1. RODNEY HIDE (Leader—ACT) Link to this
to the Chairperson of the Finance and Expenditure Committee
What submissions and evidence have been heard on the Westpac New Zealand Bill?
SHANE JONES (Chairperson of the Finance and Expenditure Committee) Link to this
The Finance and Expenditure Committee heard evidence from the Westpac Banking Corporation and received advice from the Reserve Bank, Treasury, and the Inland Revenue Department.
Were submissions called for more widely, particularly giving an opportunity for the customers of Westpac to make submissions?
The member will be aware that under our Standing Orders, the member in charge of this private bill petitioned the House for it to be introduced. As a part of the petition, the member in charge of the bill gave notice to the House that the bill had been published for 2 consecutive calendar weeks in newspapers and that the bill was given to persons having a direct interest in it. I am only sad that the member who asks these questions has been absent from all of those meetings.