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Parliamentary Agencies Delegations Legislation Bill (Consistent) [2019] NZBORARp 33 (15 July 2019)

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15 July 2019

LEGAL ADVICE

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Hon David Parker, Attorney-General

Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Parliamentary Agencies Delegations Legislation Bill

1. We have considered whether the Parliamentary Agencies Delegations Legislation 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. The purpose of the Bill is to enable the clerk of the House of Representatives and the General Manager of Parliamentary Services to delegate a number of specified powers under the Parliamentary Service Act 2000 and the Clerk of the House of Representatives Act 1988. This will allow the parliamentary agencies to share a number of services, ensure that the functions and services performed by each agency are aligned as closely as possible, and minimise duplication.
3. We have concluded that the Bill appears to be consistent with the rights and freedoms affirmed in the Bill of Rights Act.
   

Jeff Orr

Chief Legal Counsel Office of Legal Counsel