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

Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.

Petition of Katrina Scott requesting that the House allow applicants for paid parental leave to combine hours worked as self-employed with employment hours in order to meet the criteria

petition of Make It 16 requesting that the House extend the voting age to 16 for both local and general elections

petition of the Postal Workers Union of Aotearoa requesting that the House inquire into NZ Post’s mail service to review the reliability of delivery and whether the service needs more funding

petition of Jessie Phillips requesting that the House urge the Government to amend the Holidays Act 2003 to introduce at least 7 days of paid menstrual leave per year.

Those petitions stand referred to the Petitions Committee. Ministers have delivered reports, and I can let the House know that there are 30 of them.

Financial statements of the Government for the year ended 30 June 2022

report in relation to selected non-departmental appropriations for the year ended 30 June 2022 by the Prime Minister; the Minister for Emergency Management; the Minister of Research, Science and Innovation; Vote Business, Science, and Innovation

2022 annual reports of the:

Gambling Commission

AgResearch

Environmental Science and Research

GNS Science

NIWA

Plant and Food Research

Animal Control Products, trading as Orillion

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Landcare Research – Manaaki Whenua

New Zealand Forest Research Institute

Licensing Authority of Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers

Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority

City Rail Link Ltd

Ministry of Defence

Pike River Recovery Agency

Serious Fraud Office

Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

National Emergency Management Agency

Inland Revenue

Land Information New Zealand

Ministry for Women

Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment

Financial Market Authority KiwiSaver Annual Report 2022

Land Information New Zealand Strategic Intentions 2023-27

Ministry of Education 2021 Ngā Ara o te Mātauranga - the pathways of education

New Zealand’s environment reporting series: Our marine environment 2022.

I present the 2021-22 annual report of the Controller and Auditor-General. I also present the following reports of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment:

annual report for the year ended 30 June 2022

Estimate of environmental expenditure 2019/20: Method and results, and

Environmental reporting, research and investment: Do we know if we’re making a difference?

Those papers are published under the authority of the House. Select committee reports have been delivered for presentation.

Report of the Education and Workforce Committee on the Fair Pay Agreements Bill

report of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the Natural Hazards Insurance Bill

reports of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee on the:

briefing on disarmament, and

International treaty examination of the Framework Agreement Between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the United States of America on Cooperation in Aeronautics and the Exploration and Use of Airspace and Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes, together with the NIA

reports of the Justice Committee on the:

Crimes (Child Exploitation Offences) Amendment Bill, and

report of the Attorney-General under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 on the Arms (Firearms Prohibition Orders) Amendment Bill (No 2)

report of the Māori Affairs Committee on the Te Rohe o Rongokako Joint Redress Bill

reports of the Petitions Committee on the:

petition of Bob McCoskrie, and

petition of Sunita Jeram

report of the Primary Production Committee on the petition of Marianne Macdonald

report of the Regulations Review Committee on the examination of COVID-19 orders presented on 15 September 2022, and

reports of the Transport and Infrastructure Committee on the:

briefing on implications of driver safety from advanced driver-assistance systems,

petition of A. O’Sullivan

petition of Andrew Crisp, and

petition of Christopher MacDonald.

The bills are set down for second reading. The briefings, the report of the Regulations Review Committee, and the treaty are all set down for consideration. The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of a bill.

Climate Change Response (Extension of Penalty Transition for Forestry Activities with Low Volume Emissions Liabilities) Amendment Bill, introduction.

That bill is set down for first reading.