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Before an Act is passed by Parliament it is called a <a href="#bill">Bill</a>. There are five types of Acts: <a href="#publicact">public</a>, <a href="#privateact">private</a>, <a href="#localact">local</a>, <a href="#provincialact">provincial</a>, and <a href="#imperialact">imperial</a>.</p> <p><a name="adminagency" id="adminagency"></a><strong>administering department, ministry, or other agency </strong><br> Most <a href="#act">Acts</a> and <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a> titles are administered by a government agency, usually a department or ministry. That department or ministry is generally responsible for the operation of the legislation and for making recommendations to the government of the day about improving it.<br> The administering agency is shown at the top of an Act. In secondary legislation the name appears either at the start or end of the document. It may also be shown on the <em>Secondary legislation</em> tab of the <a href="#empact">empowering Act</a>. </p> <p><a name="ap" id="ap"></a><strong>Amendment Paper</strong><br> An Amendment Paper (AP) is a published document that sets out proposed amendments to a Bill. Before 8 December 2023, Amendment Papers were known as Supplementary Order Papers (SOPs).</p> <p><a name="amendments" id="amendments"></a><strong>amendments</strong><br> Changes made to an <a href="#act">Act</a> or <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a> are called amendments. By default, this website shows Acts and secondary legislation with the amendments incorporated, up to the date indicated (the "as at" date). Amendment Acts and amendment secondary legislation (as opposed to principal Acts and principal secondary legislation) are documents that make changes to existing Acts or secondary legislation.<br> In amending legislation, blocks of text to be inserted into an Act or secondary legislation are shaded (if published after 11 April 2015) or indicated with quotation marks (if published before this date). See <a href="/howitworks.aspx#format">Why does the format of some documents vary?</a></p> <p><strong>AP</strong><br/> See <a href="#ap">Amendment Paper</a>.</p> <p><strong>as at</strong><br/> When viewing an <a href="#act">Act</a> or <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a>, the <em>Versions and amendments</em> tab displays an "as at" date for each version. This indicates the last date that amendments commenced and were incorporated into each individual version. (If the legislation is not official and has not been amended since it was loaded into the database and it shows an "as at" date, the "as at" date will be the date it was loaded.) See also <a href="#consolidation">consolidation</a>. </p> <p><a name="asenacted" id="asenacted"></a><strong>as enacted</strong><br/> "Enacted" means, in relation to a <a href="#bill">Bill</a>, passed or made into law (ie when it was assented to by the Governor-General). On this website, "as enacted" refers to the original version of an <a href="#act">Act</a> when it was passed into law.</p> <p><a name="asmade" id="asmade"></a><strong>as made</strong><br/> On this website, "as made" refers to the original version of <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a> when it was made into law. Secondary legislation that is an Orders in Council is made into law by being signed by the Governor-General. Other secondary legislation is made in different ways. </p> <p><strong>assent</strong><br/> See <a href="#assent">Royal assent</a>.</p> <h5><a name="b" id="b"></a>B</h5> <p><a name="bill" id="bill"></a><strong>Bill</strong><br/> A Bill is a proposed <a href="#act">Act</a> that has been <a href="#introduced">introduced</a> (although not all Bills will become Acts). Bills change as they go through the legislative process—see <a href="#billnumber">Bill number</a>. For information on the legislative stages a Bill passes through, see <a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/visit-and-learn/how-parliament-works/how-laws-are-made/how-a-bill-becomes-law/">How a bill becomes law</a>. To comment on a Bill before a <a href="#sc">select committee</a>, see <a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/sc/make-a-submission/">Make a submission</a>.</p> <p><a name="billnumber" id="billnumber"></a><strong>Bill number</strong><br/> Bills are assigned a number when they are introduced into the <a href="#house">House of Representatives</a>. A version number is shown after the Bill number, eg 100—1, 100—2, 100—3.<br/> The first version is the Bill "as introduced" into the House of Representatives. The second version will usually be as reported from the relevant <a href="#revoked">select committee</a>. The third version will usually be as reported from the <a href="#committeeofwhole">committee of the whole House</a>. (See <a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/visit-and-learn/how-parliament-works/how-laws-are-made/how-a-bill-becomes-law/">How a bill becomes law</a> for information on the various stages.)