Committee notes
Commerce
The committee met on 17 September to hear evidence on the Motor Vehicle Sales Amendment Bill.
The committee will next meet on 24 September to hear evidence on the 2008/09 financial review of the Securities Commission, and to consider the Regulatory Improvement Bill and the Radio New Zealand Amendment Bill.
Education and Science
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 23 September to consider the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill, the Student Loan Scheme (Exemptions and Miscellaneous Provisions) Amendment Bill, and the petitions of Aaron Gilmore and Ngahuia Nuri.
Finance and Expenditure
The committee met on 16 September to continue its consideration of the Taxation (Consequential Rate Alignment and Remedial Matters) Bill and the Methodist Church of New Zealand Trusts Bill.
The committee will next meet on 23 September to further consider the Taxation (Consequential Rate Alignment and Remedial Matters) Bill, and other items of business before it.
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 17 September to consider and hear submissions on the Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill, and hear submissions on the International treaty examination: United Nations Convention against Corruption. It will also receive a briefing from the New Zealand Baha’i community.
Government Administration
The committee met on 5 August and considered the Inquiries Bill.
The committee will next meet on 23 September to consider the Inquiries Bill and the petition of Tony Ciani.
Health
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 23 September to hear evidence on its inquiry into early detection and treatment of prostate cancer, and consider the petition of Timothy Delaney, and the petition of Jacqueline Langley.
Justice and Electoral
The committee met on 17 September in Wellington to hear evidence on the Crimes (Provocation Repeal) Amendment Bill, and the Limitation Bill. The committee also considered the Sale and Supply of Liquor and Liquor Enforcement Bill, its inquiry into the 2008 general election, the Search and Surveillance Bill, the petitions of Vince Siemer, Neil Patel, and Timothy Grigg.
The committee will next meet on 24 September to hear evidence on the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Bill. It will also consider the Crimes (Provocation Repeal) Amendment Bill, the Limitation Bill, the Privacy (Cross-border Information) Amendment Bill, its inquiry into the 2008 general election, the Search and Surveillance Bill, and the petitions of Vince Siemer, Neil Patel, and Timothy Grigg.
Law and Order
The committee met on 16 September to further consider the Corrections (Contract Management of Prisons) Amendment Bill.
The committee will next meet on 23 September to further consider the Corrections (Contract Management of Prisons) Amendment Bill, and hear evidence on the Report of the Controller and Auditor-General on Department of Corrections: Managing offenders on parole.
Local Government and Environment
The committee met on 17 September to hear evidence on the Public Works (Offer Back of and Compensation for Acquired Land) Amendment Bill.
The committee will next meet on 24 September to hear evidence on the Public Works (Offer Back of and Compensation for Acquired Land) Amendment Bill and the Sustainable Biofuel Bill, and to consider three petitions regarding the location of cellphone towers.
Māori Affairs
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 23 September to consider its briefing on Māori educational achievement and its inquiry into the operation of the Māori Community Development Act 1962 and related issues. It will also consider the petition of Peter Henry Edward Bloomer and hear evidence on its briefing on the use of tobacco by Māori. This briefing is open to the public.
Primary Production
The committee met on September 17 to consider the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Bill and the Biosecurity Amendment Bill.
The committee will next meet on 24 September to further consider the Biosecurity Amendment Bill.
Regulations Review
The committee met on 17 September to consider recently promulgated statutory regulations and regulation-making powers in the Biosecurity Amendment Bill.
The committee will next meet on 15 October to consider recently promulgated statutory and deemed regulations, regulation-making powers in the Infrastructure Bill, and the complaint regarding Clause 61 (Fees) of the Medicines Regulations 1984.
Social Services
The committee met on 16 September to consider the Social Assistance (Payment of New Zealand Superannuation and Veteran’s Pension Overseas) Amendment Bill, and the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill.
The committee will next meet on 23 September to further consider the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill, and also consider the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Bill. The meeting will be closed to the public.
Transport and Industrial Relations
The committee met on 17 September to consider and hear evidence on the Infrastructure Bill.
The committee will next meet on 24 September to continue to hear evidence on the Infrastructure Bill.
