This Supplementary Order Paper amends the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Bill to—

• replace the commencement clause (clause 2), so that the Bill comes into force on the later of 10 June 2019 and the day after the date of Royal assent:

• amend clause 23 to enable a party, with the approval of the tribunal, to bring 1 or more support persons to the first case management conference:

• amend clause 27 to include a power to direct that arrangements be made to inspect the dwelling house, property, or land to which a claim relates (as long as the consent of the owner or occupier is obtained before entry). The tribunal has the same power under—

  • clause 24(1)(ga), at the first case management conference; and

  • clause 39(1)(i), for the purposes of preparing for a hearing and the hearing of a claim:

• remove from clause 38 a reference to setting a date for a case management conference to prepare for a hearing. This amendment would provide the tribunal with more flexibility:

• clarify that the tribunal may, under clause 44, make an order for costs and expenses that are payable under a contract of insurance between the parties. This is in addition to a costs award under clause 45:

• amend clause 45(2) to refer to “costs and expenses incurred” to be consistent with other provisions in clause 45:

• delete clause 45(2A), which is not needed in part because of the new amendment to clause 44:

• replace “capability” with “knowledge” in clause 60(1), to be consistent with clause 55(2)(a):

• make a consequential amendment to the Courts Security Regulations 2019 in place of the amendment to the Courts Security Act 1999, but with the same legal effect that the Courts Security Act 1999 applies to the tribunal.