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Smith Lockwood: General Debate 
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[Sitting date: 20 June 2012. Volume:681;Page:3145. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Order! I do not believe I need more assistance on this. The debate that I expect to be coming up in the House this afternoon is a very particular debate on Part 2 of the Mixed Ownership Model Bill. That is a very specific debate. In the general debate referring to the wider issues of whether or not New Zealand should own State-owned energy companies or whether it makes sense to sell shareholdings in them or whether it makes sense to buy them back is referring to far more general issues. It is not pre-empting a particular debate in the Committee stage this afternoon and that is why I think it would be most unreasonable for the Speaker to rule that there cannot be that kind of general debate in the general debate.
Smith Lockwood: Urgent Debates Declined — Accident Compensation Corporation—Resignation of Board Member 
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Smith Lockwood: Urgent Debates Declined — Accident Compensation Corporation—Resignation of Board Member 
[Sitting date: 20 June 2012. Volume:681;Page:3139. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Order! The House will come to order. That is not a point of order. I have ruled on the letter seeking an urgent debate and that is the end of the matter.
Mallard Trevor: Urgent Debates Declined — Accident Compensation Corporation—Resignation of Board Member 
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Mallard Trevor: Urgent Debates Declined — Accident Compensation Corporation—Resignation of Board Member 
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Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South) 
: 
 I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Can I take from your ruling that these resignations are an ongoing matter?
Cosgrove Clayton: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
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Cosgrove Clayton: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Sitting date: 20 June 2012. Volume:681;Page:3138. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour) 
: 
 I seek leave to correct a description of a tabled document. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought for that course of action. Is there any objection? There is no objection. 
Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE 
: The Ministry of Economic Development document that I sought leave to table in question No. 6 is authoritative and authentic but it was emailed to me as a discrete PDF individual document. However I am now advised that its originating source was indeed the ministry’s website. I feel I am duty-bound to correct that. It is authoritative and it is accurate.
Smith Lockwood: Urgent Debates Declined — Accident Compensation Corporation—Resignation of Board Member 
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Smith Lockwood: Urgent Debates Declined — Accident Compensation Corporation—Resignation of Board Member 
[Sitting date: 20 June 2012. Volume:681;Page:3139. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Colleagues I have received a letter from Andrew Little seeking to debate under Standing Order 386 the departure of Murray Hilder from the ACC board. The resignation involves ministerial responsibility. An urgent debate on resignations from the ACC board was held just last week. For there now to be a case of recent occurrence there must be either a new situation of importance or a new development in an existing situation of sufficient importance to warrant in this instance a further debate being held. News media allegations about the circumstances of the new resignation cannot constitute a case of recent occurrence. The application is therefore declined.
Smith Lockwood: Points of Order — Leave for Introduction—Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill 
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Smith Lockwood: Points of Order — Leave for Introduction—Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill 
[Sitting date: 20 June 2012. Volume:681;Page:3138. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought for that course of action. Is there any objection? There is objection.
Smith Lockwood: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
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Smith Lockwood: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Sitting date: 20 June 2012. Volume:681;Page:3138. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Mr SPEAKER 
: I thank the member for correcting that because I did ask the member directly whether it was from the website and the member said it was not. I appreciate that being corrected. I might just check—did the House grant leave for that document to be tabled? It did. If the House granted leave for it to be tabled that is fine. 
Hon Maurice Williamson 
: Well on the basis that it wasn’t on the web. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: No order! The House granted leave for it to be tabled. I do not think it is the end of the world. The member has corrected an error that he made in describing the document. All I would ask members is to be careful in the future when they describe documents to make sure that the description is correct.
Peters Winston: Points of Order — Leave for Introduction—Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill 
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Peters Winston: Points of Order — Leave for Introduction—Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill 
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Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) 
: 
 I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. To help the beleaguered desperate exporters of this country I seek leave— 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Order! 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS 
: I am seeking leave. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Order! No no. When members seek leave to do anything they do not have a little speech about anything prior to it. I am happy to let the member to seek leave for what he wishes to seek leave for but he does not preface his seeking leave with a little speech. 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS 
: I seek leave to have my bill on the Reserve Bank drawn from the ballot and presented to Parliament right now.
Shanks Katrina: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
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Shanks Katrina: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Sitting date: 20 June 2012. Volume:681;Page:3133. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
8. 
