The Treaty Principles Bill is ACT policy and ACT’s coalition agreement with National and New Zealand First commits to introducing and passing a Treaty Principles Bill through a first reading in 2024.

The Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill, commonly known as the Treaty Principles Bill, is a government bill [1] promoted by David Seymour of the ACT New Zealand party. It aims to define the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and put them to a …

Nov 8, 2024 · The four-page Treaty Principles Bill has been introduced and will be debated in Parliament next week. As with all bills, the text begins with an explanatory note, includes links to some of the advice provided about it, such as a regulatory impact statement, and sets out the specific wording the law would change if enacted.

Feb 7, 2024 · The Treaty Principles Bill is ACT policy and ACT’s coalition agreement with National and New Zealand First commits to introducing and passing a Treaty Principles Bill through a first reading in 2024.

Nov 19, 2024 · With public submissions now open on the Treaty Principles Bill, ACT Leader David Seymour is encouraging all New Zealanders to have their say. “Since 1975 when the Waitangi Tribunal decided the Treaty has ‘principles’, the job of interpreting those principles has been left to unelected judges.

Sep 17, 2024 · The Treaty and, by extension, New Zealand’s constitutional arrangements will be democratised. They will have gone from a mystical document owned by a minority of public servants, lawyers, and self-appointed experts to something all citizens have a stake in.

What is the Treaty Principles Bill? The Treaty Principles Bill was introduced by the ACT Party on 7 November 2024. The full name of the Bill is Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill. The purpose of the Bill is to change the meaning of the Treaty Principles in law. The Bill creates three new Treaty Principles to replace the principles that ...

National ticked another task off its coalition deal with ACT this week, with the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill in Parliament. However, both of ACT's coalition partners have maintained they won't support the Bill any further.

Nov 27, 2023 · The ACT Party proposed passing a bill redefining the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi, which would then be confirmed through a referendum. The Labour government of 1989 previously set out Principles for Crown Action on the Treaty of Waitangi.

Sep 24, 2024 · ACT campaigned on holding a public vote to scrap the principles that have been established through the courts - such as partnership - and codifying in law a new interpretation focused on the protection of "land and property rights" and …