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O'Connor Simon: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is subject to correctionO'Connor Simon: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 04 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15204. Text is subject to correction.]5.SIMON O’CONNOR (National—Tāmaki) to theMinister of Science and Innovation: What steps is the Government taking to improve the understanding skills and adoption of science and technology in New Zealand society?Hon STEVEN JOYCE (Minister of Science and Innovation): The Government’s view is that science is vital for New Zealand’s future. We have of course increased total funding for science innovation and research across the Government to $1.36 billion. Along the way we have established Callaghan Innovation committed $278 million just this year for 51 new projects in science investment and committed just under half a billion dollars for 10 National Science Challenges. The National Science Challenges panel recommended a further special challenge to improve New Zealand’s understanding and appreciation of science and last week the Minister of Education and I announced the Science and Society project to lift achievement in maths and science plus science literacy across New Zealand.Simon O’Connor: What steps is the Government taking to lift achievement by young people in maths and science?Hon STEVEN JOYCE: As the latest Programme for International Student Assessment results demonstrate it is critical that we keep improving the understanding of science and technology in this country and improve young New Zealanders’ skills in this area. New Zealand needs more young people with science technology engineering and maths skills in our workforce to help us be internationally competitive and to meet our future labour market needs. As part of the first phase of the Science and Society project last week Minister Parata and I announced that the Government has committed $10.5 million in additional funding for schools to raise student achievement in maths and science. Also more than half a million dollars is going into the development of more than 60 science learning resources.Simon O’Connor: What are the objectives of the Science and Society project?Hon STEVEN JOYCE: The Science and Society project is a unique venture between the science sector and the education sector to lift achievement in science technology engineering and maths subjects and also raise New Zealanders’ science literacy more generally. [Interruption] Of course there are some people we cannot help and they are on the other side of the House. Aside from improving young New Zealanders’ science skills we also need to improve science literacy right across the population. A 2010ACNielsen survey showed that although public trust in science and support for science funding is healthy a lot of people have a low appreciation of the benefits of science and the Science and Society project will coordinate efforts across Government to lift our literacy. The Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor Sir PeterGluckman will chair the reference group of experts to advise officials and Ministers.
Roy Eric: Sittings of the HouseText is subject to correctionRoy Eric: Sittings of the House[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15341. Text is subject to correction.]Mr DEPUTY SPEAKER: Leave is sought for the House to rise. Is there anyone opposed to that course of action? There appears not. Leave is granted.
Upston Louise: Sittings of the HouseText is subject to correctionUpston Louise: Sittings of the House[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15341. Text is subject to correction.]LOUISE UPSTON (Senior Whip—National): The House has made very good progress this afternoon. I seek leave for the House to rise a few minutes before 6 p.m.
Vote: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — Second ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15341. Text is subject to correction.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Bill be now read a second time.Ayes109New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 11; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; Mana 1; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes7New Zealand First 7.Bill read a second time.
Vote: Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill — Second ReadingText is subject to correctionVote: Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15334. Text is subject to correction.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill be now read a second time.Ayes116New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 33; Green Party 12; New Zealand First 7; Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1; Independent: Horan.Noes1Mana 1.Bill read a second time.
Bennett David: Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill — Second ReadingText is subject to correctionBennett David: Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15334. Text is subject to correction.]DAVID BENNETT (National—Hamilton East): I want to take just a short call on this bill the Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill but first I just want to say that the Green Party is nothing about fairness and equality. That is a load of rubbish. The Green Party is all about its own economic agenda which it got from a textbook it has read recently and which it believes is the way to go. The Green Party just wants to make everybody poor and ruin this country. That is the Green agenda. It has not worked in any communist country it has been tried in it will not work here and the public know that.This is a good bill. It is something that we need to do around annual rates foreign superannuation and remedial matters in the taxation area and we support the bill going through the House.
Carter David: Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill — Second ReadingText is subject to correctionCarter David: Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15333. Text is subject to correction.]Mr SPEAKER: Julie Anne Genter—5 minutes.
