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Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill
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This bill is to establish a more proportionate and risk-based regulatory system for managing earthquake-prone buildings that will regulate only high-risk building types in medium and high seismic zones.MP in charge
Hon Simon WattsCommittee
Transport and Infrastructure
Bill No.238-2
54Parliament
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Member(s) in charge: Hon Simon Watts Type of Bill: Government Parliament: 54 Bill no: 238-2 Introduction: 08 Dec 2025 First reading agreed: 16 Dec 2025 Referred to: Transport and Infrastructure Submissions due: 15 Feb 2026 Select Committee Report(s): Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill - 08 Jun 2026 Second reading agreed: 30 Jun 2026 Committee of the whole House concluded: 15 Sep 2026 Third reading agreed: 15 Sep 2026