Committee notes
Commerce
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 22 July to hear evidence on the Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill, and the Securities Trustees and Statutory Supervisors Bill.
Education and Science
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 21 July.
Electoral Legislation
The committee will meet on 12 July in Wellington to hear evidence on the Electoral Referendum Bill and the Electoral (Finance Reform and Advanced Voting) Amendment Bill. On 13 July the committee will meet in Auckland to hear evidence on the Electoral Referendum Bill, and on 15 July in Christchurch to hear evidence on the Electoral Referendum Bill and the Electoral (Finance Reform and Advanced Voting) Amendment Bill.
The committee will next meet in Wellington on 22 July.
Finance and Expenditure
The committee did not meet this week.
It will next meet on 21 July to continue its consideration of the Report from the Controller and Auditor-General on The Auditor-General’s views on setting financial reporting standards for the public sector, and other items of business before it.
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee is inviting public submissions on three treaties; the Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children; the Exchange of Letters between New Zealand and Australia Constituting an Agreement to Amend Article 3 of the Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (“ANZCERTA”); and the Agreement to Amend the Product Specific Rules in Annex G of the ANZCERTA. The closing date for submissions on each treaty is 15 July 2010.
The committee is also inviting public submissions on the Tariff (New Zealand-Hong Kong, China Closer Economic Partnership Agreement) Amendment Bill. This bill amends the tariff as part of the implementation of the bilateral trade agreement, completed in Hong Kong on 29 March 2010. Amendments to the tariff will enable the application of preferential tariff rates under the New Zealand–Hong Kong, China Closer Economic Partnership Agreement. The closing date for submissions on the bill is 15 July 2010.
The committee will next meet on 22 July.
Government Administration
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 21 July to consider the Christ’s College (Canterbury) Amendment Bill, the petition of Nathan James Ngatai and 1,050 others, and the Rugby World Cup 2011 (Empowering) Bill.
Health
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 21 July.
Justice and Electoral
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will not be meeting next week.
Law and Order
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 21 July to hear further evidence on the Electoral (Disqualification of Convicted Prisoners) Amendment Bill.
Local Government and Environment
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 22 July to hear evidence on the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill.
Māori Affairs
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will not be meeting next week.
Primary Production
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will not be meeting next week.
Regulations Review
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 22 July to consider recently promulgated statutory and deemed regulations, regulation-making powers in several bills, and the complaint regarding the New Zealand (Mandatory Fortification of Bread with Folic Acid) Amendment Food Standard 2009.
Social Services
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will not be meeting next week.
Transport and Industrial Relations
The committee met on 6 July to consider the 2010/11 Estimates for Vote ACC and Vote Transport.
The committee will next meet on 22 July to consider the Employment Relations (Workers’ Secret Ballot for Strikes) Amendment Bill, and two petitions.
