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What criteria, if any, will the Minister apply in deciding whether to use the secondary legislation power in the Amendment Paper to the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill to exclude particular committee types from the policy during the six-month transition period, and when does the Minister expect to make those decisions?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What criteria, if any, will the Minister apply in deciding whether to use the secondary legislation power in the Amendment Paper to the Local Government (System Improvements) Amendment Bill to exclude particular committee types from the policy during the six-month transition period, and when does the Minister expect to make those decisions?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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I expect to be able to clarify the process when the amendment is tabled in due course.