Next Week’s Business
Thursday, 13 September 2012, 2:24 pm
Article: ParliamentToday.co.nz
Acting Leader of the House Chris Finlayson said when
Parliament next sat on September 18, the Government would
seek to make progress on the committee stages and firsts
readings of a number of bills.
These would include the Environment Canterbury (Temporary
Commissioners and Improved Water Management) Amendment
Bill, Taxation (Annual Rates, Returns Filing, and
Remedial Matters) Bill, Airports (Cost Recovery for Processing of
International Travellers) Bill and the Legislation Bill
Wednesday would be a
members’ day and on Thursday the House would sit in the
morning under extended hours provisions to progress a number
of treaty settlement bills including the Waitaha Claims Settlement Bill.
The
petition of Gayleen Mackereth on behalf of the Howick
Ratepayers and Residents Association was presented asking
that the House note that 244 people have signed a petition
calling for legislation to limit local government spending
to core projects and to introduce an alternative system of
local funding.
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A large number of papers were presented
from the Government on international agreements:
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Cook
Islands on the Allocation of Taxing Rights with Respect to
Certain Income of Individuals and to Establish a Mutual
Agreement Procedure in Respect of T
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Samoa
for the Allocation of Taxing Rights with respect to Certain
Income of Individuals and to Establish a Mutual Agreement
Procedure in respect of Transfer Pr
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
the Government of New Zealand and the Government of Samoa on
the Exchange of Information with Respect to Taxes
(A.639)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the
Republic of Turkey Relating to Air Services
(A.638)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Exchange of
Letters constituting an Amendment to Article 3 of the
Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade
Agreement (A.636)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Exchange of
Letters constituting an Amendment to the Product Specific
Rules in Annex G of the Australia New Zealand Closer
Economic Relations Trade Agreement (A.635)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
the New Zealand and the European Union Establishing a
Framework for the Participation of New Zealand in European
Union Crisis Management Operations (A.633)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Memorandum of
Understanding between the Government of New Zealand and the
Government of the Republic of Indonesia on Environmental
Cooperation (A.632)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Memorandum of
Understanding between the Government of New Zealand and the
Government of the Republic of Indonesia on Labour
Cooperation (A.631)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the
Independent State of Tuvalu Concerning the Temporary Stay of
the New Zealand Armed Forces on the Territory of the
Independent State of Tuvalu (Tuvalu - New
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
New Zealand and the Government of Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China for
the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of
Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Inco
New Zealand Treaty Series, Protocol to the
Agreement on a Working Holiday Scheme between the Government
of New Zealand and the Government of the Czech Republic
(A.628)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement on
Audio-Visual Co-Productions between the Government of New
Zealand and the Government of India (A.627)
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement in the
Form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union
and New Zealand Pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article
XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
1994 Relating to Modification of Conces
New Zealand Treaty Series, Agreement between
the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the
Republic of South Africa Concerning the Co-Production of
Films (A.625)
The Finance and Expenditure
Committee report on the Report from the Controller and
Auditor-General, Reviewing Financial Management in Central
Governmentand Report from the Controller and
Auditor-General, Fraud Awareness, Prevention, and Detection
in the Public Sector
The Taxation (Livestock Valuation, Assets
Expenditure, and Remedial Matters) Bill was
introduced.
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