section 40(2)(d) must be read as if a parliamentary agency were not required to comply with the requirement for the information on strategic intentions to set out and explain any other matters that may be specified by the Minister or responsible Minister, but were instead required to have regard to those matters in preparing that information; and
(c)
section 41 must be read as if the references in that section to the Minister were references to the Speaker.
(2)
Section 39(7) (which requires the information on strategic intentions to be accompanied by a statement that the information is consistent with the policies and performance expectations of the Government) does not apply to a parliamentary agency.
20 Section 65ZB amended (Application of this subpart to Offices of Parliament)
(1)
In the heading to section 65ZB, after “Offices of Parliament”
, insert “and parliamentary agencies”
.
(2)
In section 65ZB(1), replace—
(a)
“an Office of Parliament”
with “an Office of Parliament or a parliamentary agency”
; and
(b)
“between the Office”
with “between the Office of Parliament or parliamentary agency”
.
(3)
In section 65ZB(2), replace “an Office of Parliament”
with “an Office of Parliament or a parliamentary agency”
.
(4)
In section 65ZB(3),—
(a)
replace “an Office of Parliament”
with “an Office of Parliament or a parliamentary agency”
in each place; and
(b)
replace “the Office”
with “the Office of Parliament or the parliamentary agency”
in each place.
21 Section 73 amended (Payment of fines to local authorities and other organisations that conduct prosecutions)
In section 73(1), replace “an Office of Parliament”
with “an Office of Parliament, a parliamentary agency”
.
22 Section 74 amended (Unclaimed money)
(1)
In section 74(1), replace “Office of Parliament”
with “Office of Parliament, parliamentary agency”
.
(2)
In section 74(3), replace “Office of Parliament”
with “Office of Parliament, parliamentary agency”
.
23 Section 80 replaced (Treasury instructions)
Replace section 80 with:
80 Treasury instructions
(1)
The Treasury may issue instructions for all or any of the purposes specified in section 81(1)(a), (ab), (b), (bc), (bd), and (c) to (e) to—
(a)
departments; and
(b)
the Parliamentary Service, but only in respect of any appropriation it administers to which section 26EA applies.
(2)
Subsection (1) is subject to the provisions of this Act and of any regulations made under this Act.
(3)
The following persons must comply with instructions issued under this section:
(a)
the chief executive of a department, to the extent that the instructions apply to that department:
(b)
the chief executive of the Parliamentary Service, to the extent that the instructions apply to the Parliamentary Service.
(4)
Despite subsections (1) and (3), the Treasury may issue instructions under this section to an intelligence and security department or to the Parliamentary Service—
(a)
only if the Secretary and the chief executive of the department or the Parliamentary Service, as applicable, agree and only to the extent of that agreement; or
(b)
if there is no agreement under paragraph (a), only if the Minister and the responsible Minister jointly decide that the Treasury may issue the instructions.
(5)
The Treasury must publish the instructions on an Internet site maintained by or on behalf of the Treasury as soon as practicable after issuing them.
24 Section 80A amended (Minister of Finance instructions)
(1)
After section 80A(3)(a)(ii), insert:
(iia)
a parliamentary agency; or
(2)
In section 80A(4),—
(a)
replace “an Office of Parliament”
with “an Office of Parliament, a parliamentary agency”
; and
(b)
replace “department, Office”
with “department, Office, agency”
.
25 Section 81 amended (Regulations, Orders in Council, and notices)
In section 81(1)(ac), (b), and (ba), replace “Offices of Parliament”
with “Offices of Parliament, parliamentary agencies”
.
26 Section 82 amended (Consultation and approval requirements for regulations or instructions relating to reporting standards)
In section 82(1)(b), replace “Offices of Parliament”
with “Offices of Parliament or parliamentary agencies”
in each place.
27 Schedule 1 amended
In Schedule 1,—
(a)
insert the Part set out in Schedule 1 of this Act as the last Part; and
(b)
make all necessary consequential amendments.
Part 2 Amendments to Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993
28 Principal Act
This Part amends the Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993.
29 Section 2 amended (Interpretation)
In section 2, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
notice date means the date on which the Clerk of the House of Representatives gives notice under section 13(1A)(a)
30 Section 6 replaced (Proposal to promote indicative referendum petition)
Replace section 6 with:
6 Proposal to promote indicative referendum petition
(1)
A person who wishes to promote an indicative referendum petition must—
(a)
submit to the Clerk of the House of Representatives a proposal to promote an indicative referendum petition; and
(b)
pay the fee prescribed by regulations (if any).
