Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) — Second Reading Procedure In Committee 
Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) — Second Reading Procedure In Committee 
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Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) 
Second Reading 
Hon RICK BARKER (Associate Minister of Justice) 
: 
 I move  
That the Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) be now read a second time 
. This bill was introduced into the House on 10 December 2002 and provided for unrelated minor amendments to a number of different Acts that are currently in force. As reported back from the Government Administration Committee the bill proposes amendments to 41 different Acts and includes two new parts for which the committee gave leave to be introduced into the bill. The first of those new parts is Part 20A which includes proposed amendments to the Local Government (Rating) Act.The objective is to advance the day after which regulations may be made to prescribe how local authorities may assess rates for sewage disposal in relation to land for educational establishments. The Minister of Education sought to advance the date after which such regulations can be put into force from 1 July 2007 to 1 July 2003. The committee agreed to amend the date although it recommended that the date be set at 1 July 2004. 
A second new part in the bill is Part 36A which proposes amendments to the Trade Marks Act. The committee supported the inclusion of this amendment which corrects a cross-reference on the basis that it was of a minor and technical nature. The committee has also approved the inclusion of a new proposed amendment to the Misuse of Drugs Act in Part 23. This proposed amendment would update the definition of a member of the police to take into account an international reorganisation of branches of the military police. 
The committee has reported the bill back with minor amendments to Parts 1 and 17 which deal with the Administration Act and the Industrial and Provident Societies Act. It also recommended that the amendment to Part 19 be introduced. This part would amend the Legal Services Act and enable the convenor of the legal services aid review panel to delegate his or her functions to any member of the panel. The committee has recommended a change to the proposed amendment so that the convenor must be satisfied that the member to whom the functions are to be delegated has the capability skills and experience to perform or exercise them. 
Finally the committee has also recommended amendments to parts Parts 27 and 31 which respectively amend the Official Information Act and the Privacy Act. The committee’s recommendations in relation to these two parts ensure that the proposed amendments use terminology that is consistent with recent related enactments. I am proposing to introduce a Supplementary Order Paper to the bill to include a further seven amendments all of which have received cross-party support. I am grateful to party leaders for their support which will enable these matters to be dealt with—matters that came to light only after the committee had completed its deliberations. 
Paradoxically I am also proposing to object to one amendment—namely that contained in clause 73 which relates to the Medicines Act. The need for this amendment has been superseded by the passage of the Medicines Amendment Act 2003. The effect of my objection will be to remove clause 73 from the bill. 
I would like to thank the chairperson and members of the Government Administration Committee for their efforts in relation to the Statutes Amendment Bill and the timely manner in which it has been reported back. While Statute Amendment bills may not be the most exciting of bills nevertheless they are important and necessary tools in the law reform process. I commend the bill to the House. 
Bill read a second time. 
Procedure 
Hon RICK BARKER (Associate Minister of Justice) 
: 
 I seek leave that when the House goes into Committee of the whole House on the Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) it takes the bill as a single question. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Is there any objection to that? There appears to be none. 
In Committee 
Clauses 1 and 2 and Parts 1 to 39 
Hon RICK BARKER (Associate Minister of Justice) 
: 
 I would like to raise at this point my objection to clause 73 as I indicated in my second reading speech and my Supplementary Order Paper omits it. 
The CHAIRPERSON (Ann Hartley) 
: Is there any objection to the Minister’s amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 156 in his name? There is none. 
Amendments agreed to. 
Clauses 1 and 2 and Parts 1 to 39 as amended agreed to. 
The Committee divided the bill into the Administration Amendment Bill the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Bill the Bail Amendment Bill (No 2) the Births Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill (No 2) the Building Amendment Bill (No 2) the Burial and Cremation Amendment Bill the Business Development Boards Act Repeal Bill the Conservation Amendment Bill the Construction Contracts Amendment Bill the Coroners Amendment Bill the Courts Martial Appeals Amendment Bill the Defence Amendment Bill the District Courts Amendment Bill (No 2) the Domestic Violence Amendment Bill the Electricity Amendment Bill the Flags Emblems and Names Protection Amendment Bill the Gas Amendment Bill the Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Bill (No 3) the Health and Disability Services (Safety) Amendment Bill the Health Research Council Amendment Bill the Industrial and Provident Societies Amendment Bill the Industry Training Amendment Bill (No 2) the Injury Prevention Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill (No 2) the Legal Services Amendment Bill the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Amendment Bill the Local Government (Rating) Amendment Bill the Medicines Amendment Bill (No 3) the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Bill the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill the New Zealand Railways Corporation Amendment Bill the Ngati Turangitukua Claims Settlement Amendment Bill the Official Information Amendment Bill the Ombudsmen Amendment Bill the Passports Amendment Bill the Police Amendment Bill (No 3) the Privacy Amendment Bill (No 2) the Private Investigators and Security Guards Amendment Bill the Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Amendment Bill the Standards Amendment Bill the State Sector Amendment Bill (No 2) the Tokelau Amendment Bill the Trade Marks Amendment Bill the Unit Titles Amendment Bill the War Funds Act Repeal Bill and the Wildlife Amendment Bill pursuant to Supplementary Order Paper 155. divided into Administration Amendment Bill Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Bill Bail Amendment Bill (No 2) Births Deaths and Marriages Registration Amendment Bill (No 2) Building Amendment Bill (No 2) Burial and Cremation Amendment Bill Business Development Boards Act Repeal Bill Conservation Amendment Bill Construction Contracts Amendment Bill Coroners Amendment Bill Courts Martial Appeals Amendment Bill Defence Amendment Bill District Courts Amendment Bill (No 2) Domestic Violence Amendment Bill Electricity Amendment Bill Flags Emblems and Names Protection Amendment Bill Gas Amendment Bill Government Superannuation Fund Amendment Bill (No 3) Health and Disability Services (Safety) Amendment Bill Health Research Council Amendment Bill Industrial and Provident Societies Amendment Bill Industry Training Amendment Bill (No 2) Injury Prevention Rehabilitation and Compensation Amendment Bill (No 2) Legal Services Amendment Bill Local Government Official Information and Meetings Amendment Bill Local Government (Rating) Amendment Bill Medicines Amendment Bill (No 3) Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Bill Misuse of Drugs Amendment Bill New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill New Zealand Railways Corporation Amendment Bill Ngati Turangitukua Claims Settlement Amendment Bill Official Information Amendment Bill Ombudsmen Amendment Bill Passports Amendment Bill Police Amendment Bill (No 3) Privacy Amendment Bill (No 2) Private Investigators and Security Guards Amendment Bill Queen Elizabeth the Second National Trust Amendment Bill Standards Amendment Bill State Sector Amendment Bill (No 2) Tokelau Amendment Bill Trade Marks Amendment Bill Unit Titles Amendment Bill War Funds Act Repeal Bill Wildlife Amendment Bill  
Bill reported with amendment.