Template talk:Infobox NZ Legislation
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[edit] Usage
This infobox takes a number of parameters:
- short_title
- the short title of the legislation, displayed at the top of the infobox. Should preferably be the same as the article title.
- long_title
- the long title of the legislation.
- introduced_by
- who first introduced the legislation into parliament. This could be a link to an individual politician, or a political party if you do not know the individual. One could also mention whether it was a government-supported bill or a private member's bill.
- date_passed
- the date the legislation was approved by the parliament which made it.
- royal_assent
- the date the legislation received Royal Assent
- commencement
- the date at which the legislation became effective.
- amendments
- internal links to amending or repealing legislation, or even a list of years in which the legislation has been modified.
- related_legislation
- self-explanatory.
- status
- this can be one of three values, "Current" (for legislation still in force), "Amended" (for legislation which has been substantially modified by separate legislation), or "Repealed" (for legislation which has been repealed, or is no longer in force).
[edit] First line
Use of this template makes the text of an article start one line below normal. Could this be fixed? Cheers. Ingolfson 10:27, 2 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Long title
Does new legislation use "long title"? Looks like "purpose" is the modern equivalent (http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0034/latest/whole.html?search=ts_all%40act%40bill%40regulation_terrorism#DLM151491). Matt (talk) 00:27, 14 June 2008 (UTC)
