Disability Support Services Bill — historical introduced text, May 2026
NZ Legislation
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Official primary
2026-10-09
Next review: 2026-11-09
New Zealand
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Evidence boundary: Historical introduced Bill. Enactment dates checked against official indexed PCO text and current DSS guidance; direct PCO retrieval returned HTTP 403. Draft clauses may differ from enacted provisions.
Short Answer
Historical May 2026 introduced Bill, superseded by the enacted Act (doc-1624); draft provisions should not be presented as current law.
Why it matters
Compare introduced proposals with the enacted Act and subsequent directions or programmes. Keep draft, enactment and current operational service settings distinct.
Key Points
- •Introduced on 18 May 2026, according to the enacted Act legislative history.
- •Bundled PDF preserves the introduced Bill, not the enacted Act.
- •Royal assent: 3 September 2026; commencement: 4 September 2026 (Act section 2).
- •Current enacted framework is separately recorded in doc-1624.
- •DSS guidance updated 4 September says existing support and assessment processes continue.
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Full Summary & Notes
Historical introduced Government Bill on the Disability Support Services framework, preserved as legislative history. It was subsequently enacted as the Disability Support Services Act 2026, assented on 3 September and commenced on 4 September 2026. Use doc-1624 for current statutory text and DSS guidance for current support settings.
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