Petitions, Papers, Select Committee Reports, and Introduction of Bills

Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.

Petition of Kylie Whellan requesting that the House established a select committee that considers business related to all New Zealand’s children’s rights, care, and wellbeing

petition of Julie Zhang requesting that the House urge the Government to resume the parent resident visa or provide other visa options for parents of New Zealand citizens and residents who are already in New Zealand.

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

Annual reports for 2021 of the:

Parliamentary Counsel Office

New Zealand Customs Service incorporating the Border Executive Board

New Zealand Parole Board

Accident Compensation Corporation

Department of Corrections

Public Service Commission

Department of Internal Affairs

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Kāinga Ora—Homes and Communities

Serious Fraud Office

AgResearch

Environmental Science and Research Ltd

GNS Science

Plant and Food Research

Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children

Annual reports for 2020/21 of the:

Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, and

National Emergency Management Agency incorporating the Minister’s reports on non-departmental appropriations

Minister’s reports on non-departmental appropriations for:

Vote Arts, Culture, and Heritage

Vote Business, Science, and Innovation, research, science and innovation portfolio

Statements of intent for 2021–25 for the:

New Zealand Customs Service, and the

Accident Compensation Corporation

and strategic intentions 2021–25 for the:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Department of Internal Affairs

Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Oranga Tamariki—Ministry for Children

Accident Compensation Corporation service agreement, and

Office of the Judicial Conduct Commissioner corrections to the annual report 2020/21.

I present the report of the Controller and Auditor-General entitled Building a stronger public accountability system for New Zealanders. Those papers are published under the authority of the House. Select committee reports have been delivered for presentation.

Report of the Regulations Review Committee on the:

COVID-19 Public Health Response (Isolation and Quarantine) Amendment Order (No 2) 2021

COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No 12) 2021

COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No 12) Amendment Order 2021

COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level Requirements) Order (No 12) Amendment Order (No 2) 2021

report of the Social Services and Community Committee on the report of the Controller and Auditor-General, Using information to improve public housing services, Progress in responding to Auditor-General’s recommendations.

The COVID orders and report are set down for consideration. The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of bills.

Education and Training (Freedom of Expression) Amendment Bill, introduction.

Employment Relations (Extended Time for Personal Grievance for Sexual Harassment) Amendment Bill, introduction

Financial Professional Services Trading Advice Transparency Bill, introduction

Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Exemption for Race Meetings) Amendment Bill, introduction

Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) (Overseas Travel Reporting) Amendment Bill, introduction.

Those bills are set down for first reading.