KATRINA SHANKS (National) 
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Minister of Veterans’ Affairs 
: What is the Government doing to meet its commitment to allow fit and able New Zealand World War II veterans to attend key 70th Anniversary commemorations overseas? 
Hon NATHAN GUY (Minister of Veterans’ Affairs) 
: 
 The Government has an obligation to do what it can to allow New Zealand veterans to attend significant commemorations of their service while they are still able to do so. Thirty-two veterans who served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force with Bomber Command are scheduled to depart tomorrow to attend the dedication and unveiling of the Bomber Command memorial in London. The veterans will travel to London by the Royal New Zealand Air Force 757 with the cost being funded by Veterans Affairs New Zealand. Sending all fit and able New Zealand veterans to the memorial dedication is an appropriate way to commemorate the 1851 New Zealand servicemen who lost their lives serving with the Bomber Command and acknowledge the service of the 6000 New Zealanders who fought for the command. For those unable to attend the London event a ceremony will be held in New Zealand soon to acknowledge their service. 
Katrina Shanks 
: What other significant overseas 70th anniversary commemorations will New Zealand World War II veterans be able to attend? 
Hon NATHAN GUY 
: In addition to the Bomber Command memorial dedication in London next week upcoming 70th anniversary commemorations include the Battle of El Alamein in October 2012 for those who served in North Africa New Caledonia in April 2013 for those who served in the Pacific and the Battle of Monte Cassino in May 2014 for those who served in Italy. Local events for veterans will also be held for those unable to travel overseas.
McKelvie Ian: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
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McKelvie Ian: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Sitting date: 20 June 2012. Volume:681;Page:3136. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
11. 
IAN McKELVIE (National—Rangitikei) 
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Minister of Transport 
: What updates has he received on the state of repairs of the Manawatu Gorge? 
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE (Minister of Transport) 
: 
 I am pleased to advise the House that work on the repair of the Manawatu Gorge is progressing well. The road is now open and the residents who are using it have welcomed that decision. Work has been at full pace to replace the bridges that were lost in the slip and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the contractors and all those working for them who have worked so very hard over the last few months to make this happen. 
Ian McKelvie 
: What further work is being done to improve roading infrastructure around the Manawatu Gorge? 
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE 
: The Government is committed to providing roading infrastructure around the Manawatu Gorge. The New Zealand Transport Agency has spent around $4.6 million on upgrading the alternative routes and making them safer and better able to deal with the increased loads and levels of traffic. A further $4.5 million is proposed for a safer more resilient alternative available to motorists long term in that region. 
Iain Lees-Galloway 
: Can the Minister confirm that heavy vehicles are still diverted through Ashhurst and that his decision to rely on the saddle road as he pointed out in his last answer every time the Manawatu Gorge road closes means that Ashhurst residents will have to contend with trucks thundering past their school their houses and their sports grounds making life miserable and endangering their kids’ lives? 
Hon GERRY BROWNLEE 
: I note that the member had a lot to say about this without ever having gone up to see the gorge in the first place. What I would say is this: the gorge is being repaired and that will allow traffic to go through the gorge in a better fashion and it is only prudent to make sure that there are alternative routes. It is a dangerous and vulnerable road.
Cosgrove Clayton: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
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Cosgrove Clayton: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Sitting date: 20 June 2012. Volume:681;Page:3130. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Hon CLAYTON COSGROVE (Labour) 
: 
 I seek leave to have this question held over until the actual Minister of Energy and Resources Phil Heatley is present to answer it.
Smith Lockwood: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
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Smith Lockwood: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Sitting date: 20 June 2012. Volume:681;Page:3130. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought for that course of action. Is there any objection? [ 
Interruption 
] Order! Any member is entitled to seek leave. 
Hon Gerry Brownlee 
: He’s not entitled to talk about someone’s absence. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: The member should not be interjecting while I am dealing with a point of order. It is not uncommon for members to seek leave for questions to be held over when a Minister is not present. I accept the point the Leader of the House makes that we do not normally refer to the absence of members but it is not uncommon for members to seek leave to have a questioned deferred for that reason. Is there any objection to that course of action? There is objection.
Lotu-Iiga Sam: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
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Lotu-Iiga Sam: Questions for Oral Answer — Questions to Ministers 
[Sitting date: 20 June 2012. Volume:681;Page:3128. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
4. 
