A roundup of the programme for the final days of this Parliamentary session - list and timing of valedictories and FULL TEXT of URGENCY MOTION.
Scoop House: House Of 1996-99, Final Days
In its final week the house – after question time yesterday – went into urgency in what amounts to a mopping up operation - with particular attention to important legal and law and order amendments - before the campaign proper will begin again in earnest next week.
This morning the house recovened after substantial progress through the marathon motion last night. (the full text of the motion is attached below).
In addition to the legislative avalanche the house needs to fit in valedictories and then finally the adjournment debate and carry over motion.
The carry over motion contains the legislation that is being carried through into the next Parliament. Scoop understands from officials that “nearly everything” on the order paper will be in the motion.
The full list of valedictories is…
Tuesday, 5 October (Yesterday)
5.45pm Larry Sutherland
Wednesday, 6 October
time tbc Hon Jack Elder
Thursday, 7 October
3pm Hon John
Banks
Rt Hon Sir Douglas Graham
Hon Denis Marshall
Friday, 8 October
approx 10am
(after the leaders conclude their speeches in the
Adjournment
debate)
Rt Hon Sir William
Birch
Hon Peter Gresham
Hon Peter
McCardle
Hon Christine Fletcher
Joy Quigley
Pam Corkery
Patricia
Schnauer
FULL TEXT OF URGENCY MOTION
LEADER OF THE HOUSE: I move, That urgency be accorded the passing through their remaining stages of—
the Penal Institutions Amendment Bill (No. 2);
the
Courts Security Bill;
the Children, Young Persons, and
Their Families (Trans-Tasman Transfer of Protection Orders
and Proceedings) Amendment Bill;
the Medicines Amendment
Bill;
the Health Occupational Registration Acts Amendment
Bill;
the Animal Welfare Bill (No. 2);
the
Intellectual Property Right Acts Amendment Bill;
the
Local Government Amendment Bill (No. 9);
the Mental
Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment
Bill;
the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Bill;
the Personal
Property Securities Bill;
the South Taranaki District
Council (Egmont Electricity Limited Sale Proceeds) Bill
and
the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council (Surplus Funds
Distribution) Empowering Bill;
and any bills into which
those bills may be divided;
the second readings of—
the
Business Law Reform Bill; and
the Crimes Amendment Bill
(No. 6);
and the introduction and passing of—
the
Airport Authorities Amendment Bill (No. 2);
the Criminal
Justice Amendment Bill (No. 7);
the Hazardous Substances
and New Organisms Amendment Bill (No. 2);
the
Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care) Bill;
the
Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill (No. 4);
the Sale of
Liquor Amendment Bill (No. 3);
the Statutes Amendment
Bill (No. 7);
the Student Loan Scheme Amendment Bill (No.
6);
the Te Ture Whenua Maori Amendment Bill;
the
Victims’ Rights Bill;
the Legal Services Bill; and
the
Referenda (Postal Voting) Bill.
Mr Speaker, Standing Order 56 (2) provides that I must inform the House why the motion has been moved.
The Government is obviously seeking to take urgency during this week to extend the standard sitting hours of the House to complete the business of the House week before it rises ahead of the General Election.
For the 12 bills the Government wishes to pass, it is important that the industries and local authorities involved with that legislation have certainty as soon as possible as to what the law may be.
The motion refers to 12 bills to be introduced and passed, but I advise the House that the Government seeks to progress these bills no further than referral to select committees.
Ten of the bills will be tabled and read for a first time immediately following this urgency motion. The remaining two bills which members might care to note -
the Legal Services Bill;
and the
Referenda (Postal Voting) Bill –
…are not available for the table of the House at the moment and will be tabled tomorrow.
Members should also note that the urgency motion includes the carry over motion and then there will be an Adjournment Debate at 9.00am on Friday.