</p> <h5><a name="c" id="c"></a>C</h5> <p><strong>clause</strong><br/> On this website, a clause refers to the basic unit of <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a> or a <a href="#bill">Bill</a>. Each clause within secondary legislation or a Bill deals with a separate subject or idea and has its own number. When a Bill becomes an <a href="#act">Act</a>, its clauses are called sections.<br/> Within the text of secondary legislation, the basic unit may actually be called "regulation", "rule", or "clause".</p> <p><a name="commencement" id="commencement"></a><strong>commencement</strong><br/> Commencement refers to the date when an <a href="#act">Act</a> or <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a> (or part of it) first comes into force.</p> <p><strong>commentary</strong><br/> After a <a href="#revoked">select committee</a> has examined a <a href="#bill">Bill</a>, it will report back to the <a href="#house">House of Representatives</a>. The commentary explains the changes to the Bill recommended by the select committee, and describes the issues the committee has considered. The commentary usually appears at the start of the Bill.</p> <p><a name="committeeofwhole" id="committeeofwhole"></a><strong>committee of the whole House </strong><br/> This is a committee that includes all members of Parliament. For more information, see <a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/visit-and-learn/how-parliament-works/how-laws-are-made/how-a-bill-becomes-law/">How a bill becomes law</a>.</p> <p><a name="consolidation" id="consolidation"></a><strong>consolidation</strong><br/> On this website, a consolidation (earlier known as a reprint) is a version of an Act or secondary legislation that incorporates all amendments made to it as at the date of publication of the consolidation. There may be multiple consolidations with different "as at" dates, which enables a user to locate a specific version of legislation with amendments incorporated "as at" a particular date. However, only legislation that has been updated since September 2007 will state that it is a consolidation (or reprint), and will include consolidation notes at the end of the document. For more about consolidations, see the <a href="http://www.pco.govt.nz/reprints/">Parliamentary Counsel Office website</a>.</p> <p><a name="consolidationnote" id="consolidationnote"></a><strong>consolidation notes</strong><br/> In a consolidation, a note at the start of the document indicates the provision that has authorised changes to be made to the consolidation, and refers to consolidation notes at the end of the document. The consolidation notes at the end of the consolidation explain its status and list the amendments incorporated in that particular consolidation. Consolidation notes in unofficial legislation refer to the legislation as an eprint.</p> <h5><a name="d" id="d"></a>D</h5> <p><a name="disallow" id="disallow"></a><strong>disallow</strong><br> Parliament has the power to disallow most secondary legislation, meaning it no longer has force. In a few cases Parliament does not have this power: see the <a href="#pn">publications note</a> under the <a href="#ep">empowering provision</a> to confirm whether the secondary legislation can be disallowed or not. See <a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/get-involved/features/what-does-the-regulations-review-committee-do/">What does the Regulations Review Committee do?</a> on the Parliament website for more about Parliamentary oversight and how secondary legislation can be disallowed.</p> <p><strong>disclosure statement</strong><br/> A disclosure statement provides information about the development and content of legislation proposed by the government. The <a href="#explanatory">explanatory note</a> of a Bill (or Amendment Paper) may link to a disclosure statement. Disclosure statements are available at <a href="http://disclosure.legislation.govt.nz">disclosure.legislation.govt.nz</a>.</p> <h5><a name="e" id="e"></a>E</h5> <p><a name="empact" id="empact"></a><strong>empowering Act</strong><br> An <a href="#act">Act</a> that allows secondary legislation to be made. An empowering Act contains one or more <a href="#ep">empowering provisions</a> that provide specific details of what secondary legislation can be made. See <a href="/aboutlegislation.aspx#aboutsl">About secondary legislation</a> for more information.</p> <p><a name="ep" id="ep"></a><strong>empowering provision<br> </strong>A section in an <a href="#act">Act</a> (an <a href="#empact">empowering Act)</a> that allows <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a> to be made, or a provision in secondary legislation that allows another kind of secondary legislation to be made (for example, a Regulation may allow notices to be made). The provision will state what secondary legislation can be made and by whom. See <a href="/aboutlegislation.aspx#aboutsl">About secondary legislation</a> for more information.