Peseta SAM LOTU-IIGA (National—Maungakiekie) 
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Minister for Social Development 
: What announcements has she recently made that will support the work of budgeting services around New Zealand? 
Hon PAULA BENNETT (Minister for Social Development) 
: 
 We have announced a one-off funding boost of $589000 for community groups providing budgeting services. This grant will benefit 155 organisations currently funded by the Ministry of Social Development to deliver budgeting services recognising the great job that these services do. 
Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga 
: Given there has been an increased demand for budgeting services as a result of the economic climate how has the Government supported these organisations? 
Hon PAULA BENNETT 
: This year these budgeting service organisations will receive a total of $13 million. This could be compared with 2008 when they received only $4.3 million. This is an $8.7 million increase. 
Peseta Sam Lotu-Iiga 
: How have the Government’s welfare reforms under Future Focus supported people requiring additional hardship assistance? 
Hon PAULA BENNETT 
: Future Focus introduced a new hardship model which has placed greater obligations on repeat applicants for hardship assistance. Those who apply for additional hardship assistance three or more times in a 12-month period are now required to complete budgeting services. 
Jacinda Ardern 
: Is this announcement enough to plug the gap for budgeting advice when there are organisations such as Mangere Budgeting Services Trust which received $100000 to meet growing demand and is now looking to lay off two staff as a consequence of this funding ending because she canned the Community Response Fund? 
Hon PAULA BENNETT 
: I am not responsible for making decisions within the Mangere Budgeting Services Trust. What I would say is that since 2008— 
Hon Members 
: You cut the funding. 
Hon PAULA BENNETT 
: No let us be clear: since 2008 there has been an $8.7 million increase of Government money going into budgeting services.
Points of Order — Leave for Introduction—Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill 
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Points of Order — Leave for Introduction—Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill 
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Points of Order 
Leave for Introduction—Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Amending Primary Function of Bank) Amendment Bill 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) 
: 
 I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. To help the beleaguered desperate exporters of this country I seek leave— 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Order! 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS 
: I am seeking leave. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Order! No no. When members seek leave to do anything they do not have a little speech about anything prior to it. I am happy to let the member to seek leave for what he wishes to seek leave for but he does not preface his seeking leave with a little speech. 
Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS 
: I seek leave to have my bill on the Reserve Bank drawn from the ballot and presented to Parliament right now. 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Leave is sought for that course of action. Is there any objection? There is objection.
Urgent Debates Declined — Accident Compensation Corporation—Resignation of Board Member 
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Urgent Debates Declined — Accident Compensation Corporation—Resignation of Board Member 
[Sitting date: 20 June 2012. Volume:681;Page:3139. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Urgent Debates Declined 
Accident Compensation Corporation—Resignation of Board Member 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Colleagues I have received a letter from Andrew Little seeking to debate under Standing Order 386 the departure of Murray Hilder from the ACC board. The resignation involves ministerial responsibility. An urgent debate on resignations from the ACC board was held just last week. For there now to be a case of recent occurrence there must be either a new situation of importance or a new development in an existing situation of sufficient importance to warrant in this instance a further debate being held. News media allegations about the circumstances of the new resignation cannot constitute a case of recent occurrence. The application is therefore declined. 
Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South) 
: 
 I raise a point of order Mr Speaker. Can I take from your ruling that these resignations are an ongoing matter? 
Mr SPEAKER 
: Order! The House will come to order. That is not a point of order. I have ruled on the letter seeking an urgent debate and that is the end of the matter.
Vote: Mixed Ownership Model Bill — In Committee 
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Vote: Mixed Ownership Model Bill — In Committee 
[Sitting date: 20 June 2012. Volume:681;Page:3213. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
A party vote was called for on the question  
That the amendments be agreed to. 
Ayes 49 
New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 14; Mana 1. 
Noes 71 
New Zealand National 59; New Zealand First 8; Maori Party 2; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1. 
Amendments not agreed to. 
The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Iain Lees-Galloway to clause 2 be agreed to: 
replace subclauses (1) and (2) with: 
(1)This act comes into force on a date appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council except as otherwise provided for in this section. 
(2)One or more Orders in Council may be made bringing different provisions into force on different dates. 