Horan Brendan: Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill — Second ReadingText is subject to correctionHoran Brendan: Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15332. Text is subject to correction.]BRENDAN HORAN (Independent): In taking a call on the Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill I want to say that on this side of the House we are well aware of and alert to the Government’s tricks. Earlier we saw at No. 2 on the provisional Order Paper the Taxation (Annual Rates Employee Allowances and Remedial Matters) Bill and we were expecting robust debate on the terrible provisions in that bill. But when the final Order Paper was published the bill we are now debating the second reading of the Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill was the replacement for Government order of the day No. 2. They are two bills with very similar names but different content and they are at different stages in their progress through the House. So I say to those members opposite that they will have to do much better than that if they think that can confuse the Opposition. It was like a magic card trick a typical “now you see it now you don’t and now you see it again.”
Hayes John: Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill — Second ReadingText is subject to correctionHayes John: Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15331. Text is subject to correction.]JOHN HAYES (National—Wairarapa): Before I speak in support of this bill the Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill I would like to offer my colleague across the House Shane Jones the loan of a bow tie to gowith his dinner jacket that he is wearing here this afternoon. It is a slightly unusual time of the day to be wearing it but never mind.The other point I would like to make this afternoon is in respect of the comments from our Green colleague Russel Norman around capital gains tax. I want to say to the people of New Zealand that this is really good tax legislation and one thing it does not do is impose a capital gains tax on productive businesses and farms. That will not happen from the National Party.The third point I would like to make is that having a big gap between the company tax rate and the top personal income tax rate would only encourage tax avoidance. This bill sets up a structure that taxes everybody fairly and encourages people to pay their tax. I think that as a result of that it is a particularly good piece of legislation. Thank you. I support this bill.
Williams Andrew: Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill — Second ReadingText is subject to correctionWilliams Andrew: Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15329. Text is subject to correction.]ANDREW WILLIAMS (NZ First): I take a call on behalf of New Zealand First on the Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill. New Zealand First will also be supporting this legislation through the House. It is basically an administrative bill in terms of tax in order to amend the Income Tax Act 2007 the Tax Administration Act 1994 and the KiwiSaver Act 2006. In so doing it replaces some existing tax rules for New Zealand residents with interests in foreign superannuation schemes. It also changes the tax rules relating to the mining of specified minerals clarifies the rules for Working for Families tax credits addresses a mismatch in the tax rules relating to imputation credits and Australian dividends refines the rules for the deductions available to holders of bad debt and also includes the granting of donee status to three charitable organisations. We are all in agreement with these being correct legislative changes to be passed.The bill proposes a much simpler regime for taxing New Zealand residents who receive foreign superannuation interests in their previous country of residence. The bill proposes a simple way for people to remedy their previous positions and start afresh under the new regime and a concessionary approach encourages them to do so.We also note that in terms of KiwiSaver there are proposed changes to the KiwiSaver Act 2006 to allow taxpayers who transfer from a foreign scheme to a KiwiSaver scheme to withdraw sufficient funds from the KiwiSaver scheme to pay the tax that arises on that transfer. Again that is a sensible thing to encourage those KiwiSaver funds back into the country. Also in terms of student loan obligations it allows a taxpayer to withdraw funds from KiwiSaver to cover their student loan repayment obligations arising from such a transfer as well as the tax obligation.Those are just a sampling of some of the things in this bill. There are a great many other facets to it but it is basically a good piece of legislation in terms of tidying up some of the tax aspects in particular to do with foreign superannuation and aligning us with many of our overseas partner countries. New Zealand First commends this bill to the House.
Barry Maggie: Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill — Second ReadingText is subject to correctionBarry Maggie: Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15328. Text is subject to correction.]MAGGIE BARRY (National—North Shore): I rise to speak on the second reading of the Taxation (Annual Rates Foreign Superannuation and Remedial Matters) Bill sponsored by our Minister of Revenue Todd McClay. We have known about the elements of this bill since the Budget; it was foreshadowed then. This is a bill that really protects the tax base and aims to make our tax system fairer and of course the economy stronger. Of course an important part of fairness in the tax system is that taxpayers understand it: that it is clear simple and transparent. They must be able to understand what the rules are if they are to comply with those rules. So it is necessary for the tax rules to be cohesive fair and applied consistently. This is a bill that does just that.There are a couple of elements that I would like to draw to the attention of the House in this call. They include the changes to the taxation on foreign superannuation. It is a very complex and traditionally very troubled area. People coming from different countries to New Zealand and New Zealanders returning home do not really understandwhat the implications are for their superannuation and the taxation around that. This is a bill that actually makes that much clearer.It also brings the tax treatment of mining of specified minerals—gold silver and ironsand in particular—into line with general business tax principles. There is—as you have gathered from listening to this debate this afternoon—widespread support for this bill. Even the Greens who typically never support very much that is going to make this a competitive and stronger economy have supported the bill. This is a bill that I certainly support and I commend it to the House. Thank you.
