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[ • ]Government bill · 2026 · First Reading

Data and Statistics (Census) Amendment Bill

35% chance of passing

Where it is in Parliament· last movement 2026-03-02

Introduction
First Reading
Select Committee
Second Reading
Committee of Whole House
Third Reading
Royal Assent
Enacted
What the official record says
This Act is the Data and Statistics (Census) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on the day after Royal assent, with some exceptions. and come into force on . to come into force on . This amends the Data and Statistics Act 2022. Replace section 4(e) with: in section 35, requires the Statistician to engage with Māori regarding the manner of collecting data for, and the data to be collected in, censuses of population and dwellings: Replace section 5(3)(d) with: specific requirements regarding the census of population and dwellings ( to 37): In section 6, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order: means a period of 12 months starting on 1 July and ending on 30 June Replace section 34 with: In each financial year, the Statistician must publish statistics from a census of population a
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