(3)Part 2 and Schedules 1 and 2 come into force on the day after the date on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
Robertson H V Ross: Mixed Ownership Model Bill — In Committee 
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Robertson H V Ross: Mixed Ownership Model Bill — In Committee 
[Sitting date: 20 June 2012. Volume:681;Page:3211. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
The CHAIRPERSON (H V Ross Robertson) 
: I have heard enough. I am going to refer the members again to the following: whenever a question has been put the interruption of business is deferred until the question is determined. I have put the question and the vote will be taken.
Yang Jian: Legislation Bill — Third Reading 
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Yang Jian: Legislation Bill — Third Reading 
[Sitting date: 05 December 2012. Volume:686;Page:7262. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Dr JIAN YANG (National) 
: 
 The Legislation Bill contributes towards regulatory reform by modernising and improving the law relating to the publication availability reprinting revision and official versions of legislation in a single piece of legislation. The bill is the Government’s response to two Law Commission reports that said New Zealand’s statute law is generally incoherent untidy and difficult to understand. The bill will modernise and improve our statute book by among other things preserving the independence of the Parliamentary Counsel Office and enabling it to use clear English in bills. 
New Zealand’s legislation needs to remain effective clear and accessible to the public. Better and less regulation is essential to boosting New Zealand’s productivity growth competitiveness and living standards. So I commend the bill to the House. Thank you.
Prosser Richard: Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill — Third Reading 
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Prosser Richard: Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill — Third Reading 
[Sitting date: 05 December 2012. Volume:686;Page:7255. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
RICHARD PROSSER (NZ First) 
: 
 I am pleased to rise to take a quite excruciatingly short call in support of this Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill. New Zealand First is completely in favour of this bill. There is a tradition obviously in warfare that to the victor belong the spoils but we obviously as a people and as a civilisation have moved on from that. We are more civilised in our conduct of warfare now and we no longer attempt to carry out cultural genocide. 
Mr Lees-Galloway made the point that the New Zealand Defence Force has an excellent record in terms of not stealing stuff from overseas. Indeed it does. Though it has to be said that if the Defence Force had better transport assets in terms of ships and aircraft the boys would probably nick more things from overseas and bring them home. 
I just wish to say that I echo the sentiments of Dr Hutchison in saying that this is a fine bill which all parties across the House support. I think the Minister for Arts Culture and Heritage has done a superb job in preparing it for its final passage through the House. The amendments are wonderful amendments. 
In closing I would like to say that this bill comes to us from the 48th Parliament. It has waited 4 years already. It does not need to be delayed any longer by convoluted oratory on the part of myself. I commend this bill to the House. Thank you.
Lees-Galloway Iain: Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill — Third Reading 
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Lees-Galloway Iain: Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill — Third Reading 
[Sitting date: 05 December 2012. Volume:686;Page:7252. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
IAIN LEES-GALLOWAY (Labour—Palmerston North) 
: 
 It is a great pleasure to speak in favour of the Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill. This bill requires of New Zealand obligations to adhere to the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and it also offers us protection as well in the event as unlikely as it probably seems to most of us at the moment that New Zealand should be the stage for armed conflict in the future. So this legislation enables us to ensure that our representatives overseas—and I must say that the New Zealand Defence Force has a superb reputation around the world for the way it conducts itself on overseas deployments—in terms of Defence Force personnel or any other New Zealand representatives or New Zealanders whether they are representing the country formally or not are held accountable for their actions regarding cultural property. It also allows us to prosecute anybody who does any damage to our own cultural assets here in New Zealand. 
The convention allows for the use of an emblem that is essentially made up of blue and white triangles which can be affixed to cultural property and used to signify buildings in particular that are of cultural significance. Of course the bill makes very clear what types of buildings and assets can have that emblem affixed to them and how that emblem can be used. The emblem can be used to identify only those types of assets and of course it would be an offence to try to pass off military assets as a cultural asset in some sort of effort to perhaps persuade an invading force that those assets were not for military use. The use of the distinctive emblem in cases other than the cases mentioned in the bill for cultural uses and uses of the emblem that are outside of the scope of the bill shall be forbidden and the emblem is not to be placed on any immovable cultural property unless at the same time there is displayed an authorisation duly dated and signed by the competent authority of the high contracting party. It is all very technical stuff that essentially says we can keep our cultural assets safe or at least have a mechanism by which to hold people accountable should that not happen. 