Tisch Lindsay: Speaker’s Statements — Retirement of Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms—Alan HusheerText is subject to correctionTisch Lindsay: Speaker’s Statements — Retirement of Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms—Alan Husheer[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15318. Text is subject to correction.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): Members there is another messenger who is retiring as well as Grant and that is the assistant Serjeant-at-Arms Alan Husheer. I should not refer to someone who is not in the House. He is not in the House at the moment but he is on the premises and he is going to be farewelled tonight along with Grant. Maybe the House would like to acknowledge him too.
Ngaro Alfred: Judicature Modernisation Bill — First ReadingText is subject to correctionNgaro Alfred: Judicature Modernisation Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15317. Text is subject to correction.]ALFRED NGARO (National): I do not rise to give an answer to that speech by Phil Goff. Rather than nitpicking I would rather lavish praise on a very good bill the Judicature Modernisation Bill which has a little bit of substance to it. May I first of all just acknowledge Grant Bamfield. Grant thank you very much. Your friendly smiley face has always been very important. I am sure you will have to go home now and do some of the domestic chores you have been avoiding.Like anything as you have said all good things come to an end and there is time for change. It is time for change for the Judicature Act 1908 with this bill. It is time to renew the Act. As the bill says it is about the modernisation of our courts system. I look forward to our time in the Justice and Electoral Committee with this bill—all 1182 pages of it. But I think more important is the opportunity to hear submissions and to thoroughly debate the critical issues of importance that are here. I do not have the wealth of knowledge or the legal experience but what I do have is an understanding of the systems. I think that this bill will help to ensure that we have a modern courts system. We had Andrew Bridgman who is the Secretary for Justice show us that we have a system that works very well and is futureproofed as well. I cannot speak for very long—I had wished to—but I commend this bill to the House.
Robertson H V Ross: Speaker’s Statements — Retirement of Deputy Serjeant-at-Arms—Grant BamfieldText is subject to correctionRobertson H V Ross: Speaker’s Statements — Retirement of Deputy Serjeant-at-Arms—Grant Bamfield[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15315. Text is subject to correction.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): Just before I call the Hon Phil Goff I would just like to advise the House that today will be the last day in the House for Grant Bamfield sitting here on my right as he is retiring.
Simpson Scott: Judicature Modernisation Bill — First ReadingText is subject to correctionSimpson Scott: Judicature Modernisation Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15314. Text is subject to correction.]SCOTT SIMPSON (National—Coromandel): As chairman of the Justice and Electoral Committee it is a pleasure to rise to take a brief call on the first reading of the Judicature Modernisation Bill which by any measure is a weighty piece of legislation. In 1907 New Zealand became a self-governing dominion and that meant that in the following year 1908 we had passing through Parliament an enormous amount of legislation much of it forming the very cornerstones and foundations of our civil government. Amongst it was the 1908 Judicature Act and it has served us all those years for over a century. It has never actually been completely reviewed in the past. It has been tinkered with a few times but never completely reviewed. So it is a great pleasure I think to be sitting on the Justice and Electoral Committee when the Minister of Justice brings to the House this piece of legislation which will modernise our court system and see us through the next 100 years with the same kind of effectiveness that we have had from the previous legislation.I took particular note of the Attorney-General’s contribution earlier on in the debate when he mentioned that the committee would want to focus on several clauses in the bill. Although it is a very weighty piece of legislation clause 93 which deals with the judicial appointment process and exactly how the Attorney-General explains his process for appointment will be a matter that the committee wants to pay attention to. The area of vexatious litigants is a matter of increasing concern as they increase in numbers and clog our court system. Clauses 162 to 165 address the area of concern relating to vexatious litigants and I for one will be very keen to spend some time focusing on those clauses. Clause 166 deals with reserve judgments and the timeliness of the delivery of those judgments. That has been a topical matter in recent times. And then there are the recusal rules which will be another area that the committee will want to look at closely.I am looking forward to reading the legislation in great detail over the summer adjournment and coming back to the committee with a full and intimate understanding of its minute detail. I commend it to the House.Debate interrupted.
