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Social Housing Reform (Flexible Purchasing and Remedial Matters) Bill (Consistent) [2015] NZBORARp 16 (5 May 2015)

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Social Housing Reform (Flexible Purchasing and Remedial

Matters) Bill

5 May 2015

Hon Christopher Finlayson QC, Attorney-General

Consistency with New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Social Housing Reform (Flexible

Purchasing and Remedial Matters) Bill

1. We have considered whether the Social Housing Reform (Flexible Purchasing and Remedial Matters) Bill (‘the Bill’) is consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (‘the Bill of Rights Act’).

2. We have not yet received a final version of the Bill. This advice has been prepared with the latest version of the Bill (PCO 19097/2.8) and on the understanding that the Bill will be subject to minor amendments before it is submitted to Cabinet. We will provide you with further advice if the final version of the Bill includes amendments that affect the conclusions in this advice.

3. The Bill amends the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992 to allow the government agency responsible for social housing to enter into more flexible and innovative purchasing arrangements for social housing. It also makes a number of amendments to other legislation related to housing to enable these tailored purchasing agreements and make some remedial changes.

4. We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act.

Tania Warburton

Acting Chief Legal Counsel

Office of Legal Counsel

Disclaimer

In addition to the general disclaimer for all documents on this website, please note the following: This advice was prepared to assist the Attorney-General to determine whether a report should be made to Parliament under s 7 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 in relation to the Social Housing Reform (Flexible Purchasing and Remedial Matters) Bill. It should not be used or acted upon for any other purpose. The advice does no more than assess whether the Bill complies with the minimum guarantees contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. The release of this advice should not be taken to indicate that the Attorney-General agrees with all aspects of it, nor does its release constitute a general waiver of legal professional privilege in respect of this or any other matter. Whilst care has

been taken to ensure that this document is an accurate reproduction of the advice provided to the Attorney-General, neither the Ministry of Justice nor the Crown Law Office accepts any liability for any errors or omissions.