It is important that New Zealand plays its part in these types of international agreements. We have a good reputation around the world for leading the charge on this type of activity and this bill ensures that our international reputation as a peaceful stable and internationally engaged nation is retained. For those reasons the Labour Party is very happy to support it.
Hutchison Paul: Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill — Third Reading 
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Hutchison Paul: Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill — Third Reading 
[Sitting date: 05 December 2012. Volume:686;Page:7251. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Dr PAUL HUTCHISON (National—Hunua) 
: 
 Thank you for the opportunity to make a brief contribution to this Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill. There is no doubt that the problems around this have occurred through generation after generation over the march of history and so-called civilisation. The taking of precious cultural property from one country to another during times of war has caused huge hurt. This bill ratifying our wish to bind ourselves to the Hague convention is again another very important step. The bill does ensure that New Zealand honours its international obligations to protect cultural property in situations of armed conflict. Undoubtedly the National Government values the need to protect culturally significant artefacts throughout the world particularly in areas of armed conflict and I think it is highly relevant when we consider what is going on in the Middle East right now. Just a couple of hours ago some of us had a briefing from the representative of Israel who pointed out just how delicate the situation is not just in the West Bank but more so in Egypt Iran Lebanon the Gaza Syria and Jordan and that it could easily expand out into Turkey—all areas that have hugely important cultural treasures making this bill very important. 
This bill shows the work we are doing to preserve and support culture internationally as well as domestically and it is important to point out that the bill comes with a variety of offences. For instance it is an offence to do the following to a protected piece of cultural property or to encourage another person to do one of these acts: make cultural property the subject of attack use cultural property in military action cause extensive destruction of cultural property or steal or vandalise cultural property. This is a very important piece of legislation which I would imagine all parties welcome into our Parliament and welcome its progress. Thanks.
Vote: Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill — Third Reading 
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Vote: Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill — Third Reading 
[Sitting date: 05 December 2012. Volume:686;Page:7249. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
A party vote was called for on the question  
That the Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill be now read a third time. 
Ayes 110 
New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 12; Maori Party 3; Mana 1; United Future 1. 
Noes 8 
New Zealand First 7; ACT New Zealand 1. 
Bill read a third time.
Yang Jian: Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill — Third Reading 
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Yang Jian: Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill — Third Reading 
[Sitting date: 05 December 2012. Volume:686;Page:7248. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Dr JIAN YANG (National) 
: 
 Thank you for the opportunity to speak on the Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill. By amending the definition of “military style semi-automatic firearm” and by placing a restriction on the importation of airguns that look like restricted weapons this bill will make New Zealanders feel safer. The new definition adds clarity to the classification process. With regard to the proposed controls they are necessary because at the moment there are virtually no import controls on replica firearms. This is a concern because replica firearms are frequently being used for criminal offending. 
So National is delivering on its promise to take action on violent crime. We have the lowest crime rate in 30 years. National has a comprehensive plan to build a safer New Zealand and this bill is yet another example. I recommend the bill to the House. Thank you.
Finlayson Christopher: Legislation Bill — In Committee 
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Finlayson Christopher: Legislation Bill — In Committee 
[Sitting date: 05 December 2012. Volume:686;Page:7235. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON (Attorney-General) 
: 
 I seek leave for the Committee to revisit the schedule of the Legislation Bill for the purpose of adopting amendments to the item relating to the Local Government Act 2002 and the item relating to the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009. 
The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch) 
: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is none.
Event: Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill — In Committee 
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Event: Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill — In Committee 
[Sitting date: 05 December 2012. Volume:686;Page:7235. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill 
In Committee 
Part 1 agreed to.  
Part 2 agreed to.  
Part 3 Cultural property removed from occupied territory 
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The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Chris Finlayson to the proposed amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 163 in his name to clause 14 be agreed to: 
in paragraph (b) of the definition of issuing officer after “Registrar” insert “who is for the time being authorised to act as an issuing officer under section 108 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012”. 
Amendment to the amendment agreed to. 
The question was put that the amendments as amended set out on Supplementary Order Paper 163 in the name of the Hon Christopher Finlayson to Part 3 be agreed to. 
Amendments as amended agreed to. 
Part 3 as amended agreed to. 
Part 4 agreed to.  
