How the Regulatory Standards Bill could leave taxpayers on the hook

How the Regulatory Standards Bill could leave taxpayers on the hook

The wording of the Regulatory Standards Bill is cause for concern, as it potentially leaves the Government and taxpayers open to legal action by large corporations.The first reading of Act’s bill, part of its coalition agreement with National, passed under urgency last week and is now proceeding to the select committee phase.Various versions of this bill have been considered and rejected three times over the past 20 years.You can read the curren…

Govt ridiculed over deeply ironic use of urgency for Regulatory Standards Bill – Greenpeace

The Government’s planned use of urgency for the first reading of the Regulatory Standards Bill, introduced by ACT leader David Seymour, is being ridiculed by Greenpeace as deeply ironic. This use of urgency, during Budget week, comes despite widespread public concern, including over 20,000 submissions on the bill, of which only 0.33% were in support. The Waitangi Tribunal just last week found the Crown had breached its Te Tiriti o Waitangi oblig…