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The Role of the Select Committee Select committees are primarily involved with the construction and alterations of the various subject based bills and bringing these adjustments to the House’s attention. In the second instance their role is to monitor the behaviour and accountability of the Government for their particular committees’ area and bill of interest. Each Select Committee involves a minimum of eight Members of Parliament and over 13 Select Committees exist over broad subject ranges. Hubbard, et al., 2010 explains the Select Committee as “where the real business of MPs is done”. In other words the Select Committees are often interpreted as the section where the Members of Parliament work efficiently together regardless of political stances to collectively achieve the desired outcome. Below I have identified the various Select Committees and provided a brief description on their field of interest:
1. Commerce: Is primarily involved with business development and commerce.
2. Education and Science: Regards Bills concerning Education, science explorations and technology.
3. Finance and Expenditure: The select committee considers Financial reviews of Crown entities, taxation and Government finances.
4. Foreign affairs, defence and trade: Regards subjects concerning Defence Forces, Arms, foreign affairs and international trade.
5. Government administration: This concerns matters such as internal affairs, New Zealand sporting, cultural, gender, age and political services.
6. Health: This select committee deals with all health concerns.
7. Justice and Electoral: This predominantly concerns the justice system, voting for parliament, general human rights upholding and legal changes.
8. Law and Order: This committee deals with criminal law, the New Zealand courts and correction facilities. They also consider matters regarding our nation’s Police force.
9. Local Government and Environment: The select committee reviews our local government and our greater natural environment and its preservation.
10. Maori affairs: The select committee reviews all matters influencing Maori.
11. Primary production: Matters that influence our farming of resources, including farming, fisheries, forestry and bio security.
12. Social services: This subject regards housing, New Zealand’s senior society, work and income and general social growth.
13. Transport and industrial relations: Finally this regards all logistics safety, accidental compensation, labour and industrial associations.
There are also select committees tasked with operating the business administration of the House. Picture 1 annotates these select committees and their key responsibility in the House. Further select committees may furthermore be assembled to conduct alterations to existing legislation of public or Parliament debate.
Picture 2 illustrates the process a Bill takes when being processed through the House with intention of becoming New Zealand law. This is where the select committee predominantly receives and proceeds through a majority of its tasks. After the introduction and first reading of a bill, it is then sent to what is called “the Select Committee Stage” (Hubbard, et al., 2010). This is where the select committee that is relevant to the bill topic receives the bill for further investigation. The select committee members listen to proposals from concerned parties and the greater public, and then work collectively to make appropriate adjustments and alterations to further develop the bills flaws. All changes to the bill that are agreed upon between select committee members are then sent back to the House for review. However changes to a bill that are majority rule based by the select committee members, must be accepted by the House.
Further to last the select committees also conduct financial reviews of Crown owned entities within their subjected areas. The select committee members collaborate to investigate and review the financial performance and business strategies of those organisations under auditing. From there a financial review report is compiled together by the appropriate select committee members for the Houses information and attention.
Please visit the Parliamentary website below for more information regarding the various Select Committees, the current Bills that are under investigation, financial reviews and the public proposals for different Bills. http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/SC/
Also visit the below Youtube link to watch Political scientist Elizabeth McLeay briefly explain what a Select Committee comprises of and a quick overview of its key functions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTs5PKBMHbI
Hubbard, J., Thomas, S., & Varnham, S. (2010). Principles of Law, for New Zealand Business Students (4th ed.). Auckland: Pearson New Zealand Ltd.
McLeay, E. (2010). Writing a Submission Part One: what is a submission with Elizabeth McLeay. [Video]. New Zealand. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTs5PKBMHbI
The Role of the Select Committee
Select committees are primarily involved with the construction and alterations of the various subject based bills and bringing these adjustments to the House’s attention. In the second instance their role is to monitor the behaviour and accountability of the Government for their particular committees’ area and bill of interest. Each Select Committee involves a minimum of eight Members of Parliament and over 13 Select Committees exist over broad subject ranges. Hubbard, et al., 2010 explains the Select Committee as “where the real business of MPs is done”. In other words the Select Committees are often interpreted as the section where the Members of Parliament work efficiently together regardless of political stances to collectively achieve the desired outcome. Below I have identified the various Select Committees and provided a brief description on their field of interest:
1. Commerce: Is primarily involved with business development and commerce.
2. Education and Science: Regards Bills concerning Education, science explorations and technology.
3. Finance and Expenditure: The select committee considers Financial reviews of Crown entities, taxation and Government finances.
4. Foreign affairs, defence and trade: Regards subjects concerning Defence Forces, Arms, foreign affairs and international trade.
5. Government administration: This concerns matters such as internal affairs, New Zealand sporting, cultural, gender, age and political services.
6. Health: This select committee deals with all health concerns.
7. Justice and Electoral: This predominantly concerns the justice system, voting for parliament, general human rights upholding and legal changes.
8. Law and Order: This committee deals with criminal law, the New Zealand courts and correction facilities. They also consider matters regarding our nation’s Police force.
9. Local Government and Environment: The select committee reviews our local government and our greater natural environment and its preservation.
10. Maori affairs: The select committee reviews all matters influencing Maori.
11. Primary production: Matters that influence our farming of resources, including farming, fisheries, forestry and bio security.
12. Social services: This subject regards housing, New Zealand’s senior society, work and income and general social growth.
13. Transport and industrial relations: Finally this regards all logistics safety, accidental compensation, labour and industrial associations.
There are also select committees tasked with operating the business administration of the House. Picture 1 annotates these select committees and their key responsibility in the House. Further select committees may furthermore be assembled to conduct alterations to existing legislation of public or Parliament debate.
Picture 2 illustrates the process a Bill takes when being processed through the House with intention of becoming New Zealand law. This is where the select committee predominantly receives and proceeds through a majority of its tasks. After the introduction and first reading of a bill, it is then sent to what is called “the Select Committee Stage” (Hubbard, et al., 2010). This is where the select committee that is relevant to the bill topic receives the bill for further investigation. The select committee members listen to proposals from concerned parties and the greater public, and then work collectively to make appropriate adjustments and alterations to further develop the bills flaws. All changes to the bill that are agreed upon between select committee members are then sent back to the House for review. However changes to a bill that are majority rule based by the select committee members, must be accepted by the House.
Further to last the select committees also conduct financial reviews of Crown owned entities within their subjected areas. The select committee members collaborate to investigate and review the financial performance and business strategies of those organisations under auditing. From there a financial review report is compiled together by the appropriate select committee members for the Houses information and attention.
Please visit the Parliamentary website below for more information regarding the various Select Committees, the current Bills that are under investigation, financial reviews and the public proposals for different Bills. http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/SC/
Also visit the below Youtube link to watch Political scientist Elizabeth McLeay briefly explain what a Select Committee comprises of and a quick overview of its key functions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTs5PKBMHbI
References:
How Parliament Works. Select Committees. (n.d.). Retrieved from **http://www.decisionmaker.co.nz/guide2003/hpw/selectcoms.html**
Hubbard, J., Thomas, S., & Varnham, S. (2010). Principles of Law, for New Zealand Business Students (4th ed.). Auckland: Pearson New Zealand Ltd.
McLeay, E. (2010). Writing a Submission Part One: what is a submission with Elizabeth McLeay. [Video]. New Zealand. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTs5PKBMHbI
New Zealand Parliament. (n.d.). Select Committees. Retrieved from **http://www.parliament.nz/en-NZ/PB/SC/**