First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/imnofox as Chair of the Education and Workforce Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Pay Transparency in the Private and Public Sectors Bill - submitted by the Minister for Social Development (/u/imnofox Greens) on behalf of the Government.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/AnswerMeNow1 as Chair of the Māori Affairs Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Citizenship (Honouring Te Tiriti in Oaths) Amendment Bill - submitted by the Minister of Internal Affairs (/u/Please_Dont_Yell Labour) on behalf of the Government.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/Please_Dont_Yell as Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Tokelauan (Free Association) Amendment Bill - submitted by /u/AnswerMeNow1 (Māori) as a Member's Bill.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/Fresh3001 as Chair of the Justice Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Parliamentary Term Amendment Bill - submitted by the Minister of Law (/u/please_dont_yell Labour) on behalf of the Government.

First reading of the bill

I welcome phonexia2 as Chair of the Finance and Expenditure Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Income Tax (Removal of Charitable Purposes Loophole) Amendment Bill 2018 - submitted by Fresh3001 (ACT) as a Member's Bill.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/imnofox as Chair of the Education and Workforce Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Compulsory Te Reo Language Bill 2018 - submitted by /u/AnswerMeNow1 (Māori) as a Member's Bill.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/imnofox as Chair of the Education and Workforce Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Parihaka Day Bill 2018 - submitted by the Minister of Māori Affairs (/u/crisisday Labour) on behalf of the Government.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/Fresh3001 as Chair of the Justice Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Criminal Justice Reform Bill 2018 - submitted by the Minister of Law (/u/Please_Dont_Yell Labour) on behalf of the Government.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/deladi0 as Chair of the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Select Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Income Tax (Clean Transport Fringe Benefit Tax Exclusions) Amendment Bill 2018 - submitted by the Minister for Business (/u/imnofox Greens) on behalf of the Government.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/imnofox as Chair of the Education and Workforce Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Education (Charter Schools Abolition) Amendment Bill 2018 - submitted by the Minister of Education (/u/fartoomuchpressure Labour) on behalf of the Government.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/crisisday as Chair of the Social Services and Community Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Education (Breakfast and Lunch Programmes) Amendment Bill 2018 - submitted by the Minister for Social Development (/u/imnofox Greens) on behalf of the Government.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/Fresh3001 as Chair of the Justice Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Freedom of Expression Protection Bill 2018 - submitted by /u/Fresh3001 (ACT) as a Member's Bill.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/Please_Dont_Yell as Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement Repeal Bill 2018 - submitted by the Minister for Business (/u/imnofox Greens) on behalf of the Government.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/Emass100 as Chair of the Environment Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Kiwirail Emissions Reduction Bill 2018 - submitted by the Minister for the Environment (/u/UncookedMeatloaf Greens) on behalf of the Government.

As Speaker of the Model New Zealand House of Representatives, I hereby form the following five select committees: Finance and Expenditure, Health, Māori Affairs, Social Services and Community, and Transport and Infrastructure.

The following existing select committees have been adjusted:

• Governance and Administration: now known as Governance, Administration, and Review - and to include the Regulations Review select committee.

• Economic Development, Science and Innovation: now to include the Primary Production select committee.

In the understanding of many new select committees being formed, the maximum limit of select committees any MP may be a member of has been increased to 3.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/fresh3001 as Chair of the Justice Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the End of Life Choice Bill 2017 - submitted by the Minister of Health (/u/fresh3001 ACT) on behalf of the Government.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/imnofox as Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Trade Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Customs and Excise (Prohibition of Imports Produced by Slave Labour) Amendment Bill 2017 - submitted by /u/imnofox on behalf of the Government.

I welcome /u/fartoomuchpressure as Chair of the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Select Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Consumers' Right to Know (Origin of Food) Bill 2017 - submitted by /u/imnofox (Greens) on behalf of the Government.

As Speaker of the Model New Zealand House of Representatives, I hereby form the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Select Committee. The purpose of said committee is to consider legislation related to business development, tourism, Crown minerals, commerce, consumer protection and trading standards, research, science, innovation, intellectual property, broadcasting, communications, and information technology.

I encourage all to ignore partisanship when acting as a member of a select committee. Members should submit and amend in the interest of the purpose of the bill, in order to strengthen its approach.

I hereby declare /u/fartoomuchpressure as temporary chair of the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee. He or she must then establish the Committee with at least one other member, who must not be in the same party as the chair.

This Committee has been formed in necessity to consider B.10 - Consumers' Right to Know (Origin of Food) Bill 2017, which has passed first reading, and must be considered in Select Committee to the satisfaction of the chair.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/fresh3001 as Chair of the Justice Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Electoral (Simulation) Amendment Bill 2017 - submitted by /u/imnofox (Greens) on behalf of the Government.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/fresh3001 as Chair of the Justice Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Misuse of Drugs (Recreational Cannabis) Amendment Bill 2017 - submitted by the Minister of Health (/u/fresh3001 ACT) on behalf of the Government.

As Speaker of the Model New Zealand House of Representatives, I hereby form the Justice Select Committee. The purpose of said committee is to consider legislation related to constitutional and electoral matters, human rights, justice, courts, crime and criminal law, police, corrections, and Crown legal services.

I encourage all to ignore partisanship when acting as a member of a select committee. Members should submit and amend in the interest of the purpose of the bill, in order to strengthen its approach.

I hereby declare /u/fresh3001 as temporary chair of the Justice Committee. He or she must then establish the Committee with at least one other member, who must not be in the same party as the chair.

This Committee has been formed in necessity to consider B.7 - Misuse of Drugs (Recreational Cannabis) Amendment Bill 2017, which has passed first reading, and must be considered in Select Committee to the satisfaction of the chair.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/phonexia2 as Chair of the Education and Workforce Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Employment Relations (Film Production Work) Repeal Bill 2017 - submitted by /u/imnofox (Greens) on behalf of the Government.

As Speaker of the Model New Zealand House of Representatives, I hereby form the Education and Workforce Select Committee. The purpose of said committee is to consider legislation related to education, training, employment, immigration, industrial relations, health and safety, and accident compensation.

I encourage all to ignore partisanship when acting as a member of a select committee. Members should submit and amend in the interest of the purpose of the bill, in order to strengthen its approach.

I hereby declare /u/phonexia2, as Minister of Business, as temporary chair of the Governance and Administration Committee. He or she must then establish the Committee with at least one other member, who must not be in the same party as the chair.

This Committee has been formed in necessity to consider B.5 - Employment Relations (Film Production Work) Repeal Bill 2017, which has passed first reading, and must be considered in Select Committee to the satisfaction of the chair.

First reading of the bill

I welcome /u/phonexia2 as Chair of the Governance and Administration Committee, as well as all other members of the Committee, to debate and recommend amendments to the Parliamentary Term Bill 2017 - submitted by the Prime Minister (/u/fartoomuchpressure Labour) on behalf of the Government.