</p> <p><strong>eprint</strong><br/> See <a href="#consolidation">consolidation</a> and <a href="#consolidationnote">consolidation notes</a>. </p> <p><a name="explanatory" id="explanatory"></a><strong>explanatory note</strong><br/> When a <a href="#bill">Bill</a> is first introduced to the <a href="#house">House of Representatives</a> (the "as introduced" version), its text is prefaced by an explanatory note. This note is only available with this version.<br/> When <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a> is published, an explanatory note appears at the end of the text. It is not part of the secondary legislation itself. Some types of secondary legislation are published with a "statement of reasons" instead of an explanatory note. If the secondary legislation is later amended, the explanatory note will not appear in the amended version (since it may no longer accurately reflect the content of the secondary legislation). But it is retained in the "as made" version.</p> <h5><a name="g" id="g"></a>G</h5> <p><a name="gazette" id="gazette"></a><strong>Gazette</strong><br/> The <a href="http://gazette.govt.nz/"><em>New Zealand Gazette</em></a> is the official newspaper of the Government of New Zealand. <a href="#sl">Secondary legislation</a> is notified in the <em>Gazette</em> after it is made. The date of notification is given at the end of the secondary legislation, under administrative information or the <em>Gazette</em> information. Secondary legislation not drafted by the Parliamentary Counsel Office may be published or notified in the <em>Gazette</em>.</p> <p><a name="govtbill" id="govtbill"></a><strong>government Bill</strong><br/> A government Bill is a<a href="/glossary.aspx#bill"> Bill</a> introduced into the <a href="#house">House of Representatives</a> by a member of Parliament in his or her capacity as a Minister. Government Bills deal with matters of public policy.</p> <p><a name="gg" id="gg"></a><strong>Governor-General</strong><br/> The Governor-General is the Sovereign's representative in New Zealand. Royal assent, given by the Governor-General as the Sovereign's representative, is required before a Bill passed by the House of Representatives can become an Act.</p> <h5><a name="h" id="h"></a>H</h5> <p><a name="house" id="house"></a><strong>House of Representatives</strong><br/> The House of Representatives is a body made up of elected individuals who are called members of Parliament. For more information on the House of Representatives and Parliament, see <a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/visit-and-learn/how-parliament-works/fact-sheets/pbrief7/">What is Parliament?</a> and <a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/visit-and-learn/how-parliament-works/role-of-parliament/">Role of Parliament</a>.</p> <p><a name="html" id="html"></a><strong>HTML</strong><br/> Hyper text markup language, the standard web page language. On this website, HTML versions of documents are the versions you see when you first navigate to a document.</p> <h5><a name="i" id="i"></a>I</h5> <p><a name="imperialact" id="imperialact"></a><strong>imperial Acts</strong><br/> Imperial Acts are <a href="/glossary.aspx#act">Acts</a> of the Parliaments of England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom that are part of the law of New Zealand under the <a href="/act/public/1988/0112/latest/contents.html">Imperial Laws Application Act 1988</a>.</p> <p><a name="imperialreg" id="imperialreg"></a><strong>imperial subordinate legislation </strong><br/> Imperial subordinate legislation is a type of <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a> made under an imperial Act and in force in New Zealand under the <a href="/act/public/1988/0112/latest/contents.html">Imperial Laws Application Act 1988</a>.</p> <p><a name="inforce" id="inforce"></a><strong>in force</strong><br/> In force means that the <a href="#act">Act</a> or the <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a> has the force of law. On this website, all Acts and secondary legislation that have come into force, or have had any provisions in them come into force, and have not been <a href="#repealed">repealed</a> or <a href="#revoked">revoked</a>, are said to be in force. </p> <p><strong>interpretation</strong><br /> An <a href="#act">Act</a>, <a href="#bill">Bill</a>, or <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a> may contain one or more interpretation sections or clauses, which define specific words and phrases used in the document and may include other matters of interpretation. If words or phrases are not defined in the particular Act or secondary legislation (or defined in the Act under which the secondary legislation is made), their ordinary meaning applies unless a definition in other legislation applies. <a href="https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2019/0058/latest/whole.html#DLM7298188">Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2019</a> provides definitions that apply to all legislation.