Your complete guide to using the NZ Legislation Tool
This guide will help you get the most out of the NZ Legislation Tool. Whether you're a researcher, student, developer, or administrator, you'll find workflows and tips tailored to your needs.
New to the tool? Start with our Quick Start Guide.
- Research Workflow - Complete end-to-end workflow
- Export for Analysis (Coming Soon)
- Citation Guide (Coming Soon)
- Assignment Basics (Coming Soon)
- Common Searches (Coming Soon)
- Export to Excel (Coming Soon)
- JSON Parsing (Coming Soon)
- Automation Scripts (Coming Soon)
- Integration Examples (Coming Soon)
- Team Setup (Coming Soon)
- API Key Management (Coming Soon)
- Monitoring Usage (Coming Soon)
| Task | Command | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Search | nzlegislation search --query "..." |
nzlegislation search --query "health" |
| Get details | nzlegislation get "ID" |
nzlegislation get "act/2020/67" |
| Export to CSV | nzlegislation export --query "..." --output file.csv |
nzlegislation export --query "health" --output results.csv |
| Generate citation | nzlegislation cite "ID" |
nzlegislation cite "act/2020/67" |
| Check config | nzlegislation config --show |
(shows current settings) |
| Filter | Option | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Type | --type |
--type act |
| Status | --status |
--status in-force |
| Date from | --from |
--from 2020-01-01 |
| Date to | --to |
--to 2024-12-31 |
| Limit | --limit |
--limit 50 |
- Your First Search (Coming Soon)
- Export to Excel (Coming Soon)
- Create Citations (Coming Soon)
- Advanced Filtering (Coming Soon)
- Batch Operations (Coming Soon)
- Working with Dates (Coming Soon)
- Automation Scripts (Coming Soon)
- API Integration (Coming Soon)
- Performance Optimization (Coming Soon)
- FAQ - Common questions answered
- Troubleshooting - Step-by-step fixes
- Glossary - Technical terms explained simply
- Accessibility - Accessibility features & search tips
- Command Reference - Detailed command documentation
- GitHub Discussions - Ask the community
This documentation aims to meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards for accessibility.
Features:
- ✅ Screen reader compatible structure
- ✅ Keyboard navigation supported
- ✅ High contrast text formatting
- ✅ Descriptive link text (no "click here")
- ✅ Clear heading hierarchy
- ✅ Plain language (Grade 8-10 reading level)
Issues? If you encounter accessibility barriers, please open an issue or contact us.
- README - Quick start and overview
- Developer Guide - For contributors
- API Reference - Technical details
- Contributing - How to help
Last Updated: 2026-03-10
Version: 1.0.0