(2)
The proposal must include all of the following information:
(a)
the wording of the indicative referendum petition that the person wishes to promote:
(b)
the names of—
(i)
the person; and
(ii)
if applicable, the person’s representative:
(c)
the contact details of the person or their representative, including an address in New Zealand at which the person or their representative can be contacted.
31 Section 7 amended (Gazetting of notice of proposal for indicative referendum petition)
(1)
In section 7(1), replace “in such newspapers as he or she considers necessary”
with “on an internet site maintained by or on behalf of Parliament”
.
(2)
In section 7(2)(b), replace “give 3 written copies of those comments”
with “provide those comments, by electronic means or by post,”
.
32 Section 11 amended (Determination of precise question)
After section 11(2)(a)(iii), insert:
(iv)
fails to respond within 21 days to a communication from the Clerk of the House of Representatives; or
33 Section 12 amended (Approval of form)
In section 12(1), replace “shall approve in writing”
with “must approve”
.
34 Section 13 amended (Notification of determination and approval)
Replace section 13(1) with:
(1)
As soon as practicable after approving a form under section 12, the Clerk of the House of Representatives must give notice that they have,—
(a)
under section 11, determined the wording of the precise question to be put to voters; and
(b)
under section 12, approved the form to be used for collecting signatures.
(1A)
The notice must be given—
(a)
by electronic means, or by post, to the person who submitted the proposal to promote the indicative referendum petition or to that person’s representative; and
(b)
to the public by notice in the Gazette and on an internet site maintained by or on behalf of Parliament.
35 Section 14 amended (Promotion of indicative referendum petition)
In section 14(2), replace “on forms approved in writing”
with “on printed forms approved”
.
36 Section 15 amended (Requirements in relation to indicative referendum petition)
(1)
In section 15(3), replace “section 13(1)(b)”
with “section 13(1A)(b)”
.
(2)
After section 15(5), insert:
(6)
After receiving a petition under subsection (3), the Clerk of the House of Representatives must, as soon as practicable,—
(a)
refer the petition to the Electoral Commission; and
(b)
provide the following information to the Electoral Commission:
(i)
a copy of the form approved under section 12:
(ii)
the contact details provided under section 6(2)(c):
(iii)
the notice date; and
(c)
notify the promoter that the petition has been referred to the Electoral Commission under this section.
37 Section 16 amended (Duties of Clerk of House of Representatives on receipt of indicative referendum petition)
(1)
In the heading to section 16, replace “Clerk of House of Representatives”
with “Electoral Commission”
.
(2)
In section 16(1), replace “pursuant to section 15(3), the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall”
with “under section 15(6)(a), the Electoral Commission must”
.
(3)
Replace section 16(2) with:
(2)
The petition lapses if the Electoral Commission finds that the total number of signatures on a petition referred to it under section 15(6)(a) is less than the number of eligible electors required to sign a petition before it can be certified correct under section 18.
38 Sections 18 and 19 replaced
Replace sections 18 and 19 with:
18 Certification of indicative referendum petition
(1)
Subsection (2) applies if the Electoral Commission receives an indicative referendum petition under section 15(6)(a) that complies with section 14(2).
(2)
The Electoral Commission must certify that the petition—
(a)
is correct and—
(i)
give it to the Speaker; and
(ii)
notify the promoter of the petition of the Commission’s certification; or
(b)
is lapsed and—
(i)
return it to the promoter of the petition; and
(ii)
notify the Clerk of the House of Representatives of the lapse.
(3)
Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Electoral Commission must certify that the indicative referendum petition is correct if the Commission—
(a)
has followed the procedure set out in section 19; and
(b)
is satisfied that—
(i)
the petition has been signed by not less than 10% of the eligible electors; and
(ii)
the signatures on the petition were collected after the notice date.
(4)
The Electoral Commission must certify an indicative referendum petition under subsection (2) within 2 months of the receipt date.
(5)
Despite subsection (4), if the 2-month period includes, in whole or in part, an election period, then the Electoral Commission must certify the indicative referendum petition within the period of 2 months that—
(a)
starts on the receipt date; and
(b)
excludes the election period.
(6)
In this section,—
constituency candidate, general election, and writ have the meanings given to those terms in section 3(1) of the Electoral Act 1993
election period means the period that, in relation to a general election,—
(a)
commences on the date beginning with the issue of the writ for the election of members of Parliament for all electoral districts within New Zealand; and
(b)
ends with the day appointed as the latest day for the return of the writ containing the names of constituency candidates who are elected
receipt date means the date on which the Electoral Commission receives the petition under section 15(6)(a).
