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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