Committee notes
Commerce
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 5 March to conduct a hearing of evidence on the 2007/08 financial review of Genesis Power Limited, to consider the financial review of the Ministry of Economic Development, to hear submissions on the Settlement Systems, Futures, and Emissions Units Bill, and to consider three international treaties: the Final Acts of the Plenipotentiary Conference, Antalya 2006, Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Union Conference, Geneva 2007, and the International treaty examination of the Revised Constitution of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity.
Education and Science
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 4 March 2009 at 10.00am.
Emissions Trading Scheme
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 5 March to consider the review of the Emissions Trading Scheme. The committee will be hearing evidence from the Minister for Climate Change Issues, Hon Dr Nick Smith. The meeting will be open to the public between 10.00am and 11.00am.
Finance and Expenditure
The committee met on 25 February to hear evidence on the 2007/08 financial reviews of The Treasury, the Office of the Controller and Auditor-General, and the Inland Revenue Department, and to consider the Taxation (Business Tax Measures) Bill.
The committee will next meet on 4 March to hear evidence on the 2007/08 financial review of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and continue its consideration of other items of business before it.
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 5 March to consider the 2007/08 financial reviews of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the Ministry of Defence and the New Zealand Defence Force. The committee will also receive a briefing from the Office of the Auditor-General on progress made on its performance audit on major defence acquisitions and consider its inquiry into New Zealand’s relationship with South Pacific countries.
Government Administration
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 4 March to hear evidence on the 2007/08 financial reviews of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs as well as considering the Copyright (Artists’ Resale Right) Amendment Bill and the Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill.
Health
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 4 March to hear evidence on the 2007/08 financial reviews of the Ministry of Health and the Hutt Valley District Health Board, to receive a briefing from the Crown Health Financing Agency, and to consider the petition of Chris Fowlie.
Justice and Electoral
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 5 March in order to conduct a hearing of evidence in the 2007/08 Financial review of non-departmental appropriations and to consider the Judicial Matters Bill, the Domestic Violence (Enhancing Safety) Bill and Petition 2005/178 of Heinz Rosenberg.
Law and Order
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 4 March to hear evidence on the 2007/08 financial reviews of the Department of Corrections and the New Zealand Police.
Local Government and Environment
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 5 March to hear evidence on the 2007/08 financial reviews of the Ministry for the Environment and the Department of Conservation.
The committee has called for submissions on the Resource Management (Simplifying and Streamlining) Amendment Bill. The closing date for submissions is 3 April 2009.
Māori Affairs
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 3 March to consider and hear evidence on the 2007/2008 financial review of the Ministry of Māori Development (Te Puni Kōkiri).
The committee will also meet on 4 March, in Rotorua, to hear evidence on the Whakarewarewa and Roto-a-Tamaheke Vesting Bill.
Primary Production
The committee did not meet this week.
At its next meeting on 5 March the committee will conduct the 2007/08 financial review of AsureQuality Limited, and continue to hear evidence on the Aquaculture Legislation Amendment Bill (No 2).
Regulations Review
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 5 March the committee will consider recently promulgated statutory regulations, draft regulations, deemed regulations, and issues related to regulation making processes.
Social Services
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 4 March, to hear evidence on the 2007/08 financial reviews of the Children’s Commissioner and the Charities Commission. The meeting will be open to the public between 10.30am and 12.30pm.
Transport and Industrial Relations
The committee did not meet this week.
The committee will next meet on 5 March to hear evidence on the 2007/08 financial review of the Department of Labour, and consider the Land Transport Amendment Bill (No 4).
