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Submissions Now Open On The International Treaty Examinations Relating To ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area
Thursday, 27 June 2024, 8:20 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is inviting public submissions on two related international treaty examinations. The two agreements are: • Second Protocol to Amend the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free ... More >>
Submissions Open On International Treaty Examinations Relating To The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework For Prosperity
Monday, 24 June 2024, 1:35 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is inviting public submissions on four international treaty examinations relating to the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) and the accompanying National Interest Analysis. More >>
Have Your Say On The European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill
Friday, 2 February 2024, 12:37 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee has called for public submissions on the European Union Free Trade Agreement Legislation Amendment Bill. This bill proposes amendments to New Zealand law that are required to bring the Free Trade ... More >>
Submissions Invited On The Free Trade Agreement With The European Union
Thursday, 20 July 2023, 4:02 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is now inviting submissions on the international treaty examination of the New Zealand-European Union Free Trade Agreement (NZ-EU FTA). This agreement would establish preferential trade arrangements ... More >>
Submissions Invited On Legislative Changes Regarding Mass Arrivals
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 1:30 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is calling for submissions on the Immigration (Mass Arrivals) Amendment Bill. This bill would provide changes to the management of an irregular maritime arrival (an arrival of migrants to New Zealand ... More >>
Submissions Open On New Zealand Joining International Solar Energy Organisation
Thursday, 23 March 2023, 2:36 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
Submissions are invited on the examination of an agreement which would enable New Zealand to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA). The ISA is an inter-governmental organisation which aims to develop and share solar energy expertise to reduce global ... More >>
Submissions Invited On Agreement Between Chile & New Zealand Regarding Agreement For Trans-Pacific Partnership
Saturday, 11 February 2023, 6:46 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The Chair of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is now seeking submissions about the Side Letter to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to exclude Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) between New ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Inspector-General Of Defence Bill
Thursday, 17 November 2022, 5:39 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
This bill would establish the office of an Inspector-General of Defence. This was a recommendation of the Government Inquiry into Operation Burnham and other matters, which examined allegations of wrongdoing by the New Zealand Defence Force during ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Customs And Excise (Arrival Information) Amendment Bill
Friday, 11 November 2022, 10:45 am | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
This bill would amend the Customs and Excise Act 2018 to clarify what is required for arrival information. This would help with border management matters, such as the detection of restricted or prohibited goods, and the collection of revenue. The ... More >>
Have Your Say On The International Treaty Examination Of The WTO Joint Initiative On Services Domestic Regulation
Friday, 28 October 2022, 11:03 am | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is seeking public submissions about the international treaty examination of the World Trade Organization Joint Initiative on Services Domestic Regulation. The joint initiative would implement new domestic ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Foreign Affairs (Consular Loans) Amendment Bill
Saturday, 30 July 2022, 2:19 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is now seeking public submissions on the Foreign Affairs (Consular Loans) Amendment Bill. The bill would expressly authorise the long-standing practice of the Minister of Foreign Affairs lending money ... More >>
Have Your Say On The United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Bill
Friday, 29 July 2022, 7:10 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is now seeking public submissions on the United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement Legislation Bill. The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was signed between New Zealand and the United Kingdom on 1 March 2022. This ... More >>
Have Your Say On The International Treaty Examination Of The NZ-UK Free Trade Agreement
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 12:49 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is seeking public submissions about the international treaty examination of the NZ-UK Free Trade Agreement. The agreement would establish bilateral preferential trade arrangements between New Zealand and ... More >>
Have Your Say On International Treaty Examination Of The Optional Protocol To The Convention On The Rights Of The Child
Friday, 26 November 2021, 2:16 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is now seeking public submissions about the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure (OPCP). The OPCP entered into force in 2014 and provides communications ... More >>
Have Your Say
Friday, 26 November 2021, 1:34 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
Have Your Say On The International Treaty Examination Of The Optional Protocol To The Convention On The Rights Of The Child On A Communications Procedure The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is now seeking public submissions about the ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Inquiry Into Illegal, Unregulated, And Unreported Fishing
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 5:07 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The inquiry will examine the implications of illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing in the Southern Ocean and the Pacific Ocean surrounding Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia. Through this inquiry the committee aims to understand ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Maritime Powers Bill 2021
Thursday, 15 July 2021, 8:27 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The Maritime Powers Bill aims to give New Zealand law enforcement agencies powers to respond to serious criminal offending in international waters. The powers to enforce New Zealand’s criminal law will address a range of serious criminal offending including: ... More >>
Submissions Open On The Intelligence And Security (Review) Amendment Bill
Thursday, 3 June 2021, 4:47 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The bill would bring forward a review of the intelligence and security agencies and the Intelligence and Security Act 2017. This is in accordance with recommendations made in the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on ... More >>
Have Your Say On The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Legislation Bill
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 3:52 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is now seeking public submissions about the RCEP legislation bill. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Legislation Bill is an omnibus bill that would amend the following: · Customs ... More >>
Have Your Say On The International Treaty Examination Of The Protocol To Upgrade New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 5:24 pm | Foreign Affairs Defence and Trade Committee
The Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Committee is now seeking public submissions about the protocol to upgrade the Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the People’s Republic of China. Over the past 10 years China has ... More >>