Part 5 Miscellaneous 
The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 163 in the name of the Hon Christopher Finlayson to clause 44AA be agreed to. 
Amendment agreed to. 
Part 5 as amended agreed to. 
Schedule 1 agreed to.  
Schedule 2 agreed to.  
Schedule 3 agreed to.  
Clauses 1 and 2 
Clause 1 agreed to. 
Clause 2 agreed to. 
Bill to be reported with amendment presently.
Woodhouse Michael: Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill — Third Reading 
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Woodhouse Michael: Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill — Third Reading 
[Sitting date: 05 December 2012. Volume:686;Page:7240. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
MICHAEL WOODHOUSE (National) 
: 
 I get the feeling that Labour’s police spokesman might have stolen my debate notes on this bill the Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill because I am in the rare but not unheard of situation of agreeing almost word for word with the contribution that Mr Faafoi has made. 
Sue Moroney 
: Including what he said about Anne Tolley? 
MICHAEL WOODHOUSE 
: Well I will come on to that actually. I am about to do that as well because one thing that the Minister of Police and Mr Faafoi both said and referred to was the fact that this is a significant drain on police resources. We all want to know that these bills when they are passed into law are going to make a meaningful difference. I think it would be appropriate for some members to have thought whether or not spending House time on replica pistols was actually best use but when one looks at the amount of police resources for the average of one incident a week where these weapons are involved that is a not inconsiderable drain on police resources and I am sure the police and the armed offenders squad would rather be doing other things. 
But I think we need to add to that the impact of these incidents on innocent members of the public whether they are store owners bank officers or other bystanders when these replica ordnance are presented. They are most terrifying in their appearance. They are becoming increasingly similar and familiar to the real thing and certainly those on the other end of the barrel would have no idea whether the ordnance was loaded or not and I think we do need to acknowledge that that would be a terrifying experience for anyone who was on the end of it. 
I also think there is real merit in the nimble nature of the regulation-making power that is being brought in by this bill and I acknowledge that. Generally the House is a little sceptical of giving the executive by Order in Council these sorts of regulation-making powers but we do have the safety net as both the Minister and Mr Faafoi have articulated of then requiring those regulations to be built into primary legislation lest they lapse over time. That will certainly give the House and the select committee the opportunity to scrutinise—and confirm I hope—that that was a sensible regulation to have made. 
So with those few comments—there is no point in replicating the excellent contributions by both Minister Tolley and Mr Faafoi—I commend the bill.
Vote: Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill — In Committee 
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Vote: Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill — In Committee 
[Sitting date: 05 December 2012. Volume:686;Page:7234. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
A party vote was called for on the question  
That the amendment be agreed to. 
Ayes 7 
New Zealand First 7. 
Noes 111 
New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 12; Maori Party 3; Mana 1; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1. 
Amendment not agreed to. 
Part 2 agreed to.
Tisch Lindsay: Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) — Second Reading In Committee 
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Tisch Lindsay: Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) — Second Reading In Committee 
[Sitting date: 05 December 2012. Volume:686;Page:7232. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch) 
: What I intend doing here is to put the question on each part but if there is objection then the question on that part will not be put.
Calder Cam: Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) — Second Reading In Committee 
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Calder Cam: Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) — Second Reading In Committee 
[Sitting date: 05 December 2012. Volume:686;Page:7231. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Dr CAM CALDER (National) 
: 
 Statutes Amendment bills are annual bills that oil the process of legislation and provide oil for a legislative vehicle for minor technical and non-controversial amendments to existing statutes. They can be debated only with support across the House and it is pertinent at this stage to recognise the huge amount of cooperation that goes on behind the scenes in Parliament—a fact that is often overlooked if the public concentrates on the theatre of question time in the House. There is a lot of cooperation that goes on in the House and this bill the Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) is one of those shining examples. Bills such as this allow Parliament to keep the law up to date accurate and user-friendly. We have already heard in great detail from Mr Charles Chauvel on the individual matters canvassed by this particular amendment bill. I do not propose to peruse the matter further. I commend the bill to the House. 
Bill read a second time.
Vote: Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill — In Committee 
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Vote: Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill — In Committee 
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A party vote was called for on the question  
That the amendments be agreed to. 
Ayes 7 
New Zealand First 7. 
Noes 111 
New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 12; Maori Party 3; Mana 1; ACT New Zealand 1; United Future 1. 
