A Bill to improve access to secondary legislation and digitise Government services has passed its final reading in Parliament today.
Attorney-General, Judith Collins said the Legislation Amendment Bill will make it easier for New Zealanders to find, use, and understand the laws that they are required to follow.
“Secondary legislation includes a range of regulations, orders, rules, and notices. Currently, it is difficult to access as it can be published in a variety of places, or sometimes not published at all,” Ms Collins says.
“This makes it harder for businesses and individuals to understand their obligations, increases compliance costs, and works against our goals for a modern digital Government.”
The Bill will standardise publication practices by making it a requirement for all agencies to publish secondary legislation on their website, or another approved site.
“The redeveloped New Zealand Legislation website will provide a single point of access to all this secondary legislation, no matter who publishes it,” the Attorney-General said.
“This one-stop shop for legislation will make it simpler and faster for the New Zealand public to access the law.
“I’m excited to share that the new website is now live for all New Zealanders to use.”
