Parker David: Regulatory Improvement Bill — Second Reading In Committee 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Parker David: Regulatory Improvement Bill — Second Reading In Committee 
[Sitting date: 30 March 2010. Volume:661;Page:10183. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Hon DAVID PARKER (Labour) 
: 
 I rise to take a call in the Committee stage just a 5-minute call. A number of speakers have already referred to the part of Lianne Dalziel or should I say the Hon Lianne Dalziel in this bill. I think in one 10-minute speech there were 13 references to Lianne Dalziel which is a fair few. The reason for that is the Hon Lianne Dalziel has had a lot to do with this legislation. Given the importance of her role I should make it clear that it is Lianne Dalziel with “Lianne” spelt with two “n”s—it can be spelt with one—and not the other version which is “Leanne” Dalziel. 
Hon Lianne Dalziel 
: With an “i”. 
Hon DAVID PARKER 
: It is with an “i” not an “e”. In this debate we have heard various mispronunciations of Lianne Dalziel’s surname. Some people say “Dalzel” and other people say “Dalzeal”. The Hon Lianne “Dalzeal” says that it should be pronounced “Dalzel” but in the context of this debate and the zeal that Lianne “Dalzeal” has shown for this bill I think that the pronunciation should be Lianne “Dalzeal” rather than Lianne “Dalzel”. 
My questions would of course be going to Lianne “Dalzel” or Lianne “Dalzeal” as the Minister in the chair had she still been the Minister of Commerce but because of the change of Government after this bill was introduced Lianne “Dalzeal” is no longer the Minister. So my questions have to be addressed in substitution to the Hon Rodney Hide who has already acknowledged the important contribution that Lianne “Dalzeal” has added to this legislation. 
I will deal with a couple of matters that Lianne “Dalzeal” has already touched upon. The first relates to the changes to the Conservation Act. I think that the Hon Rodney Hide made some important points in response to my colleague from the Greens in respect of the changes there. He made it clear that the changes to the Conservation Act do not impact upon mining in national parks or in other schedule 4 areas. Indeed if these changes were to make it easier for those mining operations I am sure that the Hon Lianne Dalziel would not have included them in the bill and the Labour Party would not be supporting them. That is not the effect of these changes and they do not have the import that Kevin Hague has suggested to the Committee. I think Rodney Hide has dealt with that matter appropriately. 
The other change that the Hon Lianne Dalziel made reference to earlier was in respect of the Designs Act 1953. This is an example of how some regulation can be a little silly and is now being fixed. At the moment the Commissioner of Designs cannot extend the period of copyright for a registered design because of the failure of someone to pay a prescribed fee by a certain time and this legislation makes it clear that the commissioner can. 
Various other improvements are brought about by this legislation. I thank the Minister in the chair the Minister for Regulatory Reform for the clarification that the changes to the rules relating to hazardous substances and new organisms do not impact upon the controversial area of genetically modified organisms. That line was drawn carefully by the previous Minister of Commerce the Hon Lianne Dalziel. 
Other changes include changes to the Companies Act to align obligations to appoint auditors under the Companies Act with the recent changes to the Financial Reporting Act. This measure impacts particularly upon overseas owners. A silly requirement has been fixed by the Regulatory Improvement Bill which provides that those companies may by a unanimous resolution of shareholders elect not to appoint an auditor which is also the norm in respect of companies that are not overseas-owned. 
I think that must be my 5 minutes and more than 13 references. Thank you.