New Zealand Acts

LEGISLATION ACT 2019 - SECT 3

3 Purpose of this Act

1 The purpose of this Act is to promote high-quality legislation for New Zealand that is easy to find, use, and understand.

2 To that end, this Act—

a) states principles and rules about the interpretation of legislation:

b) allows legislation to be simpler, shorter, and more consistent:

c) provides for all legislation to be published electronically in 1 place over time (with exceptions):

d) provides tools for modernising and simplifying legislation and keeping legislation up to date:

e) supports effective parliamentary and public scrutiny of legislation:

f) continues the PCO with functions and objectives that promote that purpose.