Amendments not agreed to.
Lee Melissa: Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) — Second Reading In Committee 
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Lee Melissa: Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) — Second Reading In Committee 
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MELISSA LEE (National) 
: 
 It is a great pleasure to rise to take a short call on the second reading of the Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3). Statutes Amendment bills have been a feature of the New Zealand system for many many years. As previous speakers have said the bills are legislative vehicles for minor technical and non-controversial amendments to existing statutes. 
This bill amends 16 Acts administered by eight different departments. The Government Administration Committee received and considered four submissions from interested groups and individuals. The interesting thing among all of the 16 Acts was the issue of the Residential Tenancies Act of 1986. The current law is that each office of the Tenancy Tribunal has a registrar who is the registrar of the nearest District Court or an employee of the Ministry of Justice designated by the chief executive. This bill now provides that every registrar and deputy registrar of the District Court is also a registrar of the tribunal. Apart from that looking at the issue of the public the current law is that application must be made to the “appropriate” office of the tribunal but this bill makes the change so that application can be made at any office of the tribunal making it easier for the public to make their applications. 
Another change is the increase in the number of members on the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal from four to five in addition to the chair to allow more hearings and improve the process. 
We need to keep laws up to date and we need to keep the law user-friendly and this bill does that. I commend it to the House.
Mallard Trevor: Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) — Second Reading In Committee 
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Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South) 
: 
 The Labour Opposition intends to support the second reading of this bill the Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3). We will have a discussion about the level of detail with which we will examine it at the Committee stage. With the late changes and the errors of work on the part of the Attorney-General in his previous work there will be a discussion about whether we allow those clauses to go forward. My colleagues will no doubt do some consultation over the next 2 or 3 hours before we get to those particular votes in the Committee stage. 
I think it is worth putting on record though that this piece of legislation looks like it will go through its entire process as part of an extended sitting. It is an indication to me that where there is legislation that is non-controversial there is an opportunity for a bit of extra time to be taken while select committees are sitting and to progress that legislation in a way that is useful to the House and does not take away time that would otherwise be used for debating matters that would be controversial and which the Opposition would want to oppose. 
I know the Attorney-General is a bit sensitive about it. He did not like the idea of two Chambers sitting at once—or the Committee sitting while the House is sitting—from some sort of puritanical perspective. But in the end the National Government overruled him and accepted this process and I am pleased it is working well.
Tisch Lindsay: Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill — In Committee 
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Tisch Lindsay: Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill — In Committee 
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The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch) 
: The amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 36 in the name of Richard Prosser to clause 4 is out of order as it is inconsistent with an earlier decision of the Committee. 
The question was put that the amendments set out on Supplementary Order Paper 36 in the name of Richard Prosser to clause 11 be agreed to.
Third Readings — 
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Third Readings 
Hon CHESTER BORROWS (Associate Minister of Justice) 
: 
 I move  
That the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Amendment Bill the Children Young Persons and Their Families Amendment Bill the Dog Control Amendment Bill the Dumping and Countervailing Duties Amendment Bill the Electricity Industry Amendment Bill the Gas Amendment Bill the Heavy Engineering Research Levy Amendment Bill the Lawyers and Conveyancers Amendment Bill (No 2) the Local Government Act 1974 Amendment Bill the Local Government Act 2002 Amendment Bill (No 2) the Local Government (Auckland Council) Amendment Bill the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Amendment Bill the New Zealand Geographical Board (NgaPouTaunaha o Aotearoa) Amendment Bill (No 2) the NgatiPorou Claims Settlement Amendment Bill the Real Estate Agents Amendment Bill the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill the Social Security Amendment Bill (No 2) the Te Roroa Claims Settlement Amendment Bill and the Veterinarians Amendment Bill be now read a third time 
. 
Bills read a third time.
Legislation Bill — In Committee 
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Legislation Bill 
In Committee 
Debate resumed from 15 November. 
Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON (Attorney-General) 
: 
 I seek leave for the Committee to revisit the schedule of the Legislation Bill for the purpose of adopting amendments to the item relating to the Local Government Act 2002 and the item relating to the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009. 
The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch) 
: Leave is sought for that purpose. Is there any objection? There is none. 