Carter David: Points of Order — Kaipara District Council (Validation of Rates and Other Matters) Bill—Vote CorrectionText is subject to correctionCarter David: Points of Order — Kaipara District Council (Validation of Rates and Other Matters) Bill—Vote Correction[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15303. Text is subject to correction.]Mr SPEAKER: Order! I am fully aware that there was no vote taken. Leave is now sought to effectively amend that record. So leave is sought as read by Barbara Stewart for some votes opposed to that legislation to be recorded. I am putting the leave. It is available for members to decide. Is there objection? There is objection.
Stewart Barbara: Points of Order — Kaipara District Council (Validation of Rates and Other Matters) Bill—Vote CorrectionText is subject to correctionStewart Barbara: Points of Order — Kaipara District Council (Validation of Rates and Other Matters) Bill—Vote Correction[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15302. Text is subject to correction.]BARBARA STEWART (NZ First): I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. I seek leave for the following votes on the third reading of the Kaipara District Council (Validation of Rates and Other Matters) Bill to be recorded in theJournals: New Zealand First 7 votes for the Noes; Mana Party 1 vote for the Noes. [Interruption]
Logie Jan: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is subject to correctionLogie Jan: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15301. Text is subject to correction.]11.JAN LOGIE (Green) to theMinister for Social Development: Does the Government intend to respond to the question in UNICEF’s reportKids Missing Out “why has such a low priority been placed on implementation of children’s rights” in order to protect vulnerable children; if so how?Hon PAULA BENNETT (Minister for Social Development): Yes I do intend to respond. In fact I am happy to respond right now. I do not agree that it has been a lower priority.Jan Logie: Why does she think that Unicef’s Deborah Morris-Travers said today that New Zealand has failed to incorporate the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into its domestic law or given priority to addressing child poverty?Hon PAULA BENNETT: Because she has her own perspective on that.Jan Logie: Why has she spent so much time and money taking benefits off struggling families instead of focusing on the real ways to lift children out of poverty?Hon PAULA BENNETT: I have not. Actually fewer benefits are being cancelled now than they were in 2008—that is a fact. We are actually working more to support people. We have put more money into wrapping support around people earlier and that is a fact. We are seeing results for it; more than 7000 are going into work. We are seeing really positive results and I stand by them.Jan Logie: If the Government is doing so much why do Unicef the Child Poverty Action Group and the Children’s Commissioner all say that you cannot fix child poverty until you measure it and deliver a comprehensive strategy for eradicating it? [Interruption]Mr SPEAKER: Order! It is the privilege of the Hon Paula Bennett to answer.Hon PAULA BENNETT: That is from the party that is against us measuring national standards in children. It now wants to have one absolute measure for poverty. We have a number of measures. We do measure it. We are making progress. We put a lot of emphasis on these children on the economy on how we get people into jobs and on how we warm up their homes. That party can have whatever perspective it likes.That is its right. It is independent. That is the beauty of living in a democracy like New Zealand.
Mitchell Mark: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is subject to correctionMitchell Mark: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15300. Text is subject to correction.]9.MARK MITCHELL (National—Rodney) to theMinister of Corrections: What recent announcements has she made on the number of hours worked by offenders on community work?Hon ANNE TOLLEY (Minister of Corrections): Today I announced that offenders have undertaken a million hours of community work so far this financial year.Hon Member: How much?Hon ANNE TOLLEY: A million hours. Community work is a sentence for lower-end offending that holds offenders accountable for their crimes by undertaking unpaid work in their communities. The types of work undertaken by offenders includes cleaning up graffiti gardening clearing litter from public places and assisting communities to clean up after storms such as the recent flooding in Whanganui. This is not only a suitable punishment of offenders but also allows them to give something back to the communities they have offended against.Mark Mitchell: How does community work help reduce reoffending?Hon ANNE TOLLEY: Offenders are less likely to reoffend if they have the skills to find a job. Community work provides an opportunity for offenders to gain new skills and work experience and to develop employment habits. The recently passed Administration of Community Sentences and Orders Act also allows probation officers to direct that up to 20 percent of a community work sentence can be spent in training on basic work and living skills if it will reduce the offender’s risk of reoffending. The Department of Corrections has already reduced reoffending by over 11 percent and this change has been important in helping the department further reduce reoffending and reach its goal of a 25 percent reduction by 2017.