19 Procedure in relation to certification
(1)
This section sets out the procedure that the Electoral Commission must follow to ascertain whether to certify that an indicative referendum petition is correct in accordance with section 18(2).
(2)
The Electoral Commission must—
(a)
work with the Government Statistician to—
(i)
calculate the number of signatures that must be checked for the purpose of providing a sample that can, with confidence, be regarded as providing an accurate estimate of the result that would be obtained if all of the signatures were checked; and
(ii)
extract that number of signatures (the sample signatures) from the signatures to the petition; and
(b)
check whether the signatories who provided the sample signatures are eligible electors; and
(c)
work with the Government Statistician to determine whether the petition has, after the notice date, been signed by at least 10% of the eligible electors.
39 Section 21 amended (Duty of Speaker to present indicative referendum petition to House)
In section 21,—
(a)
replace “Clerk of the House of Representatives”
with “Electoral Commission”
; and
(b)
replace “section 18(1)(a)”
with “section 18(2)(a)(i)”
.
40 Section 22 amended (Date of, or voting period for, indicative referendum)
In section 22(1), replace “section 18(1)(a)”
with “section 18(2)(a)”
.
41 Section 22A amended (Withdrawal of indicative referendum petition)
After section 22A(3), insert:
(4)
If the Clerk of the House of Representatives has referred the petition to the Electoral Commission under section 15(6)(a), the Clerk of the House of Representatives must notify the Electoral Commission of the notice of withdrawal.
42 Section 23 replaced (Delegation of functions of Clerk of the House of Representatives)
Replace section 23 with:
23 Delegation of functions of Clerk of the House of Representatives
(1)
The Clerk of the House of Representatives must not delegate to any other person (other than the Deputy Clerk of the House of Representatives) any of the Clerk’s functions under section 9, 11, 12, 13, or 15(6).
(2)
This section—
(a)
applies despite section 104 of the Parliament Act 2025:
(b)
does not affect the operation of sections 107 to 109 of that Act.
43 Section 41 amended (Publicity for indicative referendum)
In section 41(2), replace “section 13(1)(b)”
with “section 13(1A)(b)”
.
Part 3 Amendments to other Acts
Subpart 1—Amendment to Privacy Act 2020
44 Principal Act
This subpart amends the Privacy Act 2020.
45 Section 8 amended (Meaning of New Zealand agency)
Replace section 8(b)(vi) with:
(vi)
the Parliamentary Service, except in relation to the following personal information:
(A)
personal information about any employee or former employee of the Parliamentary Service in their capacity as an employee:
(B)
personal information obtained by a parliamentary security officer under Part 7 of the Parliament Act 2025; or
Subpart 2—Amendments to Public Audit Act 2001
46 Principal Act
This subpart amends the Public Audit Act 2001.
47 Section 4 amended (Interpretation)
48 Section 5 amended (Meaning of public entity)
After section 5(1)(b), insert:
(ba)
each parliamentary agency:
49 Section 15 amended (Financial report audit)
Replace section 15(2) with:
(2)
In the case of an audit of a department, an Office of Parliament, or a parliamentary agency, the Auditor-General must also audit the appropriations administered by the department, Office, or agency.
50 Schedule 2 amended
In Schedule 2,—
(a)
repeal the item relating to the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives; and
(b)
repeal the item relating to the Parliamentary Service.
Subpart 3—Minor and consequential amendments to other legislation
51 Minor and consequential amendments
Amend the legislation specified in Schedule 2 of this Act as set out in that schedule.
Part 4 Repeals and revocation
52 Acts repealed
The following Acts are repealed:
(a)
Legislative Council Abolition Act 1950 (1950 No 3):
(b)
Clerk of the House of Representatives Act 1988 (1988 No 126):
(c)
Parliamentary Service Act 2000 (2000 No 17):
(d)
(e)
Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014 (2014 No 58).
53 Resolution revoked
The Revocation of Parliamentary Service (Additional Parliamentary Precinct) Resolution 2009 (LI 2019/7) is revoked.
Schedule 1 New Part 5 inserted into Schedule 1
Part 5 Provisions relating to Parliament (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025
12 Interpretation
In this Part,—
2025/26 financial year means the financial year commencing on 1 July 2025 and ending with 30 June 2026
2026/27 financial year means the financial year commencing on 1 July 2026 and ending with 30 June 2027
amendment Act means the Parliament (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2025
multi-year appropriation has the meaning given to it by section 15D(5)
specified person means—
(a)
the House of Representatives:
(b)
the Speaker:
(c)
the Minister:
(d)
the chief executive of a parliamentary agency:
(e)
the Secretary.
