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What advice, briefings, reports, or any other document, if any, did the Ministry for the Environment produce on the impact of the Environment (Disestablishment of Ministry for the Environment) Amendment Bill, listed by title and date?

Answered Question 7316 (2026)
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Lan Pham

List MP · Green Party

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  • What advice, briefings, reports, or any other document, if any, did the Ministry for the Environment produce on the impact of the Environment (Disestablishment of Ministry for the Environment) Amendment Bill, listed by title and date?

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Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for the Environment

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The Ministry for the Environment has produced the following documents on the impact of the Environment (Disestablishment of Ministry for the Environment) Amendment Bill: 25/11/2025: BRF-6647: Briefing: Environment Act 1986 settings Departmental disclosure statement on the Environment (Disestablishment of the Ministry for the Environment) Amendment Bill (published at https://disclosure.legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2026/249) 13/02/2026: Draft legislative statement for the (Disestablishment of the Ministry for the Environment) Amendment Bill 16/02/2026: Draft first reading speech and draft press release