References to Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi (Standardisation) Amendment Bill

Bills are proposals to make a new law or to change an existing one. Only Parliament can pass a bill. Each bill goes through several stages, giving MPs and the public the chance to have their say.

The single broad policy of this omnibus bill is to implement a standardised drafting approach to descriptive Treaty provisions and references to the Treaty in legislation without substantively changing their legal effect.