Commerce Committee

• Motor Vehicle Sales Amendment Bill (39-2)
• Radio New Zealand Amendment Bill (30-1)
• Petition 2005/78 of John Andrew Dickson

Finance and Expenditure Committee

• 2008/09 financial review of Air New Zealand Limited
• 2008/09 financial review of the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General
• 2008/09 financial review of Television New Zealand Limited
• 2008/09 financial review of the Treasury and of the financial statements of the Government of New Zealand for the year ended 30 June 2009
• Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s monetary policy statement, December 2009 (I.3I)

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee

• International treaty examination of the New Zealand-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (including annexes Vols 1 and 2), the New Zealand-Malaysia Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, the New Zealand-Malaysia Agreement on Labour Cooperation, and the Exchange of Letters constituting an Agreement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Malaysia on the treatment of Alcoholic Beverages in the New Zealand-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement
• 2008/09 financial review of the Ministry of Defence and of the New Zealand Defence Force
• 2008/09 financial review of the New Zealand Antarctic Institute

Government Administration Committee

• 2008/09 financial review of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, of the Ministry of Women's Affairs, of the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, of Statistics New Zealand, and of the Office of the Ombudsmen
• 2008/09 financial review of the Parliamentary Service

Health Committee

• 2008/09 financial review of non-departmental appropriations for Management of Residual Health Liabilities and District Health Board Term Debt, and for National Elective Services

Officers of Parliament

• Inquiry into the appointment of an Ombudsman

Social Services Committee

• 2008/09 financial review of the Department of Building and Housing
• 2008/09 financial review of the New Zealand Artificial Limb Board and of the Social Workers Registration Board
• 2008/09 financial review of non-departmental appropriations for Assistance to Disadvantaged Persons, for Connected Communities, for Counselling and Rehabilitation Services, for Education and Prevention Services, for Family Wellbeing Services, for Services for Young People, for Strengthening Providers and Communities, for Strong Families, for Student Placement Services, and for Vocational Services for People with Disabilities

Auckland Governance Legislation Committee

• Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill (112-1)

Finance and Expenditure Committee

• Electricity Industry Bill (111-1)

Auckland Governance Legislation Committee

The committee met on 16 December to consider the Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill. The committee called for public submissions on the bill with a closing date of Friday, 12 February 2010. Submissions can be made on the Parliament website. The committee expects to begin hearings of evidence in Auckland in late February 2010.

The committee will next meet when the House resumes sitting in early February.

Commerce

The committee met on 15 December to consider the petition of John Andrew Dickson, and the Radio New Zealand Amendment Bill.

Education and Science

The committee did not meet this week.

The committee will next meet in the New Year.

Finance and Expenditure

The committee met on16 December to consider the 2008/09 financial reviews, and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s monetary policy statement, December 2009.

The committee will next meet on 10 February 2010.

Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

The committee met this week to hear evidence on and consider a briefing on Major Defence Acquisitions Projects 1 and 2, and to consider a briefing on the Tamil People in Sri Lanka, the petitions of Uma Naguleswaran, Mani Maniparathy, Dr Mei Meiyalaghan, Ramesh Manicavasagar, and Neil Ahilakumaran, and to consider its inquiry into New Zealand’s relationships with South Pacific countries.

The committee will next meet on 28 and 29 January 2010 to consider a briefing on the Tamil People in Sri Lanka, the petitions of Uma Naguleswaran, Mani Maniparathy, Dr Mei Meiyalaghan, Ramesh Manicavasagar, Neil Ahilakumaran, and Sinniah Ilanko, and its inquiry into New Zealand’s relationships with South Pacific countries.

Government Administration

The committee met on 16 December to hear evidence and consider the 2008/09 financial review of the Department of Internal Affairs. The committee also considered the 2008/09 financial review of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, the Office of the Ombudsmen, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, the Parliamentary Service, Statistics New Zealand, Sport and Recreation New Zealand, and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Board.

The committee will meet in the New Year to consider the 2008/09 financial review of the Department of Internal Affairs, the State Services Commission, the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs, Archives New Zealand, and the Lotteries Commission.

Health

The committee met on 16 December to consider its inquiry into early detection and treatment of prostate cancer, and to hear evidence on the 2008/09 financial review of the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand.

The committee will next meet on 10 February 2010.

Justice and Electoral

The committee did not meet this week.

The committee will next meet on 11 February 2010.

Law and Order

The committee met on 16 December to hear evidence from the Department of Corrections on the 2008/09 financial review of the Department of Corrections.

The committee will next meet on 10 February 2010 to further consider the 2008/09 financial review of the New Zealand Police, and the Department of Corrections.

Local Government and Environment

The committee did not meet this week.

The committee will next meet on 11 February 2010 to consider the 2008/09 financial review of the Ministry for the Environment, the Department of Conservation, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, and the non-departmental appropriations for the NZ Biodiversity Advisory Fund, Identification and Implementation of Protection for Natural and Historic Places, Sustainable Management Fund, Rotorua Lakes Restoration Programme, and Contaminated Sites Remediation Fund. It will also hear evidence on the 2008/09 financial review of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority.

Māori Affairs

The committee did not meet this week.

Officers of Parliament

The committee met on 16 December to consider the inquiry into the appointment of an Ombudsman.

Primary Production

The committee did not meet this week.

Regulations Review

The committee did not meet this week.

The committee will next meet in the New Year to consider recently promulgated statutory and deemed regulations.

Social Services

The committee met on 16 December to hear evidence on the 2008/09 financial review of the Ministry of Social Development, the Children’s Commissioner, and the Charities Commission. The committee also considered the 2008/09 financial review of the Department of Building and Housing, and a number of other financial reviews.

The committee will not meet again until 10 February 2010.

Transport and Industrial Relations

The subcommittee met on 16 December to hear further evidence on the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill.

The committee will next meet on 19 January 2010 to consider the bill.

Auckland Governance Legislation Committee

• Local Government (Auckland Law Reform) Bill (12 February 2010)

Commerce Committee

• Electrcity Industry Bill (26 February 2010)
• Fair Trading (Soliciting on Behalf of Charities) Amendment Bill (19 March 2010)

Education and Science Committee

• Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill (31 March 2010)

Finance and Expenditure Committee

• Budget Policy Statement 2010 (1 February 2010)
• Half-year economic and fiscal update 2009 (1 February 2010)
• Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Bill (10 February 2010)
• Taxation (Annual Rates, Trans-Tasman Savings Portability, KiwiSaver, and Remedial Matters) Bill (10 February 2010)
• Electricity Industry Bill (26 February 2010)

Government Administration

• Statutes Amendment Bill (11 February 2010)

Health Committee

• Inquiry into how to improve completion rates of childhood immunisation (12 February 2010)
• Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (Storage) Amendment Bill (88-1) (19 February 2010)

Māori Affairs Committee

• Ngāti Apa (North Island) Claims Settlement Bill (68-1) (15 January 2010)
• Whanganui Iwi (Wanganui (Kaitoke) Prison and Northern Part of Wanganui Forest) On-account Settlement Bill (67-1) (15 January 2010)
• Inquiry into the tobacco industry in Aotearoa and the consequences of tobacco use for Māori (29 January 2010)
• Inquiry into the operation of the Māori Community Development Act 1962 and related issues (12 February 2010)

Social Services Committee

• Inquiry into the identification, rehabilitation, and care and protection of child offenders (19 March 2010)

Compiled in the Select Committee Office, Office of the Clerk, 18 December 2009