Young Jonathan: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is subject to correctionYoung Jonathan: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15298. Text is subject to correction.]7.JONATHAN YOUNG (National—New Plymouth) to theMinister of Energy and Resources: What recent announcement has he made about Block Offer 2013?Hon SIMON BRIDGES (Minister of Energy and Resources): This morning I was very happy to award 10 new exploration permits in the Reinga-Northland basin offshore Taranaki the Great South Basin onshore Taranaki and the East Coast. The competitive block offer approach allows us to award exploration permits to the best bid based on the quality of its proposed work programme. Three of the permits go to international companies new to New Zealand and I welcome their strong interest in Block Offer 2013. This interest is testimony to the continuing work we have put in to put New Zealand on the map as a key destination for investors and oil and gas exploration.Jonathan Young: What does Block Offer 2013 mean for the sector and New Zealand generally?Hon SIMON BRIDGES: Collectively the permits awarded today have committed work programme expenditure of around NZ$62 million which is a significant boost in investment in New Zealand. If the work is successful it could lead to further expenditure of more than $700 million within 5 years. This adds to historically high expenditure last year when nearly $1.5 billion was invested in exploration and development. Block Offer 2013 will also open the previously unexplored Reinga-Northland basin one of our promising frontier basins. These results are another important and substantial step in the right direction for New Zealand’s exploration industry.
Wilkinson Kate: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to MinistersText is subject to correctionWilkinson Kate: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15295. Text is subject to correction.]5.Hon KATE WILKINSON (National—Waimakariri) to theMinister of Justice: What recent report has she received on New Zealand’s ranking on the corruption index?Hon JUDITH COLLINS (Minister of Justice): I am pleased to report to the House that Transparency International has for the eighth year in a row ranked New Zealand as the least corrupt country in the world. Out of 177 countries—[Interruption] Well I know that the Labour Party finds that amusing but—Mr SPEAKER: Order! Just continue with the answer; I would be grateful.Hon JUDITH COLLINS: Out of 177 countries New Zealand and Denmark are ranked first equal as having the lowest perception of corruption in the public sector. New Zealand’s reputation for being corruption-free is one of its biggest assets internationally. People who do business and invest in New Zealand know they can trust our laws and our Government to protect their rights and freedoms. New Zealand’s ranking byForbes as the best country for doing business is in part due to the high trust in our public sector. Well done New Zealand.Hon Kate Wilkinson: What further steps is the Government taking to maintain this reputation?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: We cannot rest on our laurels. This year the Government has announced a range of initiatives to combat corruption and further enhance transparency. These include development of the organised crime and anti-corruption legislation which will strengthen bribery and corruption offences and I expect to introduce this legislation next year; development of a national anti-corruption strategy to address the prevention detection investigation and remedy of bribery and corruption across both private and public sectors; joining the Open Government Partnership which is an international partnership committed to promoting transparency and open government; increasing the transparency of the judiciary by making all court decisions available to the public online; and the recent coming into force of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act which will significantly improve the ability to detect and investigate crimes like corruption.Chris Hipkins: Will perceptions of corruption in New Zealand be enhanced or diminished by those who actively seek donations pretend they are anonymous fail to declare them in their electoral returns and receive John Key’s endorsement in the process?Hon JUDITH COLLINS: Well there are many actions that might well start to diminish the perceptions of corruption in New Zealand whether it is forging paintings breaching electoral rules on election days or saying that someone has 70 people living in their home so that they can actually breach the Electoral Act. There are lots of things that could diminish the perceptions of corruption in New Zealand and I think that member should just think of his own history in it.
Tolley Anne: Business StatementText is subject to correctionTolley Anne: Business Statement[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15289. Text is subject to correction.]Hon ANNE TOLLEY (Deputy Leader of the House): I have just read out the Business Statement. I suggest the member looks at it.
Hipkins Chris: Business StatementText is subject to correctionHipkins Chris: Business Statement[Sitting date: 05 December 2013. Volume:695;Page:15289. Text is subject to correction.]CHRIS HIPKINS (Labour—Rimutaka): I wonder whether the Deputy Leader of the House could tell us whether the Government intends to progress legislation relating to the establishment of the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand or any legislation to do with Chorus prior to Christmas.
