POSITIVELY PARLIAMENTARY PUBLICATIONS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND PUBLICATIONS CHRISTCHURCH

POSITIVELY PARLIAMENTARY PUBLICATIONS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS AND PUBLICATIONS CHRISTCHURCH 2009

Introduction What is Parliament? Provides representation Provides a Government (Executive, Cabinet) – Government is not Parliament Enacts laws Consents to taxation & public expenditure Scrutinises Government LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Bills A primary function of Parliament is the making of laws Bills - Proposals for legislation Types Government Members Private Local LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Progress of bills Introduction First Reading. Bar -1 version Select committee Second Reading. Bar-2 version. Committee of the whole House Third Reading. Bar-3 version. Royal Assent LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Process Introduction The Clerk of the House is informed that it is intended to introduce a bill. The bill is numbered and the number is followed by a- and the numeral 1. (-1) The bill retains the first number throughout the process. LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Policing Bill, 2007 195 -1 Introduced 18/12/07 Explanatory note This bill aims to achieve two tasks: to confirm and strengthen Police governance, accountability and organisational arrangements and to improve the Police's effectiveness. Bills Digest 1601 (Produced by the library) LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS

First Reading Usually on the third sitting day after introduction. Policing Bill read for the first time on 19. 02. 08 Hansard Speeches from the Minister of Police and representatives of all parties. General agreement with the proposed legislation. No vote recorded, referred to the Law and Order Select Committee. LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Select Committee Stage Select Committee consideration Submissions Advice Report Bar 2 version of bill (195 -2) Policing Bill 34 Public submissions 24 of which were heard by the committee Advice from NZ Police, Regulations Review Committee Bills Digest 1638 LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Select Committee Report and Bar 2 (-2) version of Bill Commentary includes: Amendments recommended Committee process Membership of Committee Minority reports ( if any) LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Second Reading and Committee of the Whole House Second Reading 5/08/08 Speeches No vote recorded Committee of the Whole House (CWH) Debate Amendments LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Supplementary Order papers Supplementary Order Papers (SOPs) Supplements to the Order Paper which propose amendments to legislation before the House. Usually at the Committee stage. Three considered by CWH LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Third Reading Bar 3 (-3) version of bill – includes amendments agreed to by CWH Speeches Vote A vote was recorded in the case of the Policing Bill Ayes 108 Noes 2 LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Royal Assent A final version is prepared for assent by the Governor General or Administrator. Royal Assent was given on 16/9/08 Act: Policing Act, 2008 (08/72) LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Fate of Bills Royal Assent May not proceed, (thrown out, rejected). Insufficient votes to proceed, not reinstated by a new Parliament, recommendation from Select Committee May be divided into two or more bills Title may change LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Acts and Regulations Acts (Primary legislation) Public Private Local Regulations (Secondary legislation) LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Tracking the progress of bills Tracking the progress of legislation Parliamentary Bulletin - online, hard copy Note: Types of bills Name of person responsible for the bill Dates of progress through the house Changes of titles Schedule of divided bills LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Bills –Summary of Stages Introduction First Reading. Bar -1 version Select committee Second Reading. Bar-2 version. Committee of the whole House Third Reading. Bar-3 version. Royal Assent LEGISLATIVE PUBLICATIONS