13 Application of amendment Act until end of 2025/26 financial year
(1)
This clause applies until the end of the 2025/26 financial year.
(2)
The amendments made to this Act by the amendment Act apply only to the extent that is necessary or desirable to enable a specified person to perform a function or duty or exercise a power for the purpose of ensuring that, in the 2026/27 financial year, the following comply with the requirements of this Act as amended by the amendment Act:
(a)
an appropriation in a Vote administered by a parliamentary agency:
(b)
a capital injection to a parliamentary agency:
(c)
a supplementary Appropriation Bill for the 2025/26 financial year, to the extent that it relates to a multi-year appropriation that lapses after 30 June 2026:
(d)
an Imprest Supply Bill for the 2026/27 financial year:
(e)
the main Appropriation Bill for the 2026/27 financial year:
(f)
the Estimates and supporting information that the Minister, in accordance with section 13, presents to the House of Representatives in connection with that main Appropriation Bill:
(g)
the Supplementary Estimates and supporting information that the Minister, in accordance with section 16, presents to the House of Representatives in connection with a supplementary Appropriation Bill.
(3)
Except to the extent provided in subclause (2), this Act continues to apply as if it had not been amended by the amendment Act.
14 Transitional arrangements for multi-year appropriations administered by Parliamentary Service
How to treat multi-year appropriation to which section 26EA would apply
(1)
Subclause (2) applies to a multi-year appropriation—
(a)
that is made to the Crown and included in Vote Parliamentary Service in an Appropriation Act that comes into force before 1 July 2026; and
(b)
that lapses on or after 1 July 2026; and
(c)
to which section 26EA would apply if the multi-year appropriation were made after 1 July 2026.
(2)
On and after 1 July 2026, the Parliamentary Service must, in relation to that multi-year appropriation, be treated as if it were part of the Crown.
How to treat multi-year appropriation to which section 26EB would apply
(3)
Subclause (4) applies to a multi-year appropriation—
(a)
that is made to the Crown and included in Vote Parliamentary Service in an Appropriation Act that comes into force before 1 July 2026; and
(b)
that lapses on or after 1 July 2026; and
(c)
to which section 26EB would apply if the multi-year appropriation were made after 1 July 2026.
(4)
On and after 1 July 2026, the multi-year appropriation must be treated as if it were made to the Parliamentary Service.
Schedule 2 Minor and consequential amendments to other legislation
Part 1Minor and consequential amendments to Acts
Chatham Islands Council Act 1995 (1995 No 41)
Repeal section 12(c)(iii).
Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Act 2017 (2017 No 52)
In section 12(1)(c), replace “the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014”
with “Part 2 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
Constitution Act 1986 (1986 No 114)
Repeal section 25.
Copyright Act 1994 (1994 No 143)
In section 50(1), definition of prescribed library, replace paragraph (b) with:
(b)
the Parliamentary Service, to the extent that it provides library, information, research, and reference services under section 123(1)(e) of the Parliament Act 2025; or
Replace the heading to section 58 with “Copying by Parliamentary Service for members of Parliament”
.
In section 58(1) and (2), replace “An officer of the Parliamentary Library”
with “An employee of the Parliamentary Service”
.
Before section 58(3)(a), insert:
(aaa)
that the employee of the Parliamentary Service is engaged in supplying the library, information, research, and reference services provided by the Parliamentary Service under section 123(1)(e) of the Parliament Act 2025; and
In section 93(2)(m), replace “Library”
with “Service”
.
Crown Organisations (Criminal Liability) Act 2002 (2002 No 37)
In section 12(1), replace “department or Office of Parliament”
with “department, an Office of Parliament, the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, or the Parliamentary Service”
.
Defamation Act 1992 (1992 No 105)
In section 13(4), replace “section 10 of the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014”
with “section 13 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
Electoral Act 1993 (1993 No 87)
In section 3(1), definition of public servant, paragraph (d)(i), replace “the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “Part 4 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In section 3(1), definition of Speaker, paragraph (c), replace “an Acting Speaker of the House of Representatives who is able to act”
with “a member with authority to act as Speaker (within the meaning of section 49(3) of the Parliament Act 2025)”
.