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Tisch Lindsay: Insolvency Practitioners Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Insolvency Practitioners Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 15 October 2013. Volume:694;Page:13910. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): Members when we were last on the Insolvency Practitioners Bill Jonathan Young had the call. He has 6 minutes and 30 seconds remaining to speak if he so wishes. Well I am afraid he is going to have to wait until next time because the time has come for me to leave the Chair.Debate interrupted.
Dean Jacqui: Administration of Community Sentences and Orders Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeDean Jacqui: Administration of Community Sentences and Orders Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 15 October 2013. Volume:694;Page:13908. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki): Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak on the third reading of the Administration of Community Sentences and Orders Bill. I am really pleased that we have now reached the third reading stage of this most excellent bill which makes some substantive but also technical changes to the Bail Act the Sentencing Act and the Parole Act. What this bill will do is remove barriers to the effective and efficient management of offenders serving sentences and orders in the community. The reason why this is a pretty significant bill is that it is part of a suite of work being done in the justice sector with a very strong focus on rehabilitation and “reintregation”—I still have not got that right; you know what I mean—reintegration that is it of offenders into the community. I know I jest but actually it is not a laughing matter. It is actually incredibly important that the good work done by the Hon Judith Collins and the Hon Anne Tolley in this field is given effect to in this legislation—Hon Maryan Street: Not tonight. No contribution tonight.JACQUI DEAN: —because what is really important—no not tonight; we will not finish it tonight. The member is quite correct. We probably will have to finish off the third reading another night but we are making a very good start. The point that is really to be made around this is what do we want out of our criminal justice system? We want offenders to be brought to trial in a timely manner and yes we are doing a lot of work around courts reform and judicial reform. While prisoners are in custody we want to give them every opportunity to gain those life skills and those literacy and numeracy skills that they may be lacking. We want to return them to the community in as good a shape as we possibly can.This bill forms a great part of the “reintre”—oh again that word; why do I use that word—the reintegration of offenders back into the community. As Kris Faafoi mentioned in his contribution it is as simple as things such as realigning the boundaries for electronic monitoring. Formerly the technology meant that a boundary was always going to be like this and so on an offender’s property if the boundary is like this but actually the letterbox is out here he is always going to breach his bail conditions by going outside that area. So this bill is about improving the efficiencies around that and I commend it to the House.
Tolley Anne: Administration of Community Sentences and Orders Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTolley Anne: Administration of Community Sentences and Orders Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 15 October 2013. Volume:694;Page:13905. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon ANNE TOLLEY (Minister of Corrections): I moveThat the Administration of Community Sentences and Orders Bill be now read a third time. This bill makes substantive and technical changes to the Bail Act 2000 the Sentencing Act 2002 and the Parole Act 2002 in order to remove barriers to the effective and efficient management of offenders serving sentences and orders in the community. It has beenbefore Parliament since October 2011. The Law and Order Committee considered it last year and reported it back to the House with several improvements. I would like once again to thank the Law and Order Committee for the sensible changes it has made.Although this bill is generally concerned with matters of a technical or administrative nature I believe that the cumulative effect of its amendments will be a considerable improvement in the overall management of these sentences and orders. For instance the bill will contribute to the goal of improving public safety by other things: better aligning electronic monitoring conditions with the electronic boundaries of monitoring equipment making it easier to hold offenders to account if they fail to comply with a community-based sentence and addressing some technical problems with extended supervision order provisions. The bill also reduces the administrative burden probation officers face and empowers them in other ways to focus more on the rehabilitative opportunities available to offenders and the safety of the public. For example they will be able to approve basic work and living skills courses for offenders on community work without having to apply to the court.Other amendments are required to clarify procedures where provisions are ambiguous or have had unintended consequences. During the Committee of the whole House I tabled amendments that were necessary to resolve a few commencement and minor drafting issues. I wish to thank members for their cooperation in seeing that Parliament’s intention is appropriately reflected in the drafting of provisions in this bill.This bill significantly improves the effective administration of sentences and orders in the community. In doing so it improves the safety of the public contributes to the Government’s goal of reducing reoffending by 25 percent and delivers better public value. I commend this bill to the House.
