Today there will be one bill selected, the contenders are:
- Adams Amy Fair Trading (Soliciting on Behalf of Charities) Amendment Bill
- Anderton Hon Jim Electoral (Disqualification of Sitting Members in By-elections) Amendment Bill
- Boscawen John Treaty of Waitangi (Principles) Bill
- Bradford Sue Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation (Abolition of Vocational Independence Assessments) Amendment Bill
- Choudhary Dr Ashraf Code of Airline Consumer Rights Bill
- Cosgrove Hon Clayton Christchurch International Airport Protection Bill
- Delahunty Catherine Human Rights (Disability Commissioner) Amendment Bill
- Douglas Hon Sir Roger Parole (Truth in Sentencing) Amendment Bill
- Dyson Hon Ruth Resource Management (Requiring Authorities) Amendment Bill
- Fenton Darien Employment Relations (Triangular Employment) Amendment Bill
- Fitzsimons Jeanette Smart Meters (Consumer Choice) Bill
- Flavell Te Ururoa Education (K?hanga Reo, Kura Kaupapa M?ori, and Early Childhood Standards) Amendment Bill
- Garrett David Crimes (Self-Defence) Amendment Bill
- Gilmore Aaron Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance (Break Fees Disclosure) Amendment Bill
- Graham Dr Kennedy Climate Change (New Zealand Superannuation Fund) Bill
- Hague Kevin Fisheries (Precautionary Approach) Amendment Bill
- Henare Hon Tau Employment Relations (Workers’ Secret Ballot for Strikes) Amendment Bill
- Hipkins Chris Electricity (Renewable Preference) Amendment Bill
- Katene Rahui Goods and Services Tax (Exemption of Healthy Food) Amendment Bill
- Kedgley Sue Consumer’s Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Bill
- Laban Hon Luamanuvao Winnie Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Bill
- Lees-Galloway Iain Smoke-free Environments (Removing Tobacco Displays) Amendment Bill
- Locke Keith Head of State Referenda Bill
- Mahuta Hon Nanaia Resource Management (Enhancement of Iwi Management Plans) Amendment Bill
- McClay Todd Shop Trading Hours Act 1990 Repeal (Easter Sunday Local Choice) Amendment Bill
- Moroney Sue Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Six Months Paid Leave) Amendment Bill
- Norman Dr Russel Local Electoral Amendment Bill
- Parker Hon David Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation and Compensation (Change of Date for Full Funding) Amendment Bill
- Pillay Lynne Employment Relations (Protection of Young Workers) Bill
- Ririnui Hon Mita Electoral (Entrenchment of M?ori Representation) Amendment Bill
- Robertson HV Ross Members of Parliament (Code of Ethical Conduct) Bill
- Turei Metiria Crown Minerals (Protection of Conservation Land Listed in the Fourth Schedule) Amendment Bill
- Woodhouse Michael New Zealand Public Health and Disability (Change of Electoral System for District Health Boards)
Trevor – given yesterday’s dearth of member’s business, I was having a debate with a couple of people yesterday over who’s fault it was and what would happen if someone had just gone to the Clerk’s Office on Tuesday (or yesterday) with a notice of intention. There was a ballot today because there was a member’s day yesterday, but my reading of SO 272(1) is that there’s a ballot any day someone files a notice of intention and there aren’t four members bills above the line for first reading. And if there’s only one notice of intention, that wins and gets introduced (SO 271(1)).
I know this isn’t the practice (ballots are held the day after members’ days and on Government Wednesdays) but given the Government’s penchant for stealing members’ days with urgency, I’m surprised no-one’s thought to try it as a reprisal.
Perhaps I’m just missing something – and this could certainly disrupt the general agreement about orderly members’ ballots – but I’m interested in your view.
Just the one? I thought the list of active member’s bills before parliament was pretty vacant. They let the kids off early yesterday through lack of member’s bills to vote on.
Will: ah, but the ballot is based on the number of bills expected to be available for first reading at the next member’s day. Boscawen’s bill was back on the order paper this morning (I suspect he’s doing this deliberately to reduce the number of bils drawn), and Fenton and Delahunty’s bills will be available in time. Unless of course they are delayed again.
Boscawen’s bill was back on the order paper this morning (I suspect he’s doing this deliberately to reduce the number of bils drawn)
My guess was that he tried to delay in indefinitely as he suggested he was going to, was told that was not possible and delayed it the day because that’s the default to give him time to figure out what to do.
I very much imagine ACT wants there to be lots of members’ ballots – together with National they can defeat anything Labour or the Greens come up with, and they’ve a chance of getting National to actually pass some of their ideas (as with VSM).
I am curious about Ruth Dyson’s one.
Well, ask her about it. She might even post here if you ask her.
I’ve just talked to Ruth. The bill puts in new criteria for an applicant to be given the status of a requiring authority so the project they are proposing would have to be in the public good.
VSM is an appalling idea!