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

Petitions have been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.

Petition of Akhtar Zaman requesting that the House require banks to reduce their mortgage interest rates

petition of Jared Rigg requesting that the House urgently revise the Citizenship Act 1977 to grant automatically at birth citizenship by birth to any child born overseas to a New Zealand citizen who was born in New Zealand.

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

2021-22 annual reports for the New Zealand Productivity Commission, Government Superannuation Fund, Public Trust, Education New Zealand, Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand, Civil Aviation Authority, Government Communications Security Bureau, New Zealand Security Intelligence Service

2022-23 statement of performance expectations for Auckland Light Rail Ltd and the Pharmaceutical Management Agency

2022-24 statement of intent for Auckland Light Rail Ltd.

I present the report of the Controller and Auditor-General, entitled Tertiary Education Institutions 2021: Audit results and What We Saw in 2022. Those papers are published under the authority of the House. Select committee reports have been delivered for presentation.

Reports of the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee on the:

2021-22 annual reviews of New Zealand Trade and Enterprise, Broadcasting Standards Authority, Commerce Commission, Electricity Authority, External Reporting Board, Financial Markets Authority, New Zealand Tourism Board, AgResearch Limited, NIWA, and New Zealand Forest Research Institute Ltd

annual reviews of ESR, GNS, and Landcare Research New Zealand Limited

2021-22 annual reviews of the Accreditation Council, the Real Estate Agents Authority, and the Retirement Commissioner

Grocery Industry Competition Bill and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Long-term Insights Briefing 2022

report of the Education and Workforce Committee on the Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Bill

reports of the Environment Committee on the 2021-22 annual reviews of Predator Free 2050 Ltd and the Ministry for the Environment

reports of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on the:

2021-22 annual reviews of Kiwi Group Holdings Ltd, Ōtākaro Ltd, Southern Response Earthquake Services Ltd, Government Superannuation Fund, Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, Inland Revenue Department, New Zealand Infrastructure Commission, Office of the Controller and Auditor-General, Pike River Recovery Agency, Reserve Bank of New Zealand, and Treasury, and

financial statements of the Government of New Zealand for the year ended 30 June 2022

report of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee on the 2021-22 annual reviews of the New Zealand Customs Service and the Border Executive Board

reports of the Governance and Administration Committee on the 2021-22 annual review of Statistics New Zealand and of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet

reports of the Intelligence and Security Committee on the 2021-22 annual reviews of the Government Communications Security Bureau and the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service

reports of the Petitions Committee on the petitions of Sina Shad and two petitions of Wendy Baker

reports of the Primary Production Committee on the briefing on the Forests (Legal Harvest Assurance) Amendment Bill and the Increased Penalties for Breach of Biosecurity Bill.

The bills are set down for second reading. The briefings and the report on the financial statement of the Government are set down for consideration. The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of bills.

Immigration (Mass Arrivals) Amendment Bill, introduction

Resale Right for Visual Artists Bill, introduction

Education and Training Amendment Bill (No 3), introduction

Regulatory Systems (Education) Amendment Bill, introduction

Child Support (Pass On) Acts Amendment Bill, introduction

Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Bill, introduction

Integrity Sport and Recreation Bill, introduction.

Those bills are set down for first reading.