Schedule ( 
reconsidered 
)  
The question was put that the following amendments in the name of the Hon Christopher Finlayson to the schedule be agreed to: 
replace section 259I in the item relating to new section 27A in the item relating to the Local Government Act 2002 with: 
259IApplication of Legislation Act 2012 to standards incorporated by reference 
(1)Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 does not apply to— 
(a)financial reporting standards incorporated by reference in regulations made under section 259(1)(dc); or 
(b)an amendment to or replacement of those standards. 
(2)Subpart 1 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2012 applies to regulations made under section 259(1)(dc) that incorporate financial reporting standards by reference. 
(3)However nothing in section 40 of the Legislation Act 2012 requires material that is incorporated by reference in regulations made under section 259(1)(dc) to be presented to the House of Representatives.; 
replace the item relating to clause 6(4) of schedule 7 in the item relating to the Local Government Act 2002 with: 
(7)A determination by the Remuneration Authority under this clause is a legislative instrument and a disallowable instrument for the purposes of the Legislation Act 2012 and must be presented to the House of Representatives under section 40 of that Act.; and 
delete the item relating to the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009. 
Amendments agreed to. 
Schedule as further amended agreed to. 
Clauses 1 and 2 ( 
continued 
)  
Clause 1 agreed to. 
The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 127 in the name of the Hon Christopher Finlayson to clause 2 be agreed to. 
Amendment agreed to. 
Clause 2 as amended agreed to. 
Progress to be reported presently. 
House resumed. 
The Chairperson reported the Statutes Amendment Bill (No 3) with amendment and that the Committee had divided it into 19 bills the Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill with amendment the Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill with amendment and the Legislation Bill with amendment. 
Report adopted.
Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill — In Committee 
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Cultural Property (Protection in Armed Conflict) Bill 
In Committee 
Part 1 agreed to.  
Part 2 agreed to.  
Part 3 Cultural property removed from occupied territory 
The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon Chris Finlayson to the proposed amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 163 in his name to clause 14 be agreed to: 
in paragraph (b) of the definition of issuing officer after “Registrar” insert “who is for the time being authorised to act as an issuing officer under section 108 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012”. 
Amendment to the amendment agreed to. 
The question was put that the amendments as amended set out on Supplementary Order Paper 163 in the name of the Hon Christopher Finlayson to Part 3 be agreed to. 
Amendments as amended agreed to. 
Part 3 as amended agreed to. 
Part 4 agreed to.  
Part 5 Miscellaneous 
The question was put that the amendment set out on Supplementary Order Paper 163 in the name of the Hon Christopher Finlayson to clause 44AA be agreed to. 
Amendment agreed to. 
Part 5 as amended agreed to. 
Schedule 1 agreed to.  
Schedule 2 agreed to.  
Schedule 3 agreed to.  
Clauses 1 and 2 
Clause 1 agreed to. 
Clause 2 agreed to. 
Bill to be reported with amendment presently.
Lee Melissa: Legislation Bill — Third Reading 
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MELISSA LEE (National) 
: 
 I rise in support of the third reading of the Legislation Bill. I would like to make a short contribution. The Legislation Bill as the commentary on the bill states “is intended to modernise and improve the law regarding the publication availability reprinting revision and official versions of legislation and bring it together into one piece of legislation.” I support the idea and the efforts of the Parliamentary Counsel Office and Law Commission to tidy the statute book and make it easier to understand because much of the old legislation is very wordy and hard to understand. The Parliamentary Counsel Office aims to use clearer English in bills.  
As someone who is actually a speaker of English as a second language and who learnt English as a second language I welcome this bill. Often when migrants want to know about laws and legislation they find the words very very difficult to understand. To them it is gobbledegook. Even I have to look up dictionaries and documents to try to understand some of the language.  
Clear and accessible law is a fundamental part of the rule of law. People need to be able to understand legislation. The courts need to be able to interpret legislation for this to happen. We need to do our job properly. Hard-to-understand imprecise wording is of no use to anybody. I commend this bill. 
Bill read a third time.
Vote: Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill — In Committee 
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Vote: Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms and Import Controls) Amendment Bill — In Committee 
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A party vote was called for on the question  
That the amendments be agreed to. 
Ayes 110 
New Zealand National 59; New Zealand Labour 34; Green Party 12; Maori Party 3; Mana 1; United Future 1. 
Noes 8 
New Zealand First 7; ACT New Zealand 1. 
Amendments agreed to.