Cullen Michael: Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Bill (No 3) — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third Reading 
Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume 
Cullen Michael: Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Bill (No 3) — Second Reading Instruction to Committee In Committee Third Reading 
[Sitting date: 14 December 2004. Volume:622;Page:17793. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.] 
Hon Dr MICHAEL CULLEN (Leader of the House) 
: 
 I move  
That the Subordinate Legislation (Confirmation and Validation) Bill (No 3) be now read a second time 
. The bill was referred by the House to the Regulations Review Committee on 7 October. The select committee presented its report on 3 December recommending that the bill be passed with amendments supported unanimously by its members. The committee called for explanations from the six departments administering the 14 orders to be confirmed or to be confirmed and validated by the bill as introduced. The committee was satisfied with the responses. 
At the Government’s request the Regulations Review Committee considered two matters not addressed in the bill as introduced. The first of these was confirmation of the Deer Industry New Zealand Regulations 2004. These regulations were being made just as the bill was introduced so necessarily missed inclusion. They replace the venerable Game Industry Board Regulations 1985 reflecting the reform of the industry in more recent years. They lapse unless confirmed by the end of the Parliament and this of course is the last scheduled confirmation and validation bill in the meantime as an election must be held by the end of September. The select committee was satisfied that the regulations should be confirmed. 
The second matter concerns amendments that would validate payments made under levy notices issued under the Alcohol Advisory Council Act 1976. The payments were made under notices issued between 1983 and 2004 so it can be said that National started it Labour continued it National continued it National - New Zealand First continued it further National and various odds and sods continued it further still and the Labour-led Government has continued it still down to 2004. So the guilt is reasonably evenly spread around the Chamber and indeed into the heavens above I think one can say at this point. The select committee’s commentary summarises on page 2 the types of deficiencies in the notices. The select committee sought comments on the proposed amendments from key industry groups and established that there was no opposition to them so the committee accepted unanimously that it is appropriate to validate the payments made under the effective notices. 
The commentary notes that two submitters called for changes to the actual principal Act the Alcohol Advisory Council Act but that of course is outside the scope of this particular bill. The select committee invited the Minister of Health at an appropriate time to consider the matters nominated by the Distilled Spirits Association. 
I am grateful to Dr Richard Worth as chair of the Regulations Review Committee and to the members of the committee for their work on the bill. In particular I am pleased that the committee has supported the amendments dealing with the deer industry and Alcohol Advisory Council matters.