Legislation administered by Ministers and Departments as authorised by the Prime Minister.
As at 12 October 2020.
Contents
Register of Assigned Legislation
Part 1: Ministers of the Crown
Part 2: Departments of State
Register of Assigned Legislation
The Register of Assigned Legislation is a list of the Acts where the Prime Minister has formally assigned to a Minister or department the responsibility for the Act’s administration. It is not a complete list of the Acts administered within each portfolio or by each department. A complete list of the legislation of ongoing effect that is administered within each portfolio is provided in the Cabinet Office Directory of Ministerial Portfolios.
Consulting on proposed definitions and assignments in legislation
The Cabinet Manual (paragraph 7.33) provides that the Cabinet Office should be consulted if proposed legislation contains a definition of “Minister” or “department”, or requires that the responsibility for the administration of legislation be assigned to a portfolio or department by the Prime Minister.
Arranging for assignments to be made
The Prime Minister makes assignments following advice from the Cabinet Office prepared in consultation with relevant departments and Ministers’ offices. Government departments seeking assignments should contact the Cabinet Office.
Related publications
The Cabinet Office is also responsible for preparing three related documents, which are published separately:
- The Ministerial List contains information on the current Ministers of the Crown and the portfolios and other responsibilities that they hold.
- The Directory of Ministerial Portfolios provides information on ministerial portfolios and responsibilities in New Zealand (excluding Deputy and Associate Minister positions). Its purpose is to provide a record of the departments and other agencies, votes and legislation associated with each ministerial position.
- The Schedule of Responsibilities Delegated to Associate Ministers sets out defined responsibilities formally delegated to Associate Ministers. The Schedule is presented to the House of Representatives from time to time.
Updates of Register
This Register is updated from time to time to reflect authorisations for new Acts and changes to authorisations. Consultation by government departments and agencies on proposed definitions, assignments or changes to the content of the Register should be directed to the Cabinet Office, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, Telephone: (04) 830 5019.
Ministers of the Crown
Minister for ACC
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Minister of Agriculture
Agricultural and Pastoral Societies Act 1908
Animal Identification Act 1993
Animal Welfare Act 1999
Commodity Levies Act 1990
Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001
Irrigation Schemes Act 1990
Kiwifruit Industry Restructuring Act 1999
Maori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004
Maori Fisheries Act 2004
Meat Board Act 2004
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Restructuring) Act 1995
New Zealand Horticulture Export Authority Act 1987
Pork Industry Board Act 1997
Primary Products Marketing Act 1953
Public Works Act 1981 (Part XIX)
Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre (Wairarapa) Act 1969
Veterinarians Act 2005
Walking Access Act 2008
Wool Industry Restructuring Act 2003
Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Act 2014
Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Act 2012
Flags, Emblems and Names Protection Act 1981
Historic Places Act 1993
Massey Burial-Ground Act 1925
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Act 1992
National War Memorial Act 1992
New Zealand Film Commission Act 1978
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Act 2004
Protected Objects Act 1975
Attorney-General
Public Finance Act 1989 (sections 81(1)(g) and 81(2))
Minister for Biosecurity
Animal Control Products Limited Act 1991
National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012
Minister for Building and Construction
Building Act 2004
Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002
Construction Contracts Act 2002
Electricty Act 1992 (limited to parts related to registration of electrical workers)
Engineering Associates Act 1961
Fencing of Swimming Pools Act 1987
Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006
Registered Architects Act 2005
Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006
Minister for Child Poverty Reduction
Child Poverty Reduction Act 2019
Children's Act 2014 (Part 1 except for purposes relating to the oranga tamariki action plan)
Minister for Children
Children's Act 2014 (Part 1 relating to the oranga tamariki action plan - the 'Plan Minister'; Part 2)
Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
Minister of Civil Defence
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Hurunui/Kaikōura Earthquakes Recovery Act 2016
Minister for Climate Change
Climate Change Response Act 2002 (overall responsibility for Act, also for Parts 1 to 5)
Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Auctioneers Act 1928
Auditor Regulation Act 2011
Building Societies Act 1965
Commerce Act 1986
