Consultation: Partnership Law Bill
The Parliamentary Counsel Office and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment are seeking feedback on the Partnership Law Bill before it is introduced to Parliament.
The Bill's purpose is to re-enact the Partnership Act 1908 to make it more accessible, readable, and easier to understand. It is not intended to make policy changes.
The Bill has been developed under the 2018 revision programme. Read more about the revision programme »
The Attorney-General announced the consultation on 4 May 2018. View the media statement »
Exposure draft, explanatory material, and how to make a submission
We have prepared the "exposure draft" of the Bill for public review, so that feedback from interested parties can be used to improve the Bill before introduction to Parliament.
See the request for submissions and explanatory material for:
- how to make a submission
- important information on the publication of submissions
- an overview of the revision process and its safeguards (Part 1 of explanatory material)
- context for changes in the Bill, and specific questions we are seeking feedback on (Part 2 of explanatory material)
- a table of the provisions affected and the drafting changes (Part 3 of explanatory material)
- a table of issues noted for possible future reform that are outside the scope of the revision process (Part 4 of explanatory material).
Deadline for submissions
Please provide comments to the PCO by 5pm on Friday 15 June 2018.
