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3666 Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill 16 May 2009 influence the Speaker’s decision on this matter. The matter that is currently before the House has been argued by both the Hon Trevor Mallard and the Hon Gerry Brownlee, and has already been ruled on by the Chair of the Committee. There are a number of matters perhaps I should touch on in ruling on the question before the House. The first one is perhaps to come to the substance of the argument that was given greatest weight by the Chair of the Committee. It is a matter of some importance. Standing Order 249 deals with the classification of bills. Members will see there that there are different categories of bills, and we are dealing with a Government bill, and with a matter of public policy, introduced by a Minister. Therefore, matters that relate to private interests are not properly dealt with under a public bill; they are matters that are dealt with under a private bill. This is not the first time this issue has come before Parliament. Some members may recollect that when the House was previously considering liquor legislation, individual amendments were proposed to deal with the interests of each hotel and tavern in New Zealand. The amendments were ruled not to be in order, as they dealt with private business interests more appropriately dealt with in private legislation. So this is not the first time this kind of issue has been dealt with by the Committee. That is the first issue to cover. In terms of the substance of the decision made by the Chair, under the Standing Orders there is an issue around the nature of legislation, and in respect of previous precedent in the House the Chair’s ruling is absolutely consistent with those previous precedents. The other important issue is that the Chair is required to rule on the admissibility of amendments. The Chairperson’s rulings are not to be corrected or reversed by the Speaker. That is Speakers’ ruling 78/1. That change can be done only by the House by resolution upon a motion with notice. Our Speakers’ rulings indicate that the standard practice of the House is for the Speaker not to overrule the ruling of the Chair. But in this case I must say that the argument accepted by the Chair is totally consistent with the Standing Orders and with previous precedent, and the Chair’s ruling must stand. I declare the House back in Committee on the bill at hand. In Committee Debate resumed. New Part 9 Protection of Public Assets (continued) The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to the amendment to add new Part 9 in the name of Charles Chauvel be agreed to: to insert after “those Acts” “, of Parliament”. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 52 New Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; Māori Party 3. Noes 64 New Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1. Amendment to the amendment not agreed to. Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South): We have just had a little bit of confusion, and the whips of ACT and the Māori Party had to correct their votes. I think it would help if you named the person putting the amendment. The CHAIRPERSON (Lindsay Tisch): My apologies. We have three amendments in the name of Sue Moroney, and I will mention her name each time I put the question.
16 May 2009 Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill 3667 The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to the amendment to add new Part 9 in the name of Charles Chauvel be agreed to: to insert after “Transition Agency”, “of only 4 people”. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 52 New Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; Māori Party 3. Noes 64 New Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1. Amendment to the amendment not agreed to. The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Sue Moroney to the amendment to add new Part 9 in the name of Charles Chauvel be agreed to: to insert before “Transition Agency”, “the unelected group of friends called”. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 52 New Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; Māori Party 3. Noes 64 New Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1. Amendment to the amendment not agreed to. The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Grant Robertson to the amendment to add new Part 9 in the name of Charles Chauvel be agreed to: to add the following new clause: 39 The local government together with the citizens of Auckland, both present and future generations, have the right to— (a) realise the benefits of fixed and variable public assets, including those held by Crown corporations and Crown agencies: (b) full public disclosure and unfettered public access to information regarding the financial and legal status of Crown corporations and Crown agencies held in the public trust: (c) be consulted about any planned changes to Crown corporations and Crown agencies. A party vote was called for on the question, That the amendment to the amendment be agreed to. Ayes 52 New Zealand Labour 42; Green Party 7; Māori Party 3. Noes 64 New Zealand National 58; ACT New Zealand 5; United Future 1. Amendment to the amendment not agreed to. The question was put that the following amendment in the name of Grant Robertson to the amendment to add new Part 9 in the name of Charles Chauvel be agreed to: to insert the following new clause: 40 This Part 9 is made for the purposes of— (a) providing for peace, order and good Government of the Auckland region:
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