28 February 2025
Ref: DOIA-REQ-0009863
Ryan Ambler
Email:
[FYI request #29931 email]
Tēnā koe Ryan
Thank you for your email of 30 January 2025 to the Ministry of Business, Innovafion and Employment
(MBIE) requesfing, under the Official Informafion Act 1982 (the Act), the fol owing informafion:
[1] Does the KiwiSaver Act 2006 have Royal Assent?
[2] If yes, provide the date and evidence to establish the fact;
The KiwiSaver Act 2006 received Royal Assent on 6 September 2006. The Act and the Royal Assent date is
publicly available at:
hftps://www.legislafion.govt.nz/act/public/2006/0040/latest/DLM378372.html.
For more informafion about the KiwiSaver Act 2006, Inland Revenue publishes informafion at:
hftps://www.taxtechnical.ird.govt.nz/new-legislafion/act-arficles/kiwisaver-act-2006.
You may also wish to refer to the New Zealand Parliament website for more informafion about the
legislafive process. More informafion about Royal Assent can be found at:
hftps://www.parliament.nz/en/visit-and-learn/how-parliament-works/parliamentary-pracfice-in-new-
zealand-2023-by-chapter/chapter-40-the-legislafive-process-third-reading-and-royal-assent/.
If you would like to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further
assistance, please contac
t [email address].
You have the right to seek an invesfigafion and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Informafion
about how to make a complaint is available a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
Nāku noa, nā
Tom Simcock
Manager, Financial Markets
Building, Resources and Markets
