Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill: Approval for Introduction
These documents have been proactively released.
30 June 2022, Cabinet paper - Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill: Approval for Introduction
04 July 2022, Cabinet Business Committee Minute CBC-22-MIN-0040, Cabinet Office.
25 July 2022, Cabinet Minute CAB-22-MIN-0266, Cabinet Office.
This paper seeks Cabinet agreement to introduce the Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill. The Bill will create an accessibility framework that takes a progressive approach to identifying, preventing, and removing barriers to participation for disabled people, tāngata whaikaha and whānau whaikaha Māori and others with accessibility needs in New Zealand.
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- Section 9(2)(f)(iv) - the confidentiality of advice under active consideration
- Section 9(2)(g)(i) - to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinion
- Section 9(2)(h) - this information is legally privileged
- Out of scope – material unrelated to the information released.
The following documents that accompanied the Cabinet paper are already public:
Disclosure statement: Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill, which outlines a range of information to support and enhance the Parliamentary and public scrutiny of the Bill.