Employment Relations Act 2000 (2000 No 24)
In Schedule 1A, after paragraph (g)(iii)(C), insert:
(D)
a parliamentary security officer (as defined in section 5 of the Parliament Act 2025).
Epidemic Preparedness Act 2006 (2006 No 85)
In section 12(3)(c), replace “the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014”
with “Part 2 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In section 15(3)(c), replace “the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014”
with “Part 2 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 (1993 No 94)
In section 131(4)(k), replace “the National Librarian, any other employee in the department responsible for the administration of that Act, or any person employed in the Parliamentary Library”
with “the National Librarian or any other employee in the department responsible for the administration of that Act”
.
Financial Reporting Act 2013 (2013 No 101)
In section 5(1), definition of entity, paragraph (g), replace “or an office of Parliament”
with “an office of Parliament, or a parliamentary agency”
.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 (2017 No 17)
Gangs Act 2024 (2024 No 36)
In section 4, definition of public place, paragraph (b), replace “section 3 of the Parliamentary Service Act 2000”
with “section 5 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
Goods and Services Tax Act 1985 (1985 No 141)
In section 6(3)(c)(i), replace “the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “Part 4 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956 (1956 No 47)
In section 82(1), definition of member, replace “section 8 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “section 71 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In section 82(1), definition of ordinary member, replace “the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “Part 4 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In section 82(1), definition of salary, replace “the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “Part 4 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In section 95(1)(a), replace “or Offices of Parliament”
with “Offices of Parliament, or parliamentary agencies”
.
Health Act 1956 (1956 No 65)
In section 70(1A)(b), replace “section 3 of the Parliamentary Service Act 2000”
with “section 5 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
Imperial Laws Application Act 1988 (1988 No 112)
In Schedule 1, item relating to the Bill of Rights 1688, replace “section 9 of the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014”
with “section 17 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
Income Tax Act 2007 (2007 No 97)
In section CW 31(a)(i), replace “section 17, 23, 27, 31, 34, or 35 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “section 72, 85, 87, or 94 or clauses 15 and 16 of Schedule 3 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In section CW 31(a)(ii), replace “a qualifying electoral candidate”
with “an eligible candidate”
.
Replace section CW 31(b) and (c) with:
(b)
the travel rebates of a former member of Parliament (including the travel rebates that apply in respect of a former member’s spouse or partner) and is paid—
(i)
under section 39 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013 after 30 June 2014 but before the day specified in section 2(1) of the Parliament Act 2025:
(ii)
under clause 23 or 24 of Schedule 3 of the Parliament Act 2025 on and after the date on which that schedule came into force:
(c)
the travel expenses of a former Prime Minister (including the travel expenses that apply in respect of a former Prime Minister’s spouse or partner) and is paid in accordance with a determination made under section 74 of the Parliament Act 2025:
In section CW 31, list of defined terms, replace “qualifying electoral candidate”
with “eligible candidate”
.
In section CX 33B, replace “Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “Parliament Act 2025”
.
In section YA 1, definition of family member, replace “section 5 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “section 68 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In section YA 1, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
eligible candidate means an eligible candidate as defined in section 67 of the Parliament Act 2025
In section YA 1, repeal the definition of qualifying electoral candidate.
Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (2017 No 10)
In section 191(6), definition of communication, replace “section 5(1) of the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014”
with “section 12 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In section 191(6), definition of proceedings in Parliament, replace “section 10 of the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014”
with “section 13 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In section 199(1), replace “the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014”
with “Part 2 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In section 199(2), delete “(as defined in section 10 of the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014)”
.
After section 199(2), insert:
(3)
In this section,—
Article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1688 has the meaning given to it by section 12 of the Parliament Act 2025
proceedings in Parliament has the meaning given to it by section 13 of the Parliament Act 2025.
In section 227(4), definition of communication, replace “section 5(1) of the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014”
with “section 12 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In section 227(4), definition of proceedings in Parliament, replace “section 10 of the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014”
with “section 13 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 58)
In section 5, repeal the definition of central government entity.
In section 102, repeal the definition of central government entity.
In section 102, replace the definition of relevant policy agency with:
relevant policy agency means,—
(a)
in relation to any Government Bill, Government amendment, or secondary legislation made by the Governor-General or a Minister, whichever of the following that is primarily involved in developing the legislation (excluding the PCO, unless the PCO is also the administering agency):
(i)
a department (within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989):
(ii)
a parliamentary agency (within the meaning of section 5 of the Parliament Act 2025):
(iii)
the Reserve Bank of New Zealand:
(iv)
a Crown entity that is a statutory entity (as those terms are defined in section 7(1) of the Crown Entities Act 2004); and
(b)
in relation to any other secondary legislation, the maker
In Schedule 3, repeal the item relating to the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013.
