New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/Te Waihanga Bill

  • enacted

Hon Shane Jones

New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/Te Waihanga Bill

Government Bill

130—2

Contents

Commentary
Key
1Title
2Commencement
Part 1
Preliminary provisions
3Interpretation
4Transitional, savings, and related provisions
5Act binds the Crown
Part 2
New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/Te Waihanga
Subpart 1—Establishment of Commission
6New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/Te Waihanga established
7Commission is Crown entity
8Members of Commission
Subpart 2—Functions of Commission
9Main function of Commission
10Additional functions of Commission
11Infrastructure needs and priorities for infrastructure
Subpart 3—Strategy reports
12Strategy reports required
13Content of strategy report
14Commission must provide draft to Minister
15Commission must have regard to Minister’s comments on draft
16Commission must finalise and provide report to Minister
17Report must be presented to House and published
18Statement of Government’s response must be presented to House
19Election period disregarded for purposes of calculating deadlines
Subpart 4—Directions to provide report
20Minister may give direction to provide report
21Process for giving direction to provide report
22Commission must publish report
Subpart 5—Power to obtain information
23Power of Commission to obtain information
24Reasons for refusing to supply requested information
24AAdditional reasons for refusal by local government entities
25Publication or disclosure of information to other persons
Subpart 6—Amendments to other enactments
26Amendments to other enactments
Schedule 1
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Schedule 2
Amendments to other enactments
Legislative history

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: