Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill at select committee 

This Member’s Bill, which proposes inserting definitions of “woman”, “man”, “male” and “female” to the Legislation Act 2019, has been referred to Select Committee. The Law Society’s Human Rights and Privacy Committee is reviewing the Bill. To contribute comments, please email Claire Browning. 

Local Government (Port Companies Accountability) Amendment Bill at select committee  

This Member’s Bill, which seeks to reverse the exclusion of port companies and their subsidiaries from certain rules that apply to council-controlled organisations in the Local Government Act 2002, has been referred to Select Committee. The Law Society’s Public Law Committee will consider making a submission; to contribute comments, please email Nilu Ariyaratne.  

Public Finance (Prohibition on Providing Public Funds to Gangs) Amendment Bill at select committee 

This Member’s Bill, which seeks to insert a provision into the Public Finance Act 1989 to prohibit the Crown from providing funds to criminal gangs, has been referred to Select Committee. The Law Society’s Criminal Law and Public Law Committees are reviewing the Bill. To contribute comments, please email Shelly Musgrave.  

Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Bill at select committee 

This Member’s Bill, which seeks to amend the Crimes Act 1961 and the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 to expand the definition of ‘intimate visual recording’ to include deepfake reproductions, has been referred to Select Committee. The Law Society’s Criminal Law Committee is reviewing the Bill. To contribute comments, please email Shelly Musgrave. 

Summary Offences (Move-on Orders) Amendment Bill at select committee 

This Government Bill, which seeks to amends the Summary Offences Act 1981 to empower the New Zealand Police to issue move-on orders to manage low-level disorderly behaviour and prevent escalation, has been referred to Select Committee. The Law Society’s Criminal Law and Human Rights and Privacy Committees are reviewing the Bill. To contribute comments, please email Shelly Musgrave. 

Better Regional Boundaries Bill at select committee  

A Member’s Bill which seeks to ensure that each government entity aligns its boundaries with local authority boundaries within a 5-year period, has been referred to the Governance and Administration Select Committee. The Law Society’s Public Law Committee will consider making a submission; to contribute comments, please email Nilu Ariyaratne.  

Consultation on current GST issues 

Inland Revenue is seeking feedback on a range of current GST issues, and potential solutions. The Law Society’s Tax Law Committee will consider making a submission; to contribute comments, please email Aimee Bryant. 

PUB00463: GST – Arranging and brokering financial products 

Inland Revenue is consulting on this draft Interpretation Statement, which provides guidance about the circumstances in which intermediaries or brokers involved in the supply of financial products will make an exempt supply for GST purposes by arranging (rather than advising on) any financial services. The Law Society’s Tax Law Committee will consider making a submission; to contribute comments, please email Aimee Bryant.