The day in Parliament

Press, 18 December 1982, Page 2

The day in Parliament

PA Wellington Debate on the introduction of the Transport Amendment Bill (No. 5) resumed and the bill was introduced after a division, 44-38, as Parliament continued sitting early yesterday morning. The Transport Amendment Bill (No. 4) was introduced and referred to the Road Safety Select Committee for recess consideration. The Companies Act and the Insurance Companies Law Reform Bill were introduced and referred to the Statutes Revision Committee for consideration. The chairman of the Public Expenditure Committee, Mr lan McLean (Nat.. Tarawera) presented the committee's 1982 report. The chairman of the Commerce and Energy Select Committee, Mr D. L. Kidd (Nat., Marlborough) reported back without recommendation a petition by J. E. Sanderford and others protesting against the construction of the gas and petrol pipeline through Auckland. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand Amendment Bill, the Building Societies Amendment Bill, the Statutes Amendment Bill (No. 2), the Civil Aviation Amendment Bill (No. 2), the Health Benefits (Reciprocity with the United Kingdom) Bill, the Urban Transport Amendment Bill, and the Broadcasting Amendment Bill (No. 2) were all passed through committal stages.

A number of bills were given a third reading. They were:

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand Amendment Bill, the Building Socieites Amendment Bill, the Statutes Amendment Bill (No. 2), the Civil Aviation Amendment Bill (No. 2), the Health Benefits (Reciprocity With the United Kingdom) Bill, Urban Transport Amendment Bill, Broadcasting Amendment Bill (No. 2), the Fire Service Amendment Bill, the Industrial Relations Amendment Bill, the Accident Compensation Bill, the Public Works Amendment Bill, the Land Amendment Bill, the Appropriation Bill, and the Appropriation Bill (No. 2). The Opposition moved a motion of no-confidence in the Government, saying the House should decline to give the Appropriation Bill (No. 2) a third, reading because of the Government’s total failure to achieve an economic investment strategy that would restore sound growth and full employment, control

inflation, and promote the export drive needed to restore New Zealand’s balance of payments. It said that the House had no confidence in the present Government and called on it to call immediately for a General Election.

A division on the motion was lost. 41-42, by the Opposition, Social Credit voting against the Government.

The House rose at 4.32 a.m.

The Privileges Committee reported back to Parliament when it resumed at 9.30 a.m. yesterday, clearing two members of three charges. Mr R. W. Prebble (Lab., Auckland Central) was cleared of a charge of misleading the House.

Mr Prebble and the Prime Minister (Mr Muldoon) were both found not guilty of divulging the proceedings of the Privileges Committee before it had reported back.

The House heard that Royal Assent had been granted to a number of new laws. They were:

The Official Information Act, the Crimes Amendment Act (No. 2), the Summary Proceedings Amendment Act (No. 3), the Summary Offences Act (No. 2), The State Services Amendment Act (No. 3), the Post Office Amendment Act (No. 3), the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, the Statistics Amendment Act (No. 2), the Ombudsmen Amendment Act (No. 2), and the Crown Proceedings Amendment Act.

Also granted Royal Assent were the Local Government Amendment Act (No. 2). the Economic Stabilisation Amendment Act, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Amendment Act, the Building Societies Amendment Act. the Education Amendment Act (No. 3), the Government Life Assurance Amendment Act. the New Zealand Society of Accountants Amendment Act, the Property Law Amendment Act (No. 2), the Juries Amendment Act, the Civil Aviation Amendment Act, the Health Benefits (Reciprocity with the United Kingdom) Act, the Urban Transport Amendment Act, the Broadcasting Amendment Act (No. 2), the Fire Service Amendment Act, the Industrial Relations Amendment Act, the Accident Compensation Act, the Public Works Amendment Act, the Lands Amendment Act, the Appropriation Act, the Appropriation Act (No. 2), the Cornwall Park (Endownment and Recreation) Land Act, and the Papa Adoption Discharge Act.

The Minister of Transport, Mr Gair, moved a notice of motion that a select committee of seven members be

appointed to consider methods of improving road safety. The Leader of the House, Mr Thomson, moved that select committees be given leave to conduct hearings during the Parliamentary recess.

Members moved four notices of motion. Ministers answered 24 questions.

The Local Bills Select Committee was directed to conduct an inquiry into the progress being made by local authorities in the introduction of by-laws requiring private swimming pools to be fenced.

The House agreed that 21 bills should be held over until the next session. They were:

The Adult Adoption Information Bill, the Air Services Licensing Amendment Bill, the Civil Aviation Amendment Bill, the Auckland Centennial Memorial Park Amendment, the Apprenticeship Bill, the Auckland City Council (Water Rates and Charges) Empowering Bill, the Civil Defence Bill, the Hakataramea Public Hall Trustees Empowering Bill, the Harbours' Amendment, the Northland Harbour Board (Tutukaka) Vesting and Empowering Bill, the Constitutional Provisions Bill, the Imperial Laws Application Bill, the Law Reform Bill, the Transport Amendment (No. 4) Bill, the Transport Amendment (No. 5) Bill, the Wellington Harbour Reclamation Amendment Bill, the Companies Amendment Bill (No. 2), the Education Amendment (No. 2) Bill, the Fisheries Bill, and the Industrial Com 2 panies Law Reform Bill. The Opposition moved that the Coroners’ (Powers and Duties) Bill and the Lead Pollution Control will also be held over, but the House rejected this before the amendment was, put to a vote.

On the motion of the At-torney-General, Mr McLay, the House recommended the appointment of Sir Alan Danks, Mr lan Lithgow, and Mrs Shirley Maddock to the Information Authority. The Wellington Harbour Reclamation Amendment Bill, a private measure by Ms Fran Wilde (Lab., Wellington Central) was introduced and referred to the Local Bills Committee.

. Valedictory speeches by the Prime Minister, Mr Muldoon, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Rowling, and the Speaker, Sir Richard Harrison, ended the 1982 session of Parliament. The House rose at 12.51 p.m.