</p> <p><a name="introduced" id="introduced"></a><strong>introduced</strong><br/> A <a href="#bill">Bill</a> is introduced when a member of Parliament (or in the case of a Government Bill, a Minister) formally puts it before the <a href="#house">House of Representatives</a> for its consideration. Once a Bill is introduced, it is publicly available. </p> <h5><a name="k" id="k"></a>K</h5> <p><strong>key</strong><br/> If amendments are made to a Bill as part of its progress through the House, there is a key before the contents page that explains how the amendments are shown.</p> <h5><a name="l" id="l"></a>L</h5> <p><strong>legislation</strong><br/> On this website, legislation refers to <a href="#act">Acts</a>, <a href="#bill">Bills</a>, <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a>, and <a href="#ap">Amendment Papers</a> (although Bills and Amendment Papers relate only to proposed legislation).</p> <p><strong>legislative history</strong><br/> For <a href="#bill">Bills</a> and <a href="#act">Acts</a>, legislative history is a summary of the key dates of a Bill's progress through its legislative stages in the <a href="#house">House of Representatives</a>. These dates include the date of the Bill's introduction, the date when it was reported back to the House from the select committee, and the date when it received the Royal assent, as appropriate. Legislative history appears at the end of post-introduction versions of Bills. It is also included at the end of <a href="#asenacted">as-enacted</a> versions of Acts, although not in older Acts.</p> <p><a name="li" id="li"></a><strong>Legislative Instruments</strong><br/> “Legislative Instrument” is a term that was defined in section 4 of the Legislation Act 2012 (repealed on 28 October 2021). To find Legislative Instruments on this website, search or browse under <em>Secondary legislation</em>.<br> The Legislative Instruments publication series used an “LI” reference number (eg (LI 2020/46). For more about the change, see <a href="http://www.pco.govt.nz/about-legislation/">About legislation</a> on the Parliamentary Counsel Office website.</p> <p><a name="localact" id="localact"></a><strong>local Act</strong><br/> A local <a href="/glossary.aspx#act">Act</a> deals with matters of public interest but only affects a particular part of New Zealand, eg the <a href="/act/public/1910/0025/latest/contents.html">Aid to Water-Power Works Act 1910</a> and the <a href="/act/local/2003/0001/latest/contents.html">Masterton Trust Lands Act 2003</a>.</p> <p><a name="localbill" id="localbill"></a><strong>local Bill</strong><br/> A local <a href="/glossary.aspx#bill">Bill</a> is a Bill promoted by a local authority that becomes a local Act if enacted.</p> <h5><a name="m" id="m"></a>M</h5> <p><a name="membersbill" id="membersbill"></a><strong>member's Bill</strong><br/> A member's Bill is a non-government <a href="/glossary.aspx#bill">Bill</a> promoted by a member of Parliament who is not a Minister. A member’s Bill deals with matters of public policy, and becomes a <a href="#publicact">public Act</a> if it is enacted.</p> <h5><a name="n" id="n"></a>N</h5> <p><strong>not yet in force</strong><br/> This refers to an Act or secondary legislation (or part of one) that has been enacted or made but that has not yet come <a href="#inforce">into force</a> because its commencement date is in the future. </p> <h5><a name="o" id="o"></a>O</h5> <p><a name="official" id="official"></a><strong>official</strong><br/> An official version of legislation is legislation that is taken to correctly set out the text of legislation. It will be taken by the Courts to correctly state the law without any further proof of its accuracy. See <a href="/act/public/2019/0058/latest/DLM7298366.html">sections 79</a> and <a href="/act/public/2019/0058/latest/DLM7298367.html">81</a> of the Legislation Act 2019. Only legislation that displays the New Zealand Coat of Arms on the front page is official.<br /> If the legislation does not display the New Zealand Coat of Arms on its front page, it is not an official version and is provided for information only. See <a href="/howitworks.aspx#status">Status of legislation on this website: what is official</a> for more information about identifying official legislation. <br /> "Official" is not a term that is relevant to Bills or Amendment Papers, because they are not enacted law.