Age of Majority Amendment Bill

1. Title

This act is the Age of Majority Amendment Act.

2. Commencement

This Act shall come into effect on 1 January, 2022.

3. Purpose

The purpose of this Act is to reduce the age of Majority in New Zealand from 20 to 18.

4. Acts Amended

This Act amends the Age of Majority Act 1970. (The Principal Act.)

5. Amendments

Amend section 4(1) to read:

"For all the purposes of the law of New Zealand a person shall attain full age on attaining the age of 18 years."

6. Clarifaction

Where at the commencement of this Act a person has attained the age of 18 years but has not attained the age of 20 years they shall attain full age on 1 January 2022.

Explanatory Notes

Section 1 is the title section Section 2 is the commencement section. Section 3 is the purpose section Section 4 specifies the act amended by this bill Section 5 amends the age of majority act 1970 Section 6 clarifies the age of majority for those who have attained the age of 18 prior to the commencement of the bill

B.1056 - Age of Majority Amendment Bill is authored and sponsored by /u/TheTrashMan_10 (Kotahi) as a Private Member’s Bill.

Debate on this bill will end 31/03/2021 at 11pm NZT.