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

A petition has been delivered to the Clerk for presentation.

Petition of Laura Ancell requesting that the House allow people whose parents were not New Zealand citizens by descent due to having been born out of wedlock to apply for citizenship.

That petition stands referred to the Petitions Committee. Ministers have delivered papers.

2023-24 annual reports for the Environmental Protection Authority and KiwiSaver.

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

Reports of the Environment Committee on the:

report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment A review of freshwater models used to support the regulation and management of water in New Zealand, and the

review briefing on the 2022-23 annual review of the Spatial Planning Board

report of the Justice Committee on the report of the Ombudsman Making a Difference: Investigation into Ara Poutama Aotearoa, Department of Corrections

reports of the Petitions Committee on the:

petition of Barnaby Todd, and the

petition of the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.

The briefing and report are set down for consideration. The Clerk has been informed of the introduction of bills.

Statutes Amendment Bill, introduction

Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Bill, introduction

Arms (Shooting Clubs, Shooting Ranges, and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, introduction.

Those bills are set down for first reading.