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Local Government (Port Companies Accountability) Amendment Bill

Member's Bill
Published date: 22 May 2026

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.

This bill reverses the exclusion of port companies and their subsidiaries from certain rules that apply to council-controlled organisations in the Local Government Act 2002.
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MP in charge
Lemauga Lydia Sosene
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Committee
Transport and Infrastructure
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Closing date: 02 Jul 2026 NZ Time

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Progress of the Bill

  • 2
    Second Reading
  • Committee of Whole House
  • 3
    Third Reading
  • Royal Assent
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19 May 2026 - Current
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Report due on 19 Nov 2026

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Submission due on 01 Jul 2026

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Resources

  • Member(s) in charge: Lemauga Lydia Sosene
    Type of Bill: Member's
    Parliament: 54
    Bill no: 170-1
    Introduction: 21 May 2025
    First reading agreed: 20 May 2026
    Referred to: Transport and Infrastructure
    Submissions due: 01 Jul 2026