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Government’s legislative programme; New Zealand Bill of Rights; drafting and printing; Member in charge of bill; promoter; preliminary procedures for private bills and local bills
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14 Oct 10 |
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Stages in the passing of bills; introduction; circulation of bills; withdrawal of bill; report under New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990; first reading; consideration by select committees; second reading; Committee of the whole House; amendments; putting the Question; financial veto; third reading; and passing
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14 Oct 10 |
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Royal assent; promulgation and publication of Acts
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14 Oct 10 |
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Making and review of delegated legislation; complaints; Regulations Review Committee and reports on regulations
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14 Oct 10 |
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Role of Members; pecuniary interests; remuneration and services
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14 Oct 10 |
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Nature of parliamentary inquiries; powers to obtain evidence; protections for witnesses
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14 Oct 10 |
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Public finance principles; financial year; financial responsibility of the Crown; financial veto; Finance and Expenditure Committee
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14 Oct 10 |
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Legal authority and financial authority; payment of public money; types of appropriation; unappropriated expenditure
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14 Oct 10 |
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Accounting for and reporting revenue; taxation; third-party revenue
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14 Oct 10 |
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Supply process; Budget preparations; the Budget; main Appropriation Bill and estimates; Imprest Supply bills; supplementary appropriations; confirmation or validation of expenditure
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14 Oct 10 |
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Types of reporting entity; reporting standards; financial statements of the Government; departmental and non-departmental reporting; audit; publication of reports
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14 Oct 10 |
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Monitoring and control of public entities; parliamentary accountability; Government’s financial statements; financial reviews; debates on financial reviews
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14 Oct 10 |
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Petitioning Parliament; contents and procedures for petitions; select committee consideration and report; responses to recommendations
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14 Oct 10 |
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Requirements to present papers; presentation and publication; legal status
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14 Oct 10 |
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Adverse references; application to the Speaker; Speaker’s determination; form of response; presentation to the House
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14 Oct 10 |
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The Speaker’s duties and position; Deputy Speaker, Assistant Speakers and Temporary Speakers
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14 Oct 10 |
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Types of questions; lodging; and processing of notices;
content of questions; question time; replies; supplementary questions
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14 Oct 10 |
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Electoral referendums; citizens’-initiated referendums
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14 Oct 10 |
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General debates; applications to debate matters of urgent public importance; ruling by Speaker on applications; special debates
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14 Oct 10 |
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Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee; treaties; legislating for treaty obligations; convention of prior parliamentary examination of treaties; joint committee meetings with Australia; inter-parliamentary relations
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14 Oct 10 |
