New Zealand Business Number Funding (Validation and Authorisation) Bill

Thank you—

💬 Brett Hudson: Andrew, you don’t want to go home yet.

No. We’re back on to the—

💬 Hon Ruth Dyson: Clause 1 and 2.

Yeah—1 and 2. I think the very important thing here is about the date, the actual name of it and also the date that’s been—

💬 Dr Deborah Russell: Wake up, Andrew.

I am here with us. Of course, that is very, very important, and that’s why I think the Minister for Small Business spent a lot of time considering these aspects about when it is going to commence. I think that is the point I was making before about the due date, when it’s going to commence. I think part of that, as I said before, this date—actually, one of the provisions in this bill expires today—expires today. I would love the Minister to stand up and actually take a call and also talk about some of those matters that I have just raised previously.

Clause 1 agreed to.

Clause 2 agreed to.

House resumed.

Bill reported without amendment.

Report adopted.

Third Reading