Select Committee Business 19 April To 26 April
Committee meetings
There were 11 committee meetings,
one of which was outside Wellington. The remaining meetings
were in the parliamentary complex.
Reports presented
(available at
http://www.clerk.parliament.govt.nz/cgi-bin/select-reports)
Commerce
„h
Television New Zealand Bill (185-2)
„h 2000/01 financial
review of the Broadcasting Standards Authority
Finance and
Expenditure
„h Annual Plan (discretionary work programme)
of the Controller and Auditor-General for the year ending 30
June 2003
Government Administration
„h Petition
1999/203 of Tony Swain and 3070 others
„h 2000/01
financial review of the New Zealand Fire Service
Commission
Transport and Industrial Relations
„h
2000/01 financial review of Transit New Zealand
Bills
referred to select committees
The Royal New Zealand
Foundation of the Blind Bill (a private bill) was referred
to the Education and Science Committee.
Supplementary Order Paper No 264 relating to the Tertiary Education Reform Bill was referred to the Education and Science Committee.
Committee notes
(for further information on
an item, please contact the committee staff noted in
italics)
Education and Science (Louise Gardiner,
SC-ES@parliament.govt.nz)
The committee met on Wednesday
afternoon to consider the Tertiary Education Reform Bill and
Supplementary Order Paper (SOP) 264. The SOP proposes the
insertion of a new section in Part 18A of the Education Act
1989 (which deals with a Code of Practice for international
students) to impose a statutory obligation on providers of
education to international students to pay a levy. The
closing date for submissions on the SOP is 8 May 2002.
Evidence will be heard on 9 May 2002.
Government
Administration (Lesley Ferguson,
SC-GA@parliament.govt.nz)
The committee has concluded
hearing evidence on the Responsible Gambling Bill. It heard
evidence in Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland and Dunedin.
Next week the committee begins a series of meetings to
consider the evidence presented to it on the Responsible
Gambling Bill. The committee now has until 28 May 2002 to
report to the House. The committee received over 500
substantive submissions on the bill along with approximately
1,000 form submissions.
Health (Matthew Andrews,
SC-Health@parliament.govt.nz)
The committee met this week
to conduct financial review hearings of the Lakes District
Health Board and the Bay of Plenty District Health
Board.
Justice and Electoral (Louise Sparrer,
SC-JE@parliament.govt.nz)
This week the committee
continued consideration of the Prostitution Reform Bill.
Next week it will start considering the Retirement Villages
Bill. It will hear evidence on this bill from 12 noon to
1.00 pm in Room G.005, Parliament House.
Maori Affairs
(Marcus Ganley, SC-MA@parliament.govt.nz)
The committee
did not meet this week due to Anzac Day. Its next meeting
is on Thursday, 2 May, when it will hear further submissions
on the inquiry into the Crown Forestry Rental Trust and
further consider the Maori Television Service Bill. The
committee intends to travel to Gisborne on 6 May to hear
further submissions on the same inquiry and to hear evidence
on the Te Whanau-a-Taupara Trust Empowering Bill.
Officers
of Parliament (Andrew Beattie,
SC-OP@parliament.govt.nz)
The committee will meet on
Thursday, 2 May in Room G.006, Parliament House from 8.00 am
to 9.00 am to hear evidence on the legislative provision for
the appointment of Deputy Ombudsmen. The meeting is open to
the public.
Primary Production (Bob Bunch,
SC-PP@parliament.govt.nz)
The committee did not meet this
week due to Anzac Day. The committee will not meet next
week.
Regulations Review (Andrew Fieldsend,
SC-RR@parliament.govt.nz)
On Wednesday morning the
committee met to continue its regular scrutiny of new
government regulations. It will meet again next Wednesday
morning to further ongoing items of business.
Transport
and Industrial Relations (Lyn Main,
SC-TI@parliament.govt.nz)
The committee has presented its
report on the 2000/01 financial review of Transit New
Zealand. The report can be viewed on the Office of Clerk
website.
The committee heard evidence on the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Bill at its meeting this week and will continue to do so at its next meeting on Wednesday, 1 May from 10.15 am to 1.00 pm.
Closing dates for
submissions
Committees are receiving submissions on the
following items with the closing date shown:
Education and
Science
Supplementary Order Paper No 264 relating to the
Tertiary Education Reform Bill (8 May 2002)
Justice and
Electoral
Retirement Villages Bill (26 April
2002)
General
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Carol Rankin
Senior Parliamentary
Officer
ph: 471 9534, fax: 499 0486, or at
carol.rankin@parliament.govt.nz
Compiled in the Select Committee Office, Office of the Clerk, 26 April 2002