On 25 March the House established the Electoral Legislation Committee to consider and report to it on such legislation concerning the referendum on the electoral system, and reform to the electoral finance regime that may be referred to it. The 12 committee members are as follows: Amy Adams (Chairperson), Hon Lianne Dalziel (Deputy Chairperson), Hon Jim Anderton, John Boscawen, Hon Peter Dunne, Hon Pete Hodgson, Hon Darren Hughes, Rahui Katene, Hekia Parata, Paul Quinn, Chris Tremain, and Metiria Turei.
Committee notes
Auckland Governance Legislation
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet later this month to continue its consideration of the bill.
Commerce
The committee met on 1 April to consider the Financial Service Providers (Pre-Implementation Adjustments) Bill. The committee also considered the 2008/09 financial review of the Public Trust, and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.
The committee will next meet on 22 April.
Education and Science
The committee met on 31 March to further consider the 2008/09 financial review of Landcare Research New Zealand Limited, and the New Zealand Teachers Council.
The committee will next meet on 21 April.
Finance and Expenditure
The committee met on 31 March to consider the Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Bill, and the international treaty examination of the Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Republic of Singapore for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income. It also heard evidence on the Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on The Auditor-General’s views on setting financial reporting standards for the public sector.
The committee will next meet on 21 April.
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
On 1 April the committee met with the Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand from the European Parliament.
The committee will next meet on 22 April.
Government Administration
The committee met on 31 March to consider and deliberate on the Statutes Amendment Bill.
The committee will next meet on 21 April to consider the petition of Nathan James Ngatai and 1,050 others, and the 2008/09 financial review of the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (Pouhere Taonga), and the New Zealand Fire Service Commission.
Health
The committee met on 31 March to consider the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (Storage) Amendment Bill.
The committee will next meet on 15 April in Auckland to hear evidence on its inquiry into how to improve completion rates of childhood immunisation, and to further consider the inquiry into early detection and treatment of prostate cancer.
Justice and Electoral
The committee met 1 April to consider the Electoral (Administration) Amendment Bill, the Limitation Bill, the Search and Surveillance Bill, the Child and Family Protection Bill, and the 2008/09 financial review of the Legal Services Agency.
The committee will not be meeting next week.
Law and Order
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will not be meeting next week.
Local Government and Environment
The committee met on 1 April to consider the Franklin District Council (Contribution to Funding of Museums) Amendment Bill, and the 2008/09 financial review of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority.
The committee will next meet on 22 April.
Māori Affairs
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 21 April to hear evidence on the inquiry into the tobacco industry in Aotearoa and the consequences of tobacco use for Māori. This hearing will be open to the public.
Officers of Parliament
The committee met on 1 April to consider the 2010/11 draft budgets for the Office of the Controller and Auditor General, the Office of the Ombudsmen, and the Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and alterations to the 2009/10 appropriations for Vote Audit, Vote Ombudsmen, and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
Primary Production
The committee met on 1 April to meet with the Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand from the European Parliament, and to continue its consideration of the Animal Welfare Amendment Bill.
The committee will not be meeting next week.
Regulations Review
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 21 April to hear evidence on the complaint regarding New Zealand (Mandatory Fortification of Bread with Folic Acid) Amendment Food Standard 2009.
Social Services
The committee met on 31 March to hear evidence on its inquiry into the identification, rehabilitation, and care and protection of child offenders.
The committee will not be meeting next week.
Transport and Industrial Relations
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 22 April to consider the 2008/09 financial review of the New Zealand Transport Agency, and to hear evidence on its briefing on integrated ticketing.
