Petitions, Papers, and Select Committee Reports

Petitions have been presented to the Clerk.

Petition of Seiji Tonouchi requesting that the House allocate funding to allow epilepsy patients to choose any anti-epileptic medication without conditions

petition of Bob McCoskrie on behalf of Family First requesting that the House define “woman” as “an adult human female” in all New Zealand laws, public policies, and regulations

petition of John Hellstrom requesting that the House not repeal the Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2022

petition of Stop Institutional Racism requesting that the House urge the Government to re-establish Te Aka Whai Ora.

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

Government responses to the petitions of Kristin Davis and Peter James Cullinane

Climate Change Commission Progress report: National Adaptation Plan (August 2024)

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Monetary Policy Statement August 2024.

I present the report of the Controller and Auditor-General entitled Insights into local government: 2023 and the annual review into the Parliamentary Service Commission for the year ended 30 June 2024. Those papers are published under the authority of the House. Select committee reports have been delivered for presentation.

Report of the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee on the 2024-25 Estimates for Vote Business, Science and Innovation (excluding appropriations related to the Retail Crime Subsidy, the Health Research Fund, and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

reports of the Education and Workforce Committee on the:

2024-25 Estimates for Vote Education and Vote Education Review Office (excluding the appropriation related to the Independent Children’s Monitor)

2024-25 Estimates for Vote Labour Market (excluding the appropriation related to border support services)

2024-25 Estimates for Vote Tertiary Education

report of the Health Committee on the 2024-25 Estimates for Vote Health and appropriations within Vote Labour Market (border support) and Vote Business, Science and Innovation (Health Research Fund)

reports of the Primary Production Committee on the:

2024-25 Estimates for Vote Agriculture, Biosecurity, Fisheries and Food Safety

2024-25 Estimates for Vote Forestry

2024-25 Estimates for Vote Lands

report of the Regulations Review Committee on the briefing on retrospective change of limitation periods and the truncating of appeal rights in secondary legislation in response to an emergency event.

The briefing is set down for consideration.