O'Connor Simon: Construction Contracts Amendment Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeO'Connor Simon: Construction Contracts Amendment Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 12 March 2015. Volume:703;Page:2252. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]SIMON O'CONNOR (National—Tāmaki): I think there have been some really good contributions so far on Part 1 or rather those parts that are referring to Part 1. I have got a few questions of my own for the Minister partly as someone who is relatively new to the Commerce Committee and I am trying to get my head around some of the context.The first part really is around the whole issue of date changes. So Part 1 particularly through Supplementary Order Paper 52—I had better be clear actually to the Committee that while the Supplementary Order Paper recently tabled from the Minister deals across Parts 1 2 and beyond the main area being retentions is in Part 2. So for me at the moment—this is in Part 1 around the date obviously—this is just to signal to the Minister where the thinking is going. The other is around the choices of definition of what has been included in contracts. The third area that I am interested in is around services and why certain ones are being excluded.If I might start though with the date I see we have a dual split developing here in the Supplementary Order Paper. Obviously initially this bill was meant to be passed by November last year but I think as a number of people have indicated there have been some delays as we were making proper consideration of this. I think particularly if we reflect on the arguments in the Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4) yesterday parties in this House want us to take the appropriate time to get things correct. So I am interested to ask the Minister why do we have a split coming through here in Part 1? We have a commencement date for clause 8BC that is meant to be on 31 March 2016. So obviously that is very particular. Although the Minister is seeking that length of time for that clause he is equally happy for the other parts to come into force in July this year. I suspect—through you Mr Chair to the Minister—that the nature of that particular clause probably needs greater consideration particularly with the industry in order to deal with it.The next part really because I am sure we will end up in the title and the commencement debate later is around the whole definition of what is construction. I note in the Supplementary Order Paper in what is clause 6 that it seeks to amend section 6 so that construction work should be defined as “design or engineering work carried out in New Zealand in respect of work of the kind referred to” in various sections. I would be interested to know what particular elements of design—I assume we are talking architectural but does that stretch out as well to draftspeople and so forth? What level of design is required then?And then engineering—it probably sounds simple but is that for all people who use that title “engineer” or are we dealing with those who are particularly chartered to a recognised engineering profession? I think simply of friends of mine who are qualified engineers working in the various fields be it building construction mechanical and so forth. But equally I think of those whom I have met—The CHAIRPERSON (Hon Trevor Mallard): The time has come for me to report progress and I will report progress on the bill.Progress reported.Report adopted.