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KiwiSaver Budget Measures Bill (Consistent) [2015] NZBORARp 20 (8 May 2015)

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KiwiSaver Budget Measures Bill

8 May 2015

Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General

Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: KiwiSaver Budget Measures Bill

1. We have considered whether the KiwiSaver Budget Measures Bill (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’).

2. The Bill amends the KiwiSaver Act 2006 to remove the Government’s $1,000 KiwiSaver kick- start contribution for all those who become a KiwiSaver member after 2pm on 21 May

2015. It also makes two minor consequential changes to the KiwiSaver Act 2006.

3. We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act.

Jeff Orr

Chief Legal Counsel

Office of Legal Counsel

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In addition to the general disclaimer for all documents on this website, please note the following: This advice was prepared to assist the Attorney-General to determine whether a report should be made to Parliament under s 7 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 in relation to the KiwiSaver Budget Measures Bill. It should not be used or acted upon for any other purpose. The advice does no more than assess whether the Bill complies with the minimum guarantees contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. The release of this advice should not be taken to indicate that the Attorney-General agrees with all aspects of it, nor does its release constitute a general waiver of legal professional privilege in respect

of this or any other matter. Whilst care has been taken to ensure that this document is an

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