Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin announced the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill will be deferred to deal with problems caused by the select committee process. "Significant" changes and a lack of consultation over self-identification will see the Government defer its Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Bill. Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin said the bill was being deferred to deal with problems caused by the select committee process. In August, Parliament's governance and administration select committee released its final report on a bill that would amend the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Act, which was last revised in 1995. While the legal process was being undertaken, she intended to lead work to make practical improvements to the current process.

Source: Stuff February 25, 2019 05:02 UTC