Source: New Zealand Parliament – Hansard
BUSINESS STATEMENT
Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Legislation to be considered next week will include the first readings of the Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill, the Family Court (Family Court Associates) Legislation Bill, and the Local Government Electoral Legislation Bill; the committee stages of the Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Bill and the New Zealand Bill of Rights (Declarations of Inconsistency) Amendment Bill; and the third reading of the Data and Statistics Bill. There will be an extended sitting on the morning of Wednesday, 3 August. The balance of Wednesday will be a members’ day.
CHRIS BISHOP (National): I thank the Leader of the House for that. I wonder whether he could give the House an update on the time line for the Water Services Entities Bill, given the very, very, very large number of public submissions on that bill.
Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): That’ll be a matter for the select committee.
Hon JAMES SHAW (Minister of Climate Change): Thank you. I noticed that the Organic Products Bill has dropped from No. 8 on the Order Paper the last time we discussed this, to No. 12 on the Order Paper now. Last time we asked how that was going, he said it would depend on how fast the House moved, but, obviously, if it’s dropping back on the Order Paper, that’s going to mean it’s going to take even longer. So I just wondered if he had any insight into when that might come to the House.
Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Leader of the House): I’m very happy to offer the member some hope and to say to him that I do think it’s likely we’ll make some progress on the bill in the next few months.
