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Plain Language Act 2022

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Plain Language Act 2022
New Zealand Parliament
  • An Act to improve the effectiveness and accountability of public service agencies and Crown agents, and to improve the accessibility of certain documents that they make available to the public, by providing for those documents to use language that is (a) appropriate to the intended audience; and (b) clear, concise, and well organised.[1]
Royal assent21 October 2022[2]
Legislative history
Introduced byRachel Boyack[2]
First reading16 February 2022[2]
Second reading1 September 2022[2]
Third reading19 October 2022[2]
Status: Current legislation

The Plain Language Act 2022 (2022 No 54) is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand.[2][3] The Act specifies the requirement of government officials to use plain, easily understood language when communicating with the public.[4] It received royal assent on 21 October 2022.

References

  1. ^ Plain Language Act 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Plain Language Bill". New Zealand Parliament. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  3. ^ Plain Language Act 2022.
  4. ^ "New Zealand passes plain language bill to jettison jargon". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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