In Schedule 3, repeal the item relating to the Parliamentary Service Act 2000.
In Schedule 3, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
Parliament Act 2025 |
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| Section 53 | Exemption applies |
See s 115(a) |
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| Section 71 | Exemption applies |
Exemption applies |
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| Section 72 | Exemption applies |
Exemption applies |
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| Section 73 | Exemption applies |
Exemption applies |
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| Section 74 | Exemption applies |
Exemption applies |
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| Section 85 | Exemption applies |
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| Section 86 | Exemption applies |
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| Section 87 | Exemption applies |
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| Section 94 | Exemption applies |
Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 (2010 No 115)
After section 22(c), insert:
(ca)
requires any employee of a parliamentary agency to hold a licence or certificate of approval in respect of—
(i)
any act performed in the course of their employment by the parliamentary agency; or
(ii)
any act performed by any other employee of the parliamentary agency in the course of their employment by the parliamentary agency; or
In section 22, insert as subsection (2):
(2)
In this section, parliamentary agency has the meaning given to it in section 5 of the Parliament Act 2025.
Receiverships Act 1993 (1993 No 122)
In Schedule 1, clause 11(3), replace “the Secretary for Local Government, the Controller and Auditor-General, and the Parliamentary Library”
with “the Secretary for Local Government and the Controller and Auditor-General”
.
Remuneration Authority Act 1977 (1977 No 110)
In section 12(1)(a)(i), replace “the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “Part 4 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In section 16(2), replace “section 8(6) of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013 (which provides that a determination under section 8”
with “section 71(5) of the Parliament Act 2025 (which provides that a determination under section 71”
.
In section 17A(a), replace “section 16(2) of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “sections 92 and 98 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In section 17A(a)(ii), replace “directions issued by the Speaker under section 23 or 34 of that Act or a determination made by the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services under section 27”
with “determinations made by the Speaker under section 85(1) or 87(1) of that Act or a determination made by the Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services under section 94”
.
In section 17A(b)(ii), replace “section 16(2)(a) of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “section 80(2) of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In section 24(2), replace “section 16 or 17 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “section 69 or 72 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In Schedule 4, replace the item relating to the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Deputy Clerk of the House of Representatives with:
The Clerk of the House of Representatives
Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 17)
In section 11(1)(c), replace “the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014”
with “Part 2 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
Part 2Minor and consequential amendments to secondary legislation
Citizens Initiated Referenda (Fees) Regulations 1993 (SR 1993/391)
In regulation 2, replace “section 6(2)(b)”
with “section 6(1)(b)”
.
Members of Parliament (Former Prime Ministers Travel Services) Determination 2017 (LI 2017/261)
In clause 3(1), definition of Act, replace “Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “Parliament Act 2025”
.
In clause 5, replace “section 44(3) of the Act”
with “section 83 of the Act”
.
In clause 10(2), replace “Section 44(2) of the Act”
with “Section 74 of the Act”
.
In clause 10(2)(a), replace “section 44(1) of the Act”
with “section 74 of the Act”
.
Parliamentary Annuities Determination 2023 (SL 2023/291)
In clause 3, replace “section 43(1)(a) of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “section 73(1) of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances Determination 2024 (SL 2024/121)
In clause 5(1), replace “section 8 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “section 71 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In clause 6(1), replace “section 8 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “section 71 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In clause 6(2), replace “Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “Parliament Act 2025”
.
In clause 6(3), replace “section 8 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “section 71 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In the Schedule 1 heading, replace “section 8 of Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “section 71 of Parliament Act 2025”
.
In the Schedule 2 heading, replace “section 8 of Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “section 71 of Parliament Act 2025”
.
In Schedule 2, in the Part 1 heading, replace “section 8 of Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “section 71 of Parliament Act 2025”
.
In Schedule 2, in the Part 2 heading, replace “section 8 of Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “section 71 of Parliament Act 2025”
.
Parliamentary Superannuation Determination 2003 (SR 2003/306)
In clause 3, definition of member, replace “section 8 of the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “section 71 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
In clause 3, definition of ordinary member, replace “the Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013”
with “Part 4 of the Parliament Act 2025”
.
Legislative history
5 November 2025 |
Divided from Parliament Bill (Bill 71–2) as Bill 71–3A |
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6 November 2025 |
Third reading |
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12 November 2025 |
Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and Parliamentary Service.