</p> <p><a name="officialisation" id="officialisation"></a><strong>officialisation</strong><br/> Officialisation is the term that was used by the Parliamentary Counsel Office to describe the process that was used to check compiled legislation to confirm its accuracy, before the <a href="/default.aspx">New Zealand Legislation website</a> became a source of official legislation.<br /> The officialisation process included the exercise of the powers conferred by <a href="/act/public/2012/0119/latest/DLM2998532.html">section 24</a> of the Legislation Act 2012 and <a href="/act/public/1989/0142/latest/DLM195466.html">section 17C</a> of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989, both now repealed. They authorised the Parliamentary Counsel Office to make certain editorial changes to a consolidated enactment so that it could be consolidated in a format consistent with current legislative drafting practice.</p> <p><strong>Order in Council</strong><br /> A type of <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a> that is made by the Executive Council presided over by the Governor-General. Most secondary legislation on this website is made by way of Order in Council. For more information about the Executive Council, see the <a href="http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet/ministers/executive">Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website</a>. To find Orders in Council on this website, search or browse under <em>Secondary legislation</em>.</p> <p><strong>Ordinance</strong><br> See <a href="#provincialact">provincial Act</a></p> <p><a name="oi" id="oi"></a><strong>Other Instruments</strong><br/> Other Instruments, in the context of this website, is <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a> not drafted by the Parliamentary Counsel Office and not published on this website, but made available here by linking to where the legislation is hosted. Titles can be found through search and browse. This collection is not complete and is only updated according to the information we receive from the agencies responsible for administering the legislation. </p> <h5><a name="p" id="p"></a>P</h5> <p> <strong>Parliament</strong><br/> Parliament is New Zealand's principal law-making body. It has full power to make laws that apply to anyone in New Zealand. Parliament is made up of the <a href="#house">House of Representatives</a> and the Sovereign (represented in New Zealand by the <a href="#gg">Governor-General</a>). For more information, see the <a href="http://www.parliament.nz">New Zealand Parliament</a> website.</p> <p><a name="pco" id="pco"></a><strong>Parliamentary Counsel Office/Te Tari Tohutohu Pāremata</strong><br/> New Zealand's Parliamentary Counsel Office (PCO) is responsible for drafting and publishing most of New Zealand's legislation. The Parliamentary Counsel Office provides and maintains this website. For more information, see the <a href="http://www.pco.govt.nz">Parliamentary Counsel Office</a> website.</p> <p><a name="pdf" id="pdf"></a><strong>PDF</strong><br/> Portable document format, on this website a format intended for downloading and printing. See <a href="/saveandprint.aspx#downloadpdf">Downloading PDFs</a>.</p> <p><strong>PCO</strong><br/> See <a href="#pco">Parliamentary Counsel Office</a>.</p> <p><a name="principalact" id="principalact"></a><strong>principal Act</strong><br/> Principal Act (as opposed to an amendment Act) refers to an <a href="#act">Act</a> that deals with a particular topic and whose main job is not to amend another Act.</p> <p><a name="principalli" id="principalli"></a><strong>principal secondary legislation</strong><br/> On this website, principal secondary legislation (as opposed to amendment secondary legislation) refers to <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a> that deals with a particular topic and whose main job is not to amend other secondary legislation.</p> <p><a name="privateact" id="privateact"></a><strong>private Act</strong><br/> A private Act is an <a href="/glossary.aspx#act">Act</a> that deals with the particular interest or benefit of an identified person or body, eg the <a href="/act/private/1935/0002/latest/contents.html">Wills’s Road Hall Act 1935</a> and the <a href="/act/private/2001/0002/latest/contents.html">Sydenham Money Club Act 2001</a>.</p> <p><a name="privatebill" id="privatebill"></a><strong>private Bill</strong><br/> A private<a href="/glossary.aspx#bill"> Bill</a> is a Bill promoted by a person or a body of persons that becomes a private Act if enacted.</p> <p><a name="provincialact" id="provincialact"></a><strong>provincial Act</strong><br/> A provincial Act (or Ordinance) is an <a href="/glossary.aspx#act">Act</a> that dates back to the time when New Zealand was a colony divided into provinces. Each province had the jurisdiction to pass legislation that only applied within that province.</p> <p><a name="publicact" id="publicact"></a><strong>public Act</strong><br/> A public Act is an <a href="/glossary.aspx#act">Act</a> that affects the public at large. It deals with matters of public policy and is promoted by the Government or a member of Parliament who is not a Minister.