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

Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.

Petition of Bharat Guha requesting that the House consider removing Invercargill’s Southern Institute of Technology from the tertiary reforms

petition of Fired Up Stilettos requesting that the House establish the right of adult entertainment workers to bargain collectively while maintaining independent contractor status; outlaw all fines and bonds between employers and contractors; and establish a nationwide mandatory maximum that an employer can take from a contractor’s profits

petition of VOYCE - Whakarongo Mai requesting that the House urge the Government to honour the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child commitments to prioritise human rights of children in State care.

Those petitions stand referred to the Petitions Committee. I present the report of the Controller and Auditor-General entitled Leading New Zealand’s approach to housing and urban development. That paper is published under the authority of the House. Select committee reports have been delivered for presentation.

Report of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee on the briefing on the 2023-24 Estimates for Vote Customs

report of the Māori Affairs Committee on the report of the Attorney-General under the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 on the Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) Bill

report of the Petitions Committee on the petition of Jared Rigg

report of the Social Services and Community Committee on the report of the Ombudsman on Official Information Act compliance in the Ministry of Social Development

report of the Standing Orders Committee Review of Standing Orders 2023.

The bill is set down for second reading. The Standing Orders Committee report, the Attorney-General’s report, the Ombudsman’s report, and the briefing are set down for consideration. No bills have been introduced.