Points of Order — Bills—Availability in Urgency

I raise a point of order, Mr Speaker. I draw your attention to the fact that although the Government has taken urgency on a number of bills, only the Taxation (Urgent Measures and Annual Rates) Bill is on the Table at this stage. You may recall, Mr Deputy Speaker, that when urgency was taken under the previous Government, the bills for which any urgency had been taken were made available on the Table as soon as they had been printed. I listened this morning to an interview with the Minister of Labour, Kate Wilkinson, who made it clear that the details of the Employment Relations Amendment Bill had been finalised, so I presume that it has been printed. I believe it is good practice for the Government to get those bills on the Table as soon as they are possibly available, so that members of the House can actually be informed of those details before debate is entered into.

💬 Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Thank you, Dr Cullen. We will look into that for you.