Mentions of Coalition for Open Government in New Zealand Parliament debates
Coalition for Open Government has been mentioned in 5 parliamentary debates since November 2005.
Justice
Electoral Finance Bill—Election Advertisements 20 Nov 2007
Hon ANNETTE KING ... would respect, who believe that this bill as it has come back to the Parliament is a far improved bill? In fact, the Coalition for Open Government believes that this bill is better than the current Electoral Act.
General Debate 5 Sep 2007
SANDRA GOUDIE ... away with it. They think they can pull a fast one on the public of New Zealand. Well, we have news for them. The Coalition for Open Government, which was set up to advocate for a form of our electoral finance law, and which has as its patron the former chief ...
Prime Minister
Justice, Minister—Confidence 22 Aug 2007
Rt Hon HELEN CLARK Certainly, no one making a submission is wasting his or her time. Indeed, I note that the Coalition for Open Government states it believes that the problems it sees with the third-party rules in the Electoral Finance Bill can be fairly ...
Rt Hon HELEN CLARK ... and guaranteed to take a position against the Labour Party anytime, anywhere. I prefer the judgment of the Coalition for Open Government, which states that the problems with the rules that it sees can be fairly easily fixed, in the bill before the House.
Electoral Finance Bill
Second Reading 22 Nov 2007
Hon ANNETTE KING ... concerns about the bill would evaporate. Many groups, such as the National Council of Women, Greenpeace, and the Coalition for Open Government, have said that the changes made to the bill address their concerns. The product now is legislation that promotes ...
LYNNE PILLAY ... We have had positive responses since the report back. The Human Rights Commission strongly supported the changes. The Coalition for Open Government welcomed the changes, and was especially pleased that the issue of secret trusts and anonymous donations had been ....
First Reading 26 Jul 2007
... process. The fact that there is no specific ban on donations from trusts, or ones made anonymously, prompted the Coalition for Open Government to say that it falls far short of the Government’s promise to create a more open and incorruptible election system. ...