Wednesday, 15 December 1999, 8:22 pm Press Release: Unknown
Auckland Regional Chamber of Commerce & Industry
LET’S SEE
THE ACC LEGISLATION BEFORE PRE-JUDGING
Business and
business organisations should not be pre-judging the ACC
legislation on the basis that it is being “rushed” into
Parliament before Christmas.
“Early introduction will in
fact give business organisations the opportunity to make
constructive submissions”, said Michael Barnett, Chief
Executive of the Auckland Regional Chamber of Commerce &
Industry.
If the reform proposal is going to be bad for
business, the time and place to make the case is when
Parliament hears Submissions.
For many years, business has
been concerned at the lack of action by successive
governments to move promptly ahead on many business-related
issues. “We can’t have it both ways and now turn around and
condemn the Government for getting on with actioning its
mandate,” said Mr Barnett.
It is the detail of the changes
that business must examine and make its case as to why the
reform will take business forward or be a backward
step.
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