Ross Jami-Lee: Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill(No 2) — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRoss Jami-Lee: Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill(No 2) — Third Reading[Sitting date: 15 October 2013. Volume:694;Page:13905. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]JAMI-LEE ROSS (National—Botany): I just want to round out the Government’s contribution on the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill (No 2) by thanking the Opposition for some of the comments that have been made about the bill. I want to particularly thank David Shearer because today David Shearer admitted on behalf of the Labour Party that the Auckland Council has been a success. I just want to put that on record because David Shearer might have forgotten that the Labour Party spent many many hours in this Chamber opposing the Auckland Council legislation. It kept the House going into the early hours of the morning opposing the legislation for the Auckland Council and now it is claiming it is a success. So I just want to congratulate the Labour Party on coming full circle and agreeing with us that the Auckland Council reforms were a success. Rodney Hide will be sitting at home with his new babies up in Auckland thanking David Shearer for that grand admission.I also want to acknowledge Louisa Wall for her comments because she is right—local boards do play an important role. In Manurewa right now deep Labour territory the centre-right has just had a clean sweep on the Manurewa Local Board which just gives an indication as to how the people of Manurewa are feeling about local government.I am going to be brief and just finally say that this bill simply continues the delegation authority for local boards. Local boards have been a success story in the Auckland Council make-up where local communities can have a real say. I am just glad the Opposition now agrees with us that the Auckland Council was a good change and long may it be a success for all Aucklanders.Bill read a third time.
Tisch Lindsay: Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill(No 2) — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill(No 2) — Third Reading[Sitting date: 15 October 2013. Volume:694;Page:13903. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): I understand the next call is a split call.
Goldsmith Paul: Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill(No 2) — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeGoldsmith Paul: Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill(No 2) — Third Reading[Sitting date: 15 October 2013. Volume:694;Page:13903. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]PAUL GOLDSMITH (National): I wish to make just two points on this legislation the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill (No 2). The first point is that this legislation is necessary to allow local boards to continue to work as they have done for the past 3 years. The second point is that as the National list MP based in Epsom I have worked closely with three local boards particularly withDesley Simpson and her group inŌrākei Greg Moyle inWaitematā and TimWoolfield and LeeCorrick inMaungawhau. I was glad to see them all re-elected on Saturday and they are doing great work in the community. Amongst the many benefits that there are for the super-city there is the real risk of a lack of responsiveness to local communities so an effective local board is an important conduit between the community and the vast bureaucracy. On that basis I think good-quality local boards are important. This legislation continues the work that we have done and I commend this bill to the House. Thank you.
Barry Maggie: Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill(No 2) — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeBarry Maggie: Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill(No 2) — Third Reading[Sitting date: 15 October 2013. Volume:694;Page:13901. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MAGGIE BARRY (National—North Shore): I rise to speak to the third reading of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill (No 2). Having spoken in the previous readings and having had many of the points covered tonight I am going to focus my call on really looking at some of the aspects of this that need to go through. I sit on the Local Government and Environment Committee that heard the single submission on this particular piece of legislation. Everybody supported it. The Auckland Council which was the only group that submitted was very happy about it. The Local Government and Environment Committee reported the bill back without amendment. All is good there.The model of the local board is working well in Auckland. It needs to before it can work well anywhere else. Auckland is crucial to the success of New Zealand. The local boards being able to delegate authorities which is the pretty narrow focus of this bill is very much what it needs to do if it is going to continue its business. Those transitional powers that it has been operating under expire in 16 days so naturally this piece of legislation has to progress through fairly rapidly. It does enjoy a certain amount of support from opposing members around the House apart from a bit of griping around the way that local boards might or might not you know conduct themselves. I guess we all have our views on that. I am particularly surprised I guess that an individual could be elected to two local boards at the one time and serve on them. I think that is one of the things that surprised me the most out of the local body elections which of course were concluded this last weekend.So the transitional powers expire. This needs to be done. Everybody agrees with it. I will not take up any more time in the House than that. I commend this bill to the House. Thanks.
