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With the ACT Party\u2019s Regulatory Standards Bill<\/a> now before the Finance and Expenditure Committee, having passed its first reading in parliament last week, parallels with the now abandoned Treaty Principles Bill have already been drawn.<\/p>\n\n

Lawyer Tania Waikato, who led an urgent Waitangi Tribunal claim before the bill was introduced, has d\ubbed it \u201cthe Treaty Principles Bill 2.0<\/a>\u201d. The tribunal itself recommended the government<\/a> \u201cimmediately halt [its] advancement\u201d.<\/p>\n\n

The reasons for the concern lie in the bill\u2019s constitutional implications \u2013 which in turn would affect the place of te Tiriti o Waitangi\/Treaty of Waitangi in the nation\u2019s legislative framework.<\/p>\n\n

Legal experts have warned of the consequences of the bill\u2019s broad reach, one arguing it aims to create a \u201cregulatory constitution<\/a>\u201d. Others have suggested the regulatory criteria set out in the bill are highly selective<\/a>, reflecting a libertarian ideology rather than universally accepted standards of good lawmaking.<\/p>\n\n

Perhaps most strikingly, the Ministry for Regulation \u2013 itself an ACT Party initiative under the coalition agreement \u2013 views the bill as unnecessary<\/a> because there are more efficient and effective ways of improving the quality of lawmaking.<\/p>\n\n

The primary impact of the bill would be to make it harder to enact laws that do not conform with its prescribed criteria. While not binding, in practice those criteria are intended to act as a legislative filter. The fact te Tiriti or its principles are missing from those criteria explains the Waitangi Tribunal\u2019s alarm.<\/p>\n\n

Missing rights<\/h2>\n\n

This is the fourth time since 2006<\/a> a similar law has been proposed by the ACT party during different governments. Each version has failed to progress once before parliament.<\/p>\n\n

This time, however, a commitment in the coalition agreement between ACT, National and NZ First suggests the bill could eventually become law \u2013 although NZ First leader Winston Peters has signalled his party wants changes<\/a> to what he calls a \u201cwork in progress\u201