Standing Orders — Sessional

According to a determination of the Business Committee, I call on the Leader of the House to move a motion regarding entities deemed to be public organisations.

I move, That Air New Zealand Ltd, Genesis Energy Ltd, Meridian Energy Ltd, Mercury New Zealand Ltd, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the Judicial Conduct Commissioner, Kiwi Group Holdings Ltd, Māori Television Service, and Te Pūkenga—New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology be public organisations for the purposes of the Standing Orders.

This is the last of the routine motions that I intend to move this morning at the start of this Parliament. It has the effect of opening up the organisations that I’ve just listed to parliamentary scrutiny through the annual review process where they would otherwise not be. There are two changes from the last time I had to move this motion in the House. The Abortion Supervisory Committee has been omitted on the basis that it no longer exists and the newly formed Te Pūkenga—New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology has been added on the basis that it now exists. Other than that, this motion follows the same formula as the last time Parliament considered this matter, and it simply means that these organisations which otherwise wouldn’t be subject to parliamentary scrutiny will be.

Motion agreed to.

The House is suspended until 2 p.m. today for the Address in Reply.

Sitting suspended from 12.01 p.m. to 2 p.m.