Automated accessibility results for www.ldac.org.nz

Parliamentary Counsel Office

October 2026 scan

Rank
#195 of 487 websites, #1 = worst
Avg. issues
1.07 issues/page
Issues found
640
Pages scanned
300 33 with issues
Issue types
3

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Trend

Avg. issues per page for this website, by quarter.

More details

Critical issues
318
Serious issues
322
Moderate issues
0
Minor issues
0
Pages scanned (mobile)
300
Pages scanned (desktop)
300
Mobile issues
320
Desktop issues
320

Top 3 issue groups

Showing 3 of 162 issue groups, ranked by detected instances.

These groups account for 322 of this website's 640 detected issue instances (50%).

1. image-alt

WCAG Success Criterion 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)

Ensure <img> elements have alternative text or a role of none or presentation

<img src="/vite/assets/jump-link-down-InLGgqBi.svg">

318 instances on 32 pages Mobile: 159 instances · Desktop: 159 instances

Affected pages (32)
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/about/engaging-with-ldac Mobile 5 · Desktop 5
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/appeal-and-review-2/chapter-28 Mobile 9 · Desktop 9
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/appeal-and-review-2/chapter-29 Mobile 3 · Desktop 3
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/compliance-and-enforcement-2/chapter-22 Mobile 3 · Desktop 3
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/compliance-and-enforcement-2/chapter-23 Mobile 2 · Desktop 2
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/compliance-and-enforcement-2/chapter-24 Mobile 7 · Desktop 7
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/compliance-and-enforcement-2/chapter-26 Mobile 8 · Desktop 8
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/compliance-and-enforcement-2/chapter-27 Mobile 2 · Desktop 2
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/constitutional-issues-and-recognising-rights-2/chapter-4 Mobile 10 · Desktop 10
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/constitutional-issues-and-recognising-rights-2/chapter-5 Mobile 7 · Desktop 7
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/constitutional-issues-and-recognising-rights-2/chapter-6 Mobile 2 · Desktop 2
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/constitutional-issues-and-recognising-rights-2/chapter-7 Mobile 4 · Desktop 4
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/constitutional-issues-and-recognising-rights-2/chapter-8 Mobile 5 · Desktop 5
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/early-design-issues-2/chapter-2 Mobile 6 · Desktop 6
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/early-design-issues-2/chapter-3 Mobile 7 · Desktop 7
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/international-issues-2/chapter-10 Mobile 6 · Desktop 6
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/international-issues-2/chapter-9 Mobile 3 · Desktop 3
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/issues-particularly-relevant-to-empowering-secondary-legislation-2/chapter-14 Mobile 9 · Desktop 9
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/issues-particularly-relevant-to-empowering-secondary-legislation-2/chapter-15 Mobile 3 · Desktop 3
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/issues-particularly-relevant-to-empowering-secondary-legislation-2/chapter-16 Mobile 3 · Desktop 3
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/issues-particularly-relevant-to-empowering-secondary-legislation-2/chapter-17 Mobile 7 · Desktop 7
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/issues-relevant-to-all-legislation-2/chapter-11 Mobile 4 · Desktop 4
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/issues-relevant-to-all-legislation-2/chapter-12 Mobile 6 · Desktop 6
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/issues-relevant-to-all-legislation-2/chapter-13 Mobile 6 · Desktop 6
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/new-powers-and-entities-2/chapter-18 Mobile 5 · Desktop 5
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/new-powers-and-entities-2/chapter-19 Mobile 3 · Desktop 3
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/new-powers-and-entities-2/chapter-20 Mobile 4 · Desktop 4
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/legislation-guidelines-2021-edition/new-powers-and-entities-2/chapter-21 Mobile 5 · Desktop 5
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/supplementary-materials/confirmable-instruments Mobile 5 · Desktop 5
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/supplementary-materials/designing-purpose-provisions-and-statements-of-principle Mobile 2 · Desktop 2
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/supplementary-materials/exposure-draft-bills Mobile 5 · Desktop 5
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/supplementary-materials/guidance-on-commencement-clauses Mobile 3 · Desktop 3

2. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<div class="col fw-semibold ps-0"> Consulting with LDAC before a Bill is introduced …

2 instances on 1 page Mobile: 1 instance · Desktop: 1 instance

Affected pages (1)
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/about/engaging-with-ldac Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

3. color-contrast

WCAG Success Criterion 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum) (Level AA)

Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds

<div class="col fw-semibold ps-0"> Forms of commencement clause </div>

2 instances on 1 page Mobile: 1 instance · Desktop: 1 instance

Affected pages (1)
The Legislation Design and Advisory Committee https://www.ldac.org.nz/guidelines/supplementary-materials/guidance-on-commencement-clauses Mobile 1 · Desktop 1

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