This Supplementary Order Paper makes 5 minor amendments to the Standards and Accreditation Bill (the Bill).

Clause 7(2) is amended to provide that, in performing the functions referred to in clause 7(1)(k) to (m), the NZ Standards Executive must act independently and with regard to the value and legitimate use of standards and the importance of maintaining expert input into the standards development process.

Clause 29(1) is amended to delete the words “or specification” because those words do not apply to standards made under this Bill (as opposed to standards made under previous Standards Acts).

Clause 1 of Schedule 2 is replaced in order to insert a definition of transferred employee.

Clauses 1 and 2 of Schedule 3 are amended to replace references to the commencement of the Bill with references to the commencement of Schedule 3 of the Bill.