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No 166 House of Representatives Supplementary Order Paper Tuesday, 5 April 2016 Te Pire mō Te Reo Māori Māori Language Bill Proposed amendments Louisa Wall, in Committee, to move the following amendments: Clause 15 In clause 15(1)(ba), after “skills,” (page 41, line 23), insert “gender, youth,”.

In clause 15(2), after “skills,” (page 41, line 30), insert “gender, youth,”.
Replace clause 15(3)(g) (page 42, line 2) with: (g) (h) (i) central government operations: gender equality: rangatahi youth representation.

After clause 15(3) (page 42, after line 2), insert: (4) For the avoidance of doubt, appointments made under subsec- tions (1) and (2) must take into account the desirability of promot- ing gender equality and rangatahi youth representation.
Explanatory note This Supplementary Order Paper proposes to amend clause 15 of the Bill, which re- lates to matters relevant to appointment decisions of members to Te Mātāwai.
The amendments proposed require consideration to be given to achieving gender equality in respect of appointments to Te Mātāwai, which reflects our international obligations under the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women but also reflects the provisions relating to representation of women on state sector boards under the Crown Entities Act 2004.
Women have played a significant role in the Kohanga Reo movement and the revitalisation of Te Reo Māori and today women comprise a larger percentage of te reo speakers.

It is important that provision 1 SOP No 166 Te Pire mō Te Reo Māori Māori Language Bill Proposed amendments to is made for representation from rangatahi on the governance board for a matter as sig- nificant as the sustainability of the Māori language.
The amendments proposed re- quire consideration of these matters and the need for representation of women and youth when the respective bodies, organisations, iwi, or the Minister are considering appointments to Te Mātāwai.

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