Media Release

Organisation: Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives

On behalf of: Governance and Administration Committee

For release: 20 September 2018

Have your say on the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill

The Governance and Administration Committee has opened for public submissions on the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill.

This bill establishes the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal. The tribunal's purpose is to provide speedy, flexible, and cost-effective services to help resolve insurance claims between policyholders and insurers, and insured persons and the Earthquake Commission under the Earthquake Commission Act 1993. Claims must relate to damage to residential buildings, property, or land caused by the series of Canterbury earthquakes that occurred in 2010 and 2011.

Tell the Governance and Administration Committee what you think

The committee is keen to hear the public’s thoughts on this bill. You can make a submission on the Parliament website, or by emailing ga@parliament.govt.nz.

Submissions on the bill close at midnight on Thursday 18 October 2018.

For more details about the bill:

• Read the full content of the bill

• Get more details about the bill

• What’s been said in Parliament about the bill? Check out the video on demand or Hansard

• Follow the committee’s Facebook page for updates

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