Urgency
I call onβ
π¬ Hon Chris Hipkins: Mr Speaker.
βthe Hon Chris Hipkins.
Normally you would say, Mr Speaker, βThe time for the debate has expired.β Thatβs what I was waiting to hear. But, anyway. I move, That urgency be accorded the passing through all stages of the Medicines Amendment Bill.
The need to pass this bill under urgency has been widely canvassed. It follows a High Court decision yesterday about processes to grant provisional consent to some approved medicines. The ruling draws into question the approval process for, among other things, two contraceptive medications; two flu vaccinations; the COVID-19 vaccination; and an electrolyte solution, which is used in our hospitals. The bill removes the ambiguity that the courts have drawn into question. It means that those things can be continued to be used, and it ultimately addresses the issue for the future.
The question is that the motion be agreed to.
Motion agreed to.
π£οΈ Spoke in this debate (2)
- Hon Chris Hipkins (New Zealand Labour Party β Member for Remutaka)
- Sir Rt Hon Trevor Mallard (New Zealand Labour Party β List Member)