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Inquiries Act 2013
New Zealand Parliament
Assented to26 August 2013
Commenced27 August 2013
Legislative history
Introduced byRichard Worth
First reading28 July 2009
Second reading20 August 2013
Committee of the whole21 August 2013
Third reading22 August 2013
Status: In force

The Inquiries Act 2013 is an Act of the New Zealand Parliament that provides for a framework to conduct Royal Commissions of Inquiry, and public and government inquiries.

History

Law Commission's review of public inquiries

Before the Inquiries Act 2013 was passed into law, the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908 governed the operation of commissions and royal commissions of inquiry.

On 28 August 2006, the New Zealand Law Commission started a review of the way inquiries are held in New Zealand with their terms of reference particularly concerning the Commissions of Inquiry Act, royal commissions and ministerial inquiries. In a draft submission, the Law Commission noted that their primary concerns regarding the existing framework were that the existing Commissions of Inquiry Act was antiquated and amended frequently in one-off situations, its provisions were confusing and that it placed constraints on the procedure of commissions of inquiry that added unnecessary time and cost to inquiries. The Law Commission's Issues Paper identified that commissions of inquiry, on average, would go beyond their deadline by 4 months. On 26 May 2008, the Law Commission published its final review on public inquiries, recommending that a new Inquiries Act be created to largely replace the Commissions of Inquiry Act. On the same day, the Minister of Internal Affairs Rick Barker responded welcoming the Law Commission's review.

Introduction

On 29 September 2008, Barker introduced the Inquiries Bill to the New Zealand Parliament, replacing commissions of inquiry with public and government inquiries, and retaining royal commissions of inquiry. However, Barker introduced the bill after the 48th New Zealand Parliament had its final sitting on 23 September 2008, and the parliament was later dissolved on 3 October 2008.

First reading

On 8 December 2008, the 49th New Zealand Parliament met for the first time under the Fifth National Government, with Richard Worth as the new Minister of Internal Affairs, who took charge of the bill. On 28 July 2009, the Inquiries Bill unanimously passed its first reading and was referred to the Government Administration select committee for consideration.

Second reading

Third reading

Present day

Legislative features

References

  1. Inquiries Act 2013.
  2. Inquiries Act 2013, s 2.
  3. ^ Inquiries Bill 2008 (283—3).
  4. "Inquiries Bill". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 692. New Zealand Parliament: New Zealand House of Representatives. 22 August 2013.
  5. "Public inquiries". New Zealand Law Commission: Te Aka Matua o te Ture. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  6. The Role of Public Inquiries (NZLC IP1). New Zealand Law Commission: Te Aka Matua o Te Ture. 2007. p 7.
  7. Public Inquiries: Draft Report (NZLC IP5). New Zealand Law Commission: Te Aka Matua o Te Ture. 2007. p 5.
  8. The Role of Public Inquiries (NZLC IP1). New Zealand Law Commission: Te Aka Matua o Te Ture. 2007. p 51.
  9. A New Inquiries Act (NZLC R102). New Zealand Law Commission: Te Aka Matua o Te Ture. 2008.
  10. Barker, Rick (26 May 2008). "Law Commission's review of inquires and Royal Commissions welcomed". Beehive.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  11. Barker, Rick (30 September 2008). "Inquiries law reform". Beehive.govt.nz. Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  12. "Adjournment". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 650. New Zealand Parliament: New Zealand House of Representatives. 23 September 2008. p. 19286.
  13. "Dissolving the Parliament of New Zealand". New Zealand Gazette. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024. I, The Honourable Anand Satyanand, Governor-General of New Zealand, pursuant to section 18 of the Constitution Act 1986, hereby dissolve the Parliament of New Zealand. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Governor-General, and issued under the Seal of New Zealand on 3 October 2008.
  14. "Inquiries Bill". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). Vol. 656. New Zealand Parliament: New Zealand House of Representatives. 28 July 2009. p. 5205.