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This website is provided by the Parliamentary Counsel Office/Te Tari Tohutohu Pāremata. We draft and publish most New Zealand legislation.

What we do

• We draft all New Zealand Government Bills (except Inland Revenue Bills) and Regulations.
• We publish all New Zealand Government Bills, Acts, and Statutory Regulations, in traditional printed form and on this website.
• We provide links to Deemed Regulations on this website.

See the Parliamentary Counsel Office website for more information.

What we don't do

We are often asked for information we cannot provide:

• We don't give legal advice, or explain the law, or give an opinion as to what law applies in particular circumstances.
• We don't investigate possible breaches of the law.
• We don't supply printed legislation—this is available from bookshops and Legislation Direct. See Buy Online.

Who else may be able to help

The government agency that administers legislation in your area of interest may be able to help. The administering agency is usually named on the Act or Regulation's contents page.

If you don't know what law is relevant, or what agency to contact, or need agency contact details, search newzealand.govt.nz.

For help with your specific situation, contact:

• a Citizens Advice Bureau
• a community law centre
• a lawyer (see the New Zealand Law Society website).

You may also want to contact a government Minister or your local Member of Parliament: see the New Zealand Parliament website.

If you want to comment on a Bill that is before a select committee, see Make a submission for a list of Bills that select committees are seeking submissions on, and for how to make a submission.

Contacting the Parliamentary Counsel Office

To email us, please use the Feedback form (remember to include your email address if you wish to receive a reply).

Our address:
Level 12, Reserve Bank Building
2 The Terrace
PO Box 18 070
Wellington 6160
New Zealand

Phone +64 4 472 9639
Fax +64 4 499 1724

If you have comments, questions, or complaints about this website or the Parliamentary Counsel Office, please get in touch with us using the details above.

See also FAQ and other resources on the Parliamentary Counsel Office website for more information about legislation and the Parliamentary Counsel Office.

Help with this website

For help with using this website, see:

• How the site works for what the website does, and doesn't, provide, and how it works
• How to search and browse for searching, browsing, and navigating around the site
• How to save and print for saving, printing, downloading, and tagging
• Glossary for an explanation of terms used in legislation
• About web feeds on what the feeds are and how to use them
• Search help for help with using more advanced search features.