Consultation on the Statutes Repeal Bill
Page updated 22 Sep 2016
The Treasury and Parliamentary Counsel Office recently sought submissions on an exposure draft of the Statutes Repeal Bill. The Bill was introduced into Parliament on 6 September. The submissions received and the Government's responses to those submissions have been released here.
The Statutes Repeal Bill repeals 124 spent Acts, and partially repeals a further 8 Acts. All of the Acts and sections identified have been identified as spent, meaning they have no or very minor effects, or they exist to achieve a regulatory purpose that is no longer relevant. By repealing unnecessary and spent regulation the Statutes Repeal Bill makes the statute book easier to navigate for users and easier to administer for departments.
The Statutes Repeal Bill is part of an ongoing programme by the Government to identify and repeal spent legislation in order to keep the statute books up to date and fit for purpose. Over time more pieces of legislation will become redundant which may create a need for further Statutes Repeals Bills in future.
Read the media statement by Hon Steven Joyce, Minister for Regulatory Reform on the Beehive website: Statutes Repeal Bill introduced to Parliament (6 September 2016)
Read the Statutes Repeal Bill on the Legislation website.
If you have any further suggestions of redundant statutes that could be suitable for repeal, contact the Treasury at regulation@treasury.govt.nz.
Documents
| Doc. Date | Title | View/Download |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2015 | Government Responses to Submissions on the Statutes Repeal Bill Exposure Draft Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-govtresponses-sep16.pdf (142 KB) |
| 25 Oct 2015 | Statutes Repeal Bill Submission: Aidan-Barrett Howard Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-3330437.pdf (244 KB) |
| 17 Oct 2015 | Statutes Repeal Bill Submission: Hon David Butcher Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-3330438.pdf (160 KB) |
| 13 Oct 2015 | Statutes Repeal Bill Submission: David Maclure Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-3330440.pdf (211 KB) |
| 13 Oct 2015 | Statutes Repeal Bill Submission: Aidan Barrett-Howard Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-3330441.pdf (271 KB) |
| 13 Oct 2015 | Statutes Repeal Bill Submission: Brian McElwaine Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-3330443.pdf (187 KB) |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Statutes Repeal Bill Submission: Roger Shaw Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-3330444.pdf (222 KB) |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Statutes Repeal Bill Submission: Alan Campbell Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-3330446.pdf (167 KB) |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Statutes Repeal Bill Submission: Graeme Edgeler Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-3330447.pdf (185 KB) |
| 12 Oct 2015 | Statutes Repeal Bill Submission: Matt Weir Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-3330448.pdf (252 KB) |
| 22 Nov 2015 | Statutes Repeal Bill Submission: Fergus Whyte Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-3347383.pdf (268 KB) |
| 24 Nov 2015 | Statutes Repeal Bill Submission: Yannis Naumann: Insurance Australia Group Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-3349478.pdf (353 KB) |
| 24 Nov 2015 | Statutes Repeal Bill Submission: Karen Sherry: Energy Trusts of New Zealand Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-3349471.pdf (813 KB) |
| 4 Dec 2015 | Statutes Repeal Bill Submission: Jeff Sissons: Council of Trade Unions Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-3360648.pdf (660 KB) |
| 3 Dec 2015 | Statutes Repeal Bill Submission: Ross Bell: NZ Drug Foundation Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-3360651.pdf (660 KB) |
| 4 Dec 2015 | Statutes Repeal Bill Submission: Graeme Peters: Electricity Networks Association Released 22 September 2016 |
srb-3360649.pdf (344 KB) |
