Gore District Council (Otama Rural Water Supply) Bill

Mr Chair—

💬 Matt Doocey: He’s going to ask himself questions.

Yes, I am—well, I would like to just sum up. The member Jacqui Dean did start to make a call on Part 3, so just to look at that and to pre-empt, maybe, her other questions that might be coming through, of course, Part 3 is around the transfer of assets, or, indeed, what’s not affected by the transfer of this scheme. Of course, there is no liability—there is no right to breach or amend contract and no release of guarantors. There must be, as Jacqui Dean pointed out, notification to the Southland Regional Council—which is, of course, the regional council overseeing this area—and the GST will be zero-rated under section 8 of the Goods and Services Tax Act of 1985.

So in case I do not get a chance to summarise again, I’d just like to thank everyone for their participation in this debate. I think that the people of Ōtama in eastern Southland will be delighted that the Parliament has put some scrutiny over this bill and has taken the time and effort to make sure that it is fit for purpose within this committee stage. So I’d like to thank all that have participated, particularly those that have brought amendments forward as well, and I acknowledge Marama Davidson of the Green Party for her work on that side of that. Thank you, Mr Chair.

Part 3 agreed to.

Schedule 1 agreed to.

Schedule 2 agreed to.

Clause 1 agreed to.

Clause 2 agreed to.

House resumed.

Bill reported with amendment.

Report adopted.