Companies Act 1993
Copyright Act 1994
Corporations (Investigation and Management) Act 1989
Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003
Financial Advisers Act 2008
Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013
Financial Reporting Act 1993
Financial Reporting Act 2013
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Friendly Societies and Credit Unions Act 1982
Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Act 1988
Incorporated Societies Act 1908
Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1908
Insolvency Act 2006
Insolvency (Cross Border) Act 2006 Insurance Companies' Deposits Act 1953
Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019
Kiwisaver Act 2006 (Part 4 and Schedules 1 and 2. Jointly responsible with the Minister of Finance for the appointment of default KiwiSaver providers under section 177)
Layout Designs Act 1994
Life Insurance Act 1908
Limited Partnerships Act 2008
Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003
Mutual Insurance Act 1955
New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 (Part 4 and Schedule 6)
Patents Act 2013
Plant Variety Rights Act 1987
Securities Act 1978
Securities Markets Act 1988
Securities Transfer Act 1991
Securities Trustees and Statutory Supervisors Act 2011
Takeovers Act 1993
Testing Laboratory Registration Act 1972
Trade (Safeguard Measures) Act 2014
Trustees Companies Management Act 1975
Unit Trusts Act 1960
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Minister for Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media
Postal Services Act 1998
Radiocommunications Act 1989
Telecommunications Act 2001
Telecommunications (Interception Capability and Security) Act 2013
Television New Zealand Act 2003
Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector
Charities Act 2005
Minister of Conservation
Native Plants Protection Act 1934
Minister of Corrections
Corrections Act 2004
Minister for Courts
Coroners Act 2006
Courts (Remote Participation) Act 2010
Courts Security Act 1999
Minister for Disability Issues
New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006
Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control
Anti-Personnel Mines Prohibition Act 1998
Brokering (Weapons and Related Items) Controls Act 2018
Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1996
Cluster Munitions Prohibition Act 2009
Nuclear-Test Ban Act 1999
Minister for Economic Development
New Zealand International Convention Centre Act 2013
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Act 2003 (joint assignment with the Minister of Trade)
Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017
Minister of Education
Children's Act 2014 (Part 3)
Education and Training Act 2020
Education Lands Act 1949
Minister of Energy and Resources
Atomic Energy Act 1945
Climate Change Response Act 2002 (Part 6 only)
Crown Minerals Act 1991
Electricity Act 1992
Electricity Industry Act 2010 (except subpart 1 of Part 4 held by the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs)
Energy Companies Act 1992
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000
Energy (Fuels, Levies, and References) Act 1989
Gas Act 1992
International Energy Agreement Act 1976
Manapouri-Te Anau Development Act 1963
Petroleum Demand Restraint Act 1981
Minister for the Environment
Environmental Protection Authority Act 2011
Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012
Minister of Finance
Crown Retail Deposit Guarantee Scheme Act 2009
International Finance Agreements Act 1961
Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010
Kiwisaver Act 2006 (jointly responsible with the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for the appointment of default KiwiSaver providers under section 177)
New Zealand Productivity Commission Act 2010
Non-bank Deposit Takers Act 2013
Overseas Investment Act 2005
Public Finance Act 1977
Public Finance Act 1989
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989
Minister of Fisheries
Fisheries Act 1983
Fisheries Act 1996
Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004
Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act 1992
Minister for Food Safety
Agriculture Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997
Animal Products Act 1999
Food Act 2014
Wine Act 2003
Minister of Foreign Affairs
New Zealand Antarctic Institute Act 1996
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Act 1996
Minister Responsible for the Government Communications Security Bureau
Government Communications Security Bureau Act 2003
Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration
Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Act 2017
Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016
Minister of Health
Disabled Persons Community Welfare Act 1975, Parts II and 2A
Health and Disability Services (Safety) Act 2001
Psychoactive Substances Act 2013
Radiation Safety Act 2016
Minister of Housing
Home Ownership Savings Act 1974
Housing Act 1955
Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Act 2013
Housing Corporation Act 1974
Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Retirement Villages Act 2003
State Advances Corporation Act 1965
Unit Titles Act 2010
Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006
Minister of Immigration
Immigration Act 2009
Minister for Infrastructure
New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/Te Waihanga Act 2019
Utilities Access Act 2010
Minister of Internal Affairs
Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act 1995
Electronic Identity Verification Act 2012
Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017
Gambling Act 2003
National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa) Act 2003
Public Lending Right for New Zealand Authors Act 2008
Public Records Act 2005
Minister of Justice
Animals Law Reform Act 1989
Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009
Civil Union Act 2004
Crimes of Torture Act 1989
Criminal Cases Review Commission Act 2019
Department of Justice (Restructuring Act) 1995
Hotel Association of New Zealand Act 1969
Justices of the Peace Act 1957
Law Commission Act 1985
Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006
Marriage Act 1955
Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010
Public Service Investment Society Management Act (No 2) 1979
Public Trust Act 2001
Real Estate Agents Act 2008
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004
Telecommunications (Interception Capability) Act 2004
Trustee Companies Act 1967
Minister for Land Information
Cadastral Survey Act 2002
Crown Grants Act 1908
Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998
Land Transfer Act 2017
Land Transfer (Computer Registers and Electronic Lodgement) Amendment Act 2002
New Zealand Geographic Board (Nga Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008
Rating Valuations Act 1998
Tourist and Health Resorts Control Act 1908
Valuers Act 1948
Minister of Local Government
Local Government Act 2002
Minister responsible for Ministerial Services
Members of Parliament (Remuneration and Services) Act 2013
Minister of Maori Development
Broadcasting Act 1989, Part 4A [Te Reo Whakapuaki Irirangi]
Minister of Police
Policing Act 2008
Minister for Racing
Racing Act 2003
Minister of Revenue
Kiwisaver Act 2006 (overall administration, but the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the Minister of Finance jointly responsible for the appointment of default KiwiSaver providers under section 177)
Minister of Research, Science and Innovation
Building Research Levy Act 1989
Callaghan Innovation Act 2012
Crown Research Institutes Act 1992
Heavy Engineering Research Levy Act 1978
Measurement Standards Act 1992
Research, Science and Technology Act 2010
Minister for Small Business
New Zealand Business Number Act 2016
Minister for Social Development
Disabled Persons Community Welfare Act 1975 (except for Parts II and 2A)
Education Act 1989 (part 25 (Student Allowances) only)
Families Commission Act 2003
Family Benefits (Home Ownership) Act 1986
Social Security Act 1964
Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Act 1990
Social Workers Registration Act 2003
Minister for Sport and Recreation
Sport and Recreation New Zealand Act 2002
Sports Anti-Doping Act 2006
Minister for State Owned Enterprises
New Zealand Railways Corporation Act 1981
Southland Electricity Act 1993
State Owned Enterprises Act 1986
Minister of Tourism
Immigration Act 2009 (Sections 399A and 399B)
New Zealand Tourism Board Act 1991
Minister of Trade
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise Act 2003 (joint assignment with Minister for Economic Development)
Minister of Transport
Civil Aviation Act 1990
Land Transport Act 1998
Land Transport Management Act 2003
Maritime Security Act 2004
Maritime Transport Act 1994
Public Transport Management Act 2008
Railways Act 2005
Road User Charges Act 2012
Transport Act 1962
Submarine Cables and Pipelines Protection Act 1996
Minister for Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011
Minister of Veterans’ Affairs
Patriotic and Canteen Funds Act 1947
Veterans' Support Act 2014
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Employment Relations Act 2000 (except for section 198)
Mines Rescue Act 2013
Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987
Volunteers Employment Protection Act 1973
WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013
Departments of State
Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment
Department of Corrections
Ministry for Culture and Heritage
Ministry of Education
Education Act 1989 (Parts 1-3, 7, 8, 9, 11-18, 24, 26, 27, 29)
Education Lands Act 1949
Ministry for the Environment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Anti-Personnel Mines Prohibition Act 1998
Cluster Munitions Prohibition Act 2009
Ministry of Health
Psychoactive Substances Act 2013
Radiation Safety Act 2016
Inland Revenue Department
Kiwisaver Act 2006 (Parts 1 to 3, aspects of Part 5, and Schedule 3)
Department of Internal Affairs
Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
Greater Christchurch Regeneration Act 2016
Ministry of Justice
Land Information New Zealand
Ministry for Primary Industries
Ministry of Social Development
Statistics New Zealand
Ministry of Transport
The Treasury
Housing Corporation Act 1974 (Part 5A)
Utilities Access Act 2010
1 Assignment to take effect when relevant part of Act brought into force.