Reports And Petitions Presented

Tuesday, 17 September 2013, 2:12 pm
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When Parliament resumed at 2pm a petition calling for a total ban on the sale of synthetic drugs was presented.

The annual report of the Parole Board and the Law Commission report “Review of the Law of Trusts: A Trusts Act For New Zealand” were presented.

Select committee reports were presented on the:

Report from the Controller and Auditor-General, Inquiry into Aspects of ACC’s Board-level Governance by the Finance and Expenditure Committee

Report from the Controller and Auditor-General, Inquiry into decision by Hon Shane Jones to grant citizenship to Mr Yang Liu by the Finance and Expenditure Committee

Report from the Controller and Auditor-General, Inquiry into the Government's decision to negotiate with SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited for an international convention centre, February 2013 by the Finance and Expenditure Committee

Report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, On a pathway to extinction? An investigation into the status and management of the longfin eel by the Local Government and Environment Committee

International treaty examination of the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu on Economic Cooperation by the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee

Briefing on the cost-sharing arrangement between the Christchurch City Council and the Government by the Finance and Expenditure Committee

MPs began Question Time.

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