Select Committee Business
From 31 May to 7 June 2002
Committee meetings
There were five committee meetings: four in the parliamentary complex and one in Dunedin.
Reports presented
(available at http://www.clerk.parliament.govt.nz/cgi-bin/select-reports)
Law and Order
- Petition 1999/236 of Kevin Arthur Jordan and 630 others
Commerce
- Motor Vehicle Sales Bill (167-2)
Finance and Expenditure
- Securities Markets and Institutions Bill (170-2)
- 2001/02 Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations
Bills referred to select committees
No bills were referred.
Committee notes
(for further information on an item, please contact the committee staff noted in brackets)
Education and Science (Angela Van Dam, SC-ES@parliament.govt.nz)
The committee did not meet this week. At its next meeting on Thursday, 13 June the committee will discuss its inquiry
into decile funding in New Zealand schools, and the Estimates of Appropriations for Vote Education Review Office and
Vote National Library. Public hearings of evidence on the Estimates are scheduled with Hon Trevor Mallard, 20 June, and
Hon Marian Hobbs, 27 June.
The committee has called for submissions on the National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa) Bill, to
be received by 1 July. The bill replaces the National Library Act 1965. The provisions of the bill address four elements
of the National Library's operations:
- legal deposit provisions for electronic documents
- the relationship between the National Library and the Alexander Turnbull Library
- the Maori dimension to the library’s work
- the role of the library in working alongside other organisations.
Those wishing to make a submission can obtain a copy of the bill from Bennetts Government Bookshops, or view a copy
online at: http://www.natlib.govt.nz/mi/whatsnew/nlnzbill.pdf (free Adobe Acrobat software required). To make a submission, send twenty copies to Ethan Tucker, Education and Science
Committee secretariat, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.
Finance and Expenditure (Julian Kersey, SC-FE@parliament.govt.nz)
The committee met on 5 June to consider the inquiry into the issues raised by the 2000/01 financial review of New
Zealand Post Limited and the relationship of those issues with Parliament’s ability to scrutinise State enterprises. On
6 June it reported on the Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations 2001/02.
The committee will meet on Wednesday, 12 June to consider the Monetary Policy Statement May 2002, the inquiry into
issues raised by the 2000/01 financial review of New Zealand Post Limited and the relationship of those issues with
Parliament’s ability to scrutinise State enterprises, and the inquiry into the revenue effects of fraudulent investment
schemes.
Health (Michael Wilkinson, SC-Health@parliament.govt.nz)
The committee travelled to Dunedin this week to continue hearing submissions on the Smoke-free Environments (Enhanced
Protection) Amendment Bill.
Justice and Electoral (Tracey Rayner, SC-JE@parliament.govt.nz)
The committee is not meeting again until 19 June, when it will continue consideration of the Estimates for 2002/03, the
inquiry into the 2001 local elections and the Retirement Villages Bill. The meeting will be held in room G.005,
Parliament House, and will be open to the public for hearings of evidence from 9.30 am to 10.00 am (on the Retirement
Villages Bill) and from 10.20 am to 12 noon (on the Estimates).
Local Government and Environment (Marie Alexander, SC-LGE@parliament.govt.nz)
The committee met on both Tuesday, 4 June and Wednesday, 5 June to complete hearing submissions on the Local Government
Bill. The committee next meets on Wednesday, 12 June to continue consideration of the bill.
Primary Production (Bob Bunch, SC-PP@parliament.govt.nz)
The committee met on Thursday, 6 June for an all day meeting. In the morning session, the Minister of Agriculture and
Biosecurity was questioned about Vote Agriculture and Forestry and Votes Biosecurity for two-and-a-half hours. This was
followed by consideration of Vote Fisheries and Vote Lands.
In the afternoon session, the committee completed the hearing of evidence on the Animal Products Amendment Bill and
started consideration of the issues raised in submissions. It then further considered its inquiry into sustainable
forest management.
Next Wednesday afternoon, the committee will meet to further consider the Animal Products Amendment Bill.
Regulations Review (Andrew Fieldsend, SC-RR@parliament.govt.nz)
The committee will next meet on Wednesday, 12 June, when it will continue its regular scrutiny of new government
regulations and make progress on its consideration of two complaints relating to civil court fees regulations.
Transport and Industrial Relations (Lyn Main, SC-TI@parliament.govt.nz)
The committee is meeting on 12 June to consider the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Bill. This meeting is not
open to the public. The committee is required to report the bill to the House by 25 June 2002.
Closing dates for submissions
Committees are receiving submissions on the following items with the closing date shown:
Commerce
Fair Trading Amendment Bill (No 3) (14 June 2002)
Education and Science
National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa) Bill (1 July 2002)
Finance and Expenditure
Taxation (Annual Rates, Maori Organisations, Taxpayers Compliance and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (28 June 2002)
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade
Climate Change Response Bill (28 June 2002)
Justice and Electoral
Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Bill (8 July 2002)
Clean Slate Bill (8 July 2002)
Law and Order
Land Transport (Street and Illegal Drag Racing) Amendment Bill (7 June 2002)
Local Government and Environment
Masterton Trust Lands Bill (4 October 2002)
Social Services
Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill (15 July 2002)
War Pensions Amendment Bill (No 2) (7 June 2002)
General
You can find further information about select committees on our website at www.clerk.parliament.govt.nz. If you require
additional information or have any feedback on the contents, please contact:
Carol Rankin
Senior Parliamentary Officer
carol.rankin@parliament.govt.nz
Compiled in the Select Committee Office, Office of the Clerk, 7 June 2002