Committee notes
Commerce
The committee met on 4 July to consider the Regulatory Reform Bill and the Regulatory Reform (Repeals) Bill, and the Consumer Guarantees Amendment Bill. The committee also considered the 2011/12 Estimates for Vote Tourism and Vote Economic Development, as well as the petitions of Mary Schmack, and Allan Hunter, and the report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on Smart electricity meters: How households and the environment can benefit.
The committee was referred the Regulatory Standards Bill on 5 July. The committee has resolved to call for public submissions on this bill with a closing date of 18 August 2011. The bill is due to be reported to the House on 20 October 2011.
The committee will next meet on 14 July.
Education and Science
The committee met on 6 July to consider further the Education Amendment Bill (No 4) and the 2011/12 Estimates for Vote Science and Innovation.
The committee will next meet on 13 July to consider further the 2011/12 Estimates for Votes Education, Vote Education Review Office, and Vote Tertiary Education. The committee will also further consider the Education Amendment Bill (No 4).
Finance and Expenditure
The committee will next meet on Wednesday 13 July 2011 to consider the Student Loan Scheme Bill and other items of business before it.
The committee met on 6 July to continue its consideration of the Student Loan Scheme Bill and other items of business before it.
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
The committee met on 7 July to consider the 2011/12 Estimates for Vote Customs, and Vote Veterans’ Affairs-Defence Force and Vote Veterans’ Affairs-Social Development, and to consider further aspects of the inquiry into New Zealand’s relationship with India.
The committee is due to meet again on 14 July when it will further consider aspects of its inquiry into New Zealand’s relationship with India. It will also consider the 2011/12 Estimates for Vote Defence and Vote Defence Force, and Vote Foreign Affairs and Trade and Vote Official Development Assistance.
Government Administration
The committee met on 5 July and deliberated on the Statutes Amendment Bill (No 2); the committee’s report has been presented to the House and is now available on the Parliament website.
The committee also met on 6 July to hear evidence from the Minister of Statistics on the 2011/12 Estimates for Vote Statistics. In addition, the committee considered the 2011/12 Estimates for Vote Internal Affairs, Vote State Services, and Vote Women’s Affairs. The reports for Vote Internal Affairs and Vote Women’s Affairs have been presented to the House and are available on the Parliament website.
When the committee next meets on 13 July, it will consider the 2011/12 Estimates for Vote State Services, Vote Office of the Clerk, Vote Parliamentary Service, Vote Pacific Island Affairs, Vote Ministerial Services, Vote Statistics, Vote Arts, Culture and Heritage, Vote Emergency Management, Vote National Archives, Vote National Library, Vote Ombudsmen, Vote Prime Minister and Cabinet, Vote Racing, Vote Sport and Recreation, the petition of Donald James Rowlands, and the Visit of a delegation of chairpersons and deputy chairpersons from the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.
Health
The committee met on 6 July to consider further its inquiry into early detection and treatment of prostate cancer. It also heard evidence on its briefing on the vision screening programme, and resumed consideration of the 2011/12 Estimates for Vote Health.
The committee will next meet on 13 July to consider further its inquiry into early detection and treatment of prostate cancer, and the 2011/12 Estimates for Vote Health.
Justice and Electoral
The committee met on 7 July to consider the 2011/12 Estimates and the Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bill.
The committee will next meet on 14 July to consider the Alcohol Reform Bill.
Law and Order
The committee met on 6 July to consider further the Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill, the Juries (Jury Service and Protection of Particulars of July List Information) Amendment Bill, and the petition of Coral Holroyd. It also concluded consideration of the Sentencing (Aggravating Factors) Amendment Bill); the committee’s report has been presented to the House and is now available on the Parliament website.
The committee will next meet on 13 July to consider the Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill, and the petition of Coral Holroyd.
Local Government and Environment
The committee met on 4 July to hear evidence on the Freedom Camping Bill.
The committee also met on 7 July to hear evidence on the 2011/12 Estimates for Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and Vote Conservation. The committee also considered the Local Government Borrowing Bill, and the Freedom Camping Bill. The committee also further considered the petitions of P Findlay, and Maureen Pugh.
The committee will next meet on 12 July to consider further the Freedom Camping Bill.
The committee will also meet on 14 July to consider further the Southland District Council (Stewart Island/Rakiura Visitor Levy) Empowering Bill, the Local Government Borrowing Bill, and the Freedom Camping Bill. The committee will also further consider the 2011/12 Estimates for Vote Conservation, Vote Environment, Vote Climate Change, Vote Local Government, and Vote Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment.
Māori Affairs
The committee met on 6 July to hear further evidence on the Ngati Pahāuwera Treaty Claims Settlement Bill, and the Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill. The committee also considered its inquiry into the determinants of wellbeing for Māori and Pacific children.
The committee will next meet on 13 July to continue its consideration of the 2011/12 Estimates for Vote Māori Affairs, and Vote Treaty Negotiations, as well as the Ngati Pahāuwera Treaty Claims Settlement Bill, and the Ngati Porou Claims Settlement Bill.
Primary Production
The committee met on 7 July to consider the 2011/12 Estimates for Vote Agriculture, and Vote Forestry, Vote Biosecurity, and Vote Food Safety, the petition of Doetie Keizer van der Wal, and the National Animal Identification and Tracing Bill. The committee initiated two further items of business; a briefing on agricultural development in the Waitaki Basin and Mackenzie Country, and a briefing on the 2011 Ballance farm environment awards.
Regulations Review
The committee met on 7 July to consider its investigations into orders in council made under the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011 and under the Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act 2010, and recently promulgated statutory regulations.
The committee will next meet on 14 July to consider recently promulgated statutory and deemed regulations.
Social Services
The committee met on 6 July to consider its inquiry into the identification, rehabilitation, and care and protection of child offenders, and also its inquiry into boarding houses in New Zealand. The committee also considered the Crimes Amendment Bill (No. 2), the 2011/12 Estimates for Vote Community and Voluntary Sector and Vote Senior Citizens, and the petition of Graeme Axford.
The committee will next meet on 13 July.
Standing Orders
The committee met on 7 July to consider the Review of Standing Orders, and will continue to do so next week.
Transport and Industrial Relations
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will meet next on 14 July to consider further Vote ACC, Vote Employment, Vote Immigration, Vote Labour and Vote Transport, which must be reported to the House by 19 July 2011.
