PETITIONS, PAPERS, SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS, AND INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.

Petition of Brian Mullane requesting that the House initiate an inquiry into the Chief Ombudsman

petition of Catherine Overend requesting that the House pass legislation for New Zealand university-trained counsellors to be recognised as a professional mental health practitioner

petition of Robert Forsyth requesting that the House pass legislation mandating use of masks in secondary schools at COVID-19 alert level 2

petition of James Boland requesting that the House pass legislation recognising the human right to a healthy environment

petition of Patricia Fabish and the Sensible Sentencing Trust requesting that the House pass legislation to allow victims to present unedited victim impact statements in court

petition of Emily Shute requesting that the House urge the Government to change the time frame of the cervical cancer self-testing roll-out to begin at the start of 2022

petition of Rachel Swann requesting that the House urge the Government to expand the eligibility for the 2021 Resident Visa to all types of visa holders

petition of Eliana Darroch requesting that the House urge the Government to reinstate the emergency benefit for temporary visa holders for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic

petition of Jay Shak requesting that the House urge the Government to stage a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Those petitions stand referred to the Petitions Committee. Ministers have delivered papers.

Annual reports for 2021 of:

Public Trust

Pike River Recovery Agency

Education Review Office

Statistics New Zealand

Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation

Ministry for Pacific Peoples

Real Estate Authority

Earthquake Commission

Government Superannuation Fund

Government Superannuation Fund Authority

Ministry for the Environment, and

Environmental Protection Authority

annual reports for 2021 of the Treasury and the Minister of Finance’s report on non-departmental appropriations

reports on:

non-departmental appropriations 2020/21 for Vote Business, Science, and Innovation; Commerce and Consumer Affairs Portfolio

Vote Environment—Climate Change Portfolio and Vote Environment—Environment Portfolio

erratum to the annual report for 2020/21 of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand

statements of performance expectations 2021/22 for:

Kāinga Ora Homes and Communities

Tāmaki Regeneration Company Limited

Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation

Government Superannuation Fund Authority

statements of intent for:

Tāmaki Regeneration Company Limited

Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation

Māori Television Service

financial statements of the Government of New Zealand for the year ending

30 June 2021

Government Response to the Report of the Justice Committee on the Inquiry into 2019 Local Elections and Liquor Licensing Trust Elections and Recent Energy Trust Elections.

I present the 2021 annual reports of:

the Parliament Sector for the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Parliamentary Service

the Controller and Auditor-General, and

the Office of the Ombudsmen.

I also present the 2021/26 Strategic Intentions of the Office of the Ombudsmen. Those papers are published under the authority of the House. Select committee reports have been delivered for presentation.

Report of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the COVID-19 Response (Management Measures) Legislation Bill

report of the Health Committee on the Sunscreen (Product Safety Standard) Bill

reports of the Petitions Committee on the petition of Jane Sutherland and Rebecca Greer, and the petition of Pauline Latta

report of the Regulations Review Committee on the:

COVID-19 Public Health Response Alert Level Requirements Order (No 11) 2021

COVID-19 Public Health Response Alert Level Requirements Order (No 11) Amendment Order 2021

COVID-19 Public Health Response Alert Level Requirements Order (No 11) Amendment Order (No 2) 2021

COVID-19 Public Health Response Alert Level Requirements Order (No 11) Amendment Order (No 3) 2021

COVID-19 Public Health Response Alert Level Requirements Order (No 11) Amendment Order (No 4) 2021.

The bills are set down for second reading. The COVID-19 orders are set down for consideration. The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of bills.

Retail Payment System Bill, introduction

Data and Statistics Bill, introduction

Remuneration Authority Legislation Bill, introduction

Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, introduction.

Those bills are set down for first reading.