20. Hon TREVOR MALLARD (Labour—Hutt South) Link to this
to the Chairperson of the Justice and Electoral Committee
How many submitters on the Sale and Supply of Liquor and Liquor Enforcement Bill have requested to be heard in person?
CHESTER BORROWS (Chairperson of the Justice and Electoral Committee) Link to this
One hundred and two submitters asked to be heard. The committee heard from 79 before putting consideration of the bill on hold, to await the publication of the Law Commission’s report earlier this year. It has now been overtaken by events with the introduction of the new bill. Submissions are open until 18 February, and we expect an overwhelming response from the public to submit on this fine piece of legislation.
Hon Trevor Mallard Link to this
Is it the intention of the committee to write to the submitters who have not been heard, inviting them to make a submission on the subsequent legislation?
No, because submitters who responded not only to the first bill but to the Law Commission’s report, who numbered 3,000, are well aware of events—the new bill that is before the committee—and have made public their intention to submit on that fine piece of legislation.