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

Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.

Petition of Geoff Taylor requesting that the House halt any reforms arising from the current three waters reform proposal that would give control of Hamilton’s water assets to a mega-entity.

petition of Kathryn Phillips requesting that the House pass legislation to re-establish a Department of Housing Construction.

petition of Roman Kashpir on behalf of Friends of Ukraine requesting that the House urge the Government to expel the ambassador of the Russian Federation and sever diplomatic relations with Russia.

Those petitions stand referred to the Petitions Committee. I present the annual report for the year ended 30 June 2022 of the Parliamentary Service Commission. That paper is published under the authority of the House. A select committee report has been delivered for presentation.

Report of the Education and Workforce Committee on report of the Controller and Auditor-General, Tertiary Education Sector: What we saw in 2021, and the briefing into the distribution of the fund to support the mental health and wellbeing of tertiary students affected by COVID-19.

That report is set down for consideration. The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of a bill.

Crown Minerals (Prohibition of Mining) Amendment Bill, introduction.

That bill is set down for first reading.