Heatley Phil: Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill(No 2) — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeHeatley Phil: Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill(No 2) — Third Reading[Sitting date: 15 October 2013. Volume:694;Page:13899. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Hon PHIL HEATLEY (National—Whangarei): I also rise to support the third reading of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill (No 2). Members will be aware that on 31 October the transitional powers actually expire. So the powers that local boards are quite happily and successfully working under at the moment expire in a matter of days and this bill replicates the current provisions. It does not add any new provisions. It does not change the way that the local boards operate. It simply extends into well you could almost say perpetuity what they do now until Parliament decides to change that.So the bill amends the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act to enable local boards to continue to delegate various functions and powers to committees of the local board or the council office. There are certain duties that they cannot delegate—for example the duty to identify and communicate the interests and preferences of the people in the local board area. Of course it is the board’s job to reflect its community of interest to the Auckland Council. It should not be able to delegate those powers and it will not be able to. It cannot delegate powers to confirm or to modify or to propose in any way a by-law. That is a local board’s job; it cannot delegate that. The duty to adopt a local board plan for its area is something that local boards also cannot delegate. But those powers that they are currently delegating—and as I say are delegating quite successfully—need to continue after 31 October. So I support the bill.
Tisch Lindsay: Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill(No 2) — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeTisch Lindsay: Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill(No 2) — Third Reading[Sitting date: 15 October 2013. Volume:694;Page:13898. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): Before I call the next member can I just ask that you make some of the conversations a little bit quieter please because it is quite distracting.
Vote: Copyright (Parallel Importing of Films) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeVote: Copyright (Parallel Importing of Films) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 15 October 2013. Volume:694;Page:13890. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]A party vote was called for on the questionThat the Copyright (Parallel Importing of Films) Amendment Bill be now read a third time.Ayes103New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 33; New Zealand First 7;Māori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1.Noes15Green Party 13; Mana 1; Independent: Horan.Bill read a third time.
Macindoe Tim: Copyright (Parallel Importing of Films) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMacindoe Tim: Copyright (Parallel Importing of Films) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 15 October 2013. Volume:694;Page:13890. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]TIM MACINDOE (National—Hamilton West): Thank you Mr Assistant Speaker Robertson and may I too congratulate you on your recent election to public office. You are a dedicated worker for the people of your community and I acknowledge you for that and I wish you well in your new role.We have had a very constructive debate on the Copyright (Parallel Importing of Films) Amendment Bill and I want to thank all the members who have contributed to it. We have had thoughtful contributions we have had some humorous asides and we have even had one or two surprising contributions not the least of which was the surprising audition I think I should say by the Green MP Gareth Hughes to become the new leader of the Ayn Rand Institute. I wish him well for that. I am sure it will be surprised to find him in its midst but politics keeps strange bedfellows and good luck to him for that.As I say it has been a good debate. I think it has reached a sensible compromise or solution to an issue that needed attention of this type and I am glad to lend my support to it.
Robertson H V Ross: Copyright (Parallel Importing of Films) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeRobertson H V Ross: Copyright (Parallel Importing of Films) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 15 October 2013. Volume:694;Page:13888. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (H V Ross Robertson): I call the honourable member Iain Lees-Galloway. This is a full call Mr Lees-Galloway. It is not split.
Mitchell Mark: Copyright (Parallel Importing of Films) Amendment Bill — Third ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMitchell Mark: Copyright (Parallel Importing of Films) Amendment Bill — Third Reading[Sitting date: 15 October 2013. Volume:694;Page:13888. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MARK MITCHELL (National—Rodney): I just want to comment on the contribution made by the Green Party member Gareth Hughes because it was a bit of a confusing contribution. He said that actually there was not anything illegal about what was happening. But if you go back and have a look at the Green Party minority view it clearly states: “We were also persuaded by arguments that the bill stifles cultural participation”—it would have been good to get an explanation around that—“and encourages illegal file sharing in the absence of legal alternatives.” So there was definitely a reference there to illegal file-sharing.This Copyright (Parallel Importing of Films) Amendment Bill is a very good bill. Our theatres do need a bit more time. It is not going to happen again. That has been made very clear. But they do need a bit more time to make the switch to digital. In Matakana in my own electorate the theatres are 66 percent digitised there—two of their three theatres are digitised. Who knows Mr Faafoi? If they ever getThe Smurfs and the Magic Flute in 3-D you can come up and enjoy the experience in Matakana. It is a very good bill. I commend it to the House.