Committee notes
Commerce
The committee met on 19 November to hear evidence on the report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on Smart electricity meters: How households and the environment can benefit and its inquiry into finance company failures. It also considered the 2008/09 financial review of the Securities Commission, and the Patents Bill.
The committee will next meet on 26 November to hear evidence on the 2008/09 financial review of the Accounting Standards Review Board, and the Ministry of Economic Development, and to consider the Motor Vehicle Sales Amendment Bill.
Education and Science
The committee meet on Wednesday, 18 November 2009 to further consider the 2008/09 financial reviews.
Finance and Expenditure
The committee met on 18 November to hear evidence on the 2008/09 financial review of Television New Zealand Limited, and the Inland Revenue Department.
The committee will next meet on 25 November to hear evidence on the Financial statements of Government of New Zealand for the year ended 30 June 2009, and on the 2008/09 financial review of The Treasury.
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
The committee met this week to consider and hear evidence on the 2008/09 financial review of the New Zealand Defence Force, and the Ministry of Defence, to consider the 2008/09 financial review of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the New Zealand Customs Service, and to consider the Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill, as well as the Antarctica (Environmental Protection: Liability Annex) Amendment Bill.
The committee will next meet on 26 November to consider the 2008/09 financial review of the New Zealand Defence Force, and the Ministry of Defence, as well as the Cluster Munitions (Prohibition) Bill, Antarctica (Environmental Protection: Liability Annex) Amendment Bill, and to consider and hear evidence on four international treaty examinations; the New Zealand-Malaysia Free Trade Agreement (including annexes Vols 1 and 2), the New Zealand-Malaysia Agreement on Labour Cooperation, the New Zealand-Malaysia Agreement on Environmental 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.
Government Administration
The committee met on 17 November to consider the Border (Customs, Excise, and Tariff) Processing Bill. This bill was reported to the House on the same day. The committee met again on 18 November to consider the Inquiries Bill, and the 2008/09 financial review of the Parliamentary Service, the State Services Commission, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, and the Office of the Ombudsmen.
The committee will next meet on 25 November to consider the 2008/09 financial review of Archives New Zealand, and the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs, as well as the petition of Nathan James Ngatai.
Health
The committee met on 18 November to hear evidence on the 2008/09 financial review of the Ministry of Health. It resumed hearing of evidence on its inquiry into early detection and treatment of prostate cancer, as well as the petition of Jennifer Maree Hooper.
The committee will next meet on 25 November to hear evidence on the 2008/09 financial review of the Lakes District Health Board.
Justice and Electoral
The committee met on 19 November to hear evidence on the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Bill. The committee also considered the Limitation Bill, the Sale and Supply of Liquor and Liquor Enforcement Bill, the petitions of Penelope Mary Bright and 86 others, Neale McMillan, and Timothy Grigg, and the 2008/09 financial reviews.
The committee will next meet on 26 November to hear evidence on the 2008/09 financial review of the Ministry of Justice. It will also consider the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Bill, the Limitation Bill, the petitions of Neale McMillan, and Timothy Grigg, and the 2008/09 financial reviews.
Law and Order
The committee met on 18 November to consider the Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill, and the report from the Controller and Auditor-General on Department of Corrections: Managing offenders on parole.
The committee will next meet on 25 November to hear evidence from the Department of Corrections on the 2008/09 financial review of the Department of Corrections.
Local Government and Environment
The committee met on 19 November to hear evidence on two briefings; on capital projects identified in 2009-18 long-term council community plans, and from the Department of Internal Affairs on the local government aspects of its 2008/09 annual report. It also considered the Sustainable Biofuel Bill, and three petitions relating to the location of cellphone towers.
The committee will next meet on 26 November to hear evidence on the 2008/09 financial review of the Ministry for the Environment, as well as the non-departmental appropriations for the Contaminated Sites Remediation Fund, Rotorua Lakes Restoration Programme, and the Sustainable Management Fund.
Māori Affairs
The committee met on 18 November to consider the Ngāti Apa (North Island) Claims Settlement Bill, the inquiry into the tobacco industry in Aotearoa and the consequences of tobacco use for Māori, and the inquiry into the operation of the Māori Community Development Act 1962 and related issues. It also considered and heard evidence on its inquiry into the financial performance and current operations of Māori Television Service for the year ending 30 June 2009, and the 2008/09 financial review of the Ministry of Māori Development (Te Pūni Kokiri).
The committee will next meet on 25 November to consider the petition of Peter Henry Edward Bloomer, and the 2008/09 financial review of the Ministry of Māori Development (Te Pūni Kokiri). It will also receive a briefing on bariatric surgery and its benefits for Māori. This briefing will be open to the public.
Officers of Parliament
A subcommittee met on 19 November to consider the inquiry into the appointment of an auditor of the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General.
The committee will next meet on 26 November to consider the inquiry into the appointment of an auditor of the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General.
Primary Production
The committee met on 19 November to consider and hear evidence on the 2008/09 financial review of the Ministry of Fisheries, consider the 2008/09 financial review of the New Zealand Walking Access Commission, the petition of David Mark Wills, the Dairy Industry Restructuring (Raw Milk Pricing Methods) Bill, the report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment on Change in the high country: Environmental stewardship and tenure review, and the Visit of the Primary Production Committee to Australia, 10 – 14 August 2009.
Regulations Review
The committee met on 19 November to consider recently promulgated statutory regulations and deemed regulations, the complaint regarding the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/73), and the Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Bill.
The committee will next meet on 26 November to consider recently promulgated statutory and deemed regulations and the complaint regarding the Resource Management (Forms, Fees and Procedure) Amendment Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/73).
Social Services
The committee met this week to hear evidence on the 2008/09 financial review of the Department of Building and Housing, and consider the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Bill.
The committee will next meet on 24 November to consider the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Youth Courts Jurisdiction and Orders) Amendment Bill, and again on 25 November to hear evidence on the 2008/09 financial review of the Ministry of Social Development. The meeting will be open to the public between 10.15am and 11.45am.
Transport and Industrial Relations
The committee met on 19 November to hear evidence from the Department of Labour on the 2008/09 financial review of the Department of Labour. It also heard evidence on the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill.
The committee will next meet on 26 November to hear further evidence on the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill.
