Urgency
Oh, jeepers—knocking the water over. I move, That urgency be accorded for the committee stage and third reading of the Land Transport (Road Safety) Amendment Bill and the first readings and referral to a select committee of the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Bill, the Residential Property Managers Bill, the Victims of Family Violence—
ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): No. Read that one again.
Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: —the Victims of Family Violence—
ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): No. Order! That’s not what I have here.
Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: Sorry, that’s what’s on my notes, Madam Speaker. Just one moment—the Victims of Sexual Violence (Strengthening Legal Protections) Legislation Bill, and the victims of family violence strengthening legislation protection bill—
ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): No. Do the victims of family violence one again.
Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: Should I begin it again, Madam Speaker?
ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Just the victims of family violence.
Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: —Victims of Family Violence (Strengthening Legal Protections) Legislation Bill—
ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Thank you.
Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: —and the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill.
The reasons for moving this urgency motion are partly technical. Urgency allows the Land Transport (Road Safety) Amendment Bill to conclude its committee stage and then move straight to third reading. This motion also overcomes an anomaly in Standing Orders so as to allow the Residential Property Managers Bill to be considered today. Though the bill was introduced before three other bills before the House today, it would not otherwise be eligible for debate. Urgency will give the House extra time to refer bills on important issues, such as the protection of the Hauraki Gulf, the strengthening of legal protections for the victims of violence, and the future of news media in the digital age to be referred to select committees and for submissions to be called so that those bills are ready to be considered without delay by select committees in the new Parliament. Urgency will be completed by 1 p.m. tomorrow, so question time and a member’s bill day will be able to proceed as normal. I thank the House for the consideration of the motion.
The question is that the motion be agreed to.