Plain Language Act 2022

Plain Language Act 2022
Plain Language Act 2022
New Zealand Parliament
	Long title An Act to improve the effectiveness and accountability of the public service by requiring communications to be clear and accessible to the public; set out requirements for public service agencies and Crown entities that all relevant documents produced use plain language. ;
Royal assent	21 October 2022
Legislative history
Introduced by	Rachel Boyack
First reading	16 February 2022
Second reading	1 September 2022
Third reading	19 October 2022
	Status: Not yet in force

The Plain Language Act 2022 is an Act of the New Zealand Parliament.^[1]^[2] The Act specifies the requirement of government officials to use plain, easily understood language when communicating with the public.^[3] It received royal assent on the 21 October 2022.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Plain Language Bill". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
^ Plain Language Act 2022.
^ "New Zealand passes plain language bill to jettison jargon". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

External links

New Zealand Electoral Commission's website

[NZ_Parliament-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Plain Language Bill". New Zealand Parliament. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

[2] Plain Language Act 2022.

[3] "New Zealand passes plain language bill to jettison jargon". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

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