The Climate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment Bill would block tort claims against greenhouse gas emitters for climate-related harm, and would do so retrospectively, with the explicit intention of extinguishing Smith v Fonterra and others.

Have your say: Submissions close 9:00am, Monday 13 July 2026.

We have several resources available to explain the Tort Prohibition Bill and help with your submissions:

• Join us for a free webinar at 1:30pm on Thursday 9 July to hear from the experts (Mike Smith, Bjørn-Oliver Magsig, David Hall, and Laura MacKay) who will explain the Tort Prohibition Bill and its implications.

  You can find more information on the webinar and speakers here.

  You can register for the webinar here. 

• We have compiled a submission hub for the Tort Prohibition Bill which includes Lawyers for Climate Action’s submission, an explainer from us as well as background materials that may be useful.

If there is anything we can do to help with your submissions or if you have any wider questions about the Bill, please do reach out.