</p> <p><a name="pn" id="pn"></a><strong>publications note</strong><br> Every <a href="#ep">empowering provision</a> in an Act is followed by a publications note. This note sets out how secondary legislation made under that section must be published, whether it must be presented to Parliament, and whether Parliament can <a href="#disallow">disallow</a> it.</p> <h5><a name="r" id="r"></a>R</h5> <p><strong><a name="oldreg" id="oldreg"></a>Regulations</strong><br /> See <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a>. To find Regulations on this website, search or browse under <em>Secondary legislation</em>. </p> <p><strong>regulatory impact statement</strong><br/> The <a href="#explanatory">explanatory note</a> of a Bill may link to, or include, a regulatory impact statement (RIS). This summarises the responsible agency's advice given at the time decisions were made leading to the creation of the Bill. Recent regulatory impact statements are also available at <a href="https://www.regulation.govt.nz/our-work/regulatory-impact-statements/">Regulatory impact statements (RISs) - Ministry for Regulation</a>.</p> <p><a name="repealed" id="repealed"></a><strong>repealed Act</strong><br/> A repealed <a href="#act">Act</a> is no longer in force. When searching on this website, an Act that is spent or expired will also be found under repealed Acts.</p> <p><a name="reprint" id="reprint"></a><strong>reprint</strong><br/> See <a href="#consolidation">consolidation</a>.</p> <p><a name="reprintnote" id="reprintnote"></a><strong>reprint notes</strong><br/> See <a href="#consolidationnote">consolidation notes</a>.</p> <p><a name="revoked" id="revoked"></a><strong>revoked secondary legislation</strong><br/> Revoked <a href="#sl">secondary legislation</a>.is no longer in force. When searching on this website, secondary legislation that is spent, has been disallowed, or has expired will be found under revoked secondary legislation.</p> <p><a name="assent" id="assent"></a><strong>Royal assent</strong><br/> Royal assent, given by the <a href="#gg">Governor-General</a> as the Sovereign's representative, is required before a Bill passed by the House of Representatives can become an Act.</p> <h5><a name="s" id="s"></a>S</h5> <p><a name="sl" id="sl"></a><strong>secondary legislation</strong><br/> Secondary legislation is law that is made by someone other than Parliament. It is made under a power that Parliament has formally delegated in a particular Act. There is also a small amount of secondary legislation made not under an Act but under the Royal prerogative. Secondary legislation is defined in <a href="/act/public/2019/0058/latest/DLM7298133.html">section 5</a> of the Legislation Act 2019.<br> Secondary legislation can have titles like “regulations”, “rules” and “Orders in Council”.<br> On this website, “secondary legislation” refers only to secondary legislation drafted by the Parliamentary Counsel Office. See <a href="http://www.pco.govt.nz/legislation-drafted-and-published-by-pco/">Legislation drafted and published by PCO</a> and <a href="/howitworks.aspx#otherlegislation">Where else is legislation available from?</a>. </p> <p><strong>section</strong><br/> A section is the basic unit of an <a href="#act">Act</a>. Each section deals with a separate subject or idea and has its own number.</p> <p><a name="sc" id="sc"></a><strong>select committee </strong><br/> These are committees made up of members of Parliament. For more information, see <a href="https://www.parliament.nz/en/PB/SC/">Select committees</a> on the New Zealand Parliament website. </p> <p><strong>SOP</strong><br/> See <a href="#ap">Amendment Paper</a>.</p> <p><a name="sr" id="sr"></a><strong>Statutory Regulations</strong><br/> The Statutory Regulations publication series (which ceased publication in December 2013) uses an “SR” reference number (eg SR 2011/139). To find Statutory Regulations on this website, search or browse under <em>Secondary legislation</em>. For more about the change, see <a href="http://www.pco.govt.nz/about-legislation/">About legislation</a> on the Parliamentary Counsel Office website.</p> <p><a name="sop" id="sop"></a><strong>Supplementary Order Paper</strong><br/> See <a href="#ap">Amendment Paper</a>.</p> <h5><a name="t" id="t"></a>T</h5> <p><a name="terminated" id="terminated"></a><strong>terminated</strong><br/> On this website, "terminated" refers to a <a href="#bill">Bill</a> that has been defeated, discharged, vetoed, or withdrawn, or has lapsed. A terminated Bill has failed to become an <a href="#act">Act</a>.</p> <p><a name="type" id="type"></a><strong>type</strong><br/> On this website, for an <a href="#act">Act</a>, "type" means public, local, private, provincial, or imperial. 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