Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill — Second ReadingText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeSubordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill — Second Reading[Sitting date: 09 December 2015. Volume:710;Page:8715. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]Subordinate Legislation Confirmation BillSecond ReadingHon GERRY BROWNLEE (Leader of the House): I move That the Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill be now read a second time. As foreshadowed in the discussions at the Business Committee the bill’s second reading will be followed immediately by its third reading without debate. This is because the Regulations Review Committee has recommended technical and drafting amendments that can be adopted by the House at the end of the bill’s second reading. The bill does not therefore require consideration in the Committee of the whole House.The bill is in two parts. Part 1 is the annual bill confirming and validating orders or regulations. It covers 24 items under 13 different Acts. It must be enacted by 31 December 2015 to avoid the subordinate legislation lapsing. I thank the Regulations Review Committee for ensuring Part 1 can be amended to include two additional items.The National Animal Identification and Tracing (Levies) Amendment Regulations 2015 also require confirmation. They were made after the bill was introduced. The Veterans’ Support (Rates of War Pensions Act 1954 Allowances) Order 2015 is also included just in case its past operation is invalid if it is not confirmed and validated. The committee was satisfied that all of the Part 1 confirmations and validations are justified.Part 2 would replace all existing confirmation provisions with standard provisions in the Legislation Act 2012. Part 2 introduces to the Act the new term “confirmable instruments”. The Regulations Review Committee supports Part 2 and this new initiative as simplifying and clarifying the law. One central set of provisions we think is critical. Currently there are over 50 kinds of instruments that are covered by up to some seven different confirmations and provisions over 30 Acts.Clear bipartisan support exists. I am very happy to note that this is enabling this bill to proceed. In closing can I again thank the Regulations Review Committee the Attorney-General and the Parliamentary Counsel Office for their successful collaboration on this bill relating to ongoing work. I commend this bill to the House.CHRIS HIPKINS (Labour—Rimutaka): I want to make a very short contribution to this debate—Grant Robertson: Keep saying that.CHRIS HIPKINS: —well my last contribution was very short—in supporting the Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill. I have spoken to the Labour members on the Regulations Reviews Committee who are supportive of the bill progressing but do want to I guess make clear that our support for Part 2 of this bill progressing was on the condition that there is a review of the terminology in the Legislation Act 2012 which was something that the Attorney-General engaged very constructively with the Regulations Review Committee on. Can I congratulate the Government on the need once again to review a piece of legislation it has only just passed through the House—or certainly in its term of Government. But we on the Opposition side here of course are very happy to engage constructively—Grant Robertson: Clear the House.CHRIS HIPKINS: —and help with this. I am being told to sit down already. We will be supporting the Subordinate Legislation Confirmation Bill and a very merry Christmas to all the members.Bill read a second time.The ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Lindsay Tisch): In accordance with a decision of the Business Committee the bill has been divided and set down for third reading forthwith.