This bill would make changes to the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017. It aims to simplify the implementation of the insurance-based levy framework for Fire and Emergency New Zealand. The levy is insurance based, which means that insurance policyholders are charged a levy based on the type and amount of insurance they have.

The bill would make the following changes to the levy regime:

· The Fire and Emergency levy would be charged on contracts of insurance for fire damage rather than contracts of insurance for material damage.

· The bill would change the basis for calculating the levy from the amount insured to the sum insured in contracts for fire damage.

· The bill would clarify how the levy applies to motor vehicle insurance.

· The commencement date of the regime would change from 1 July 2024 to 1 July 2026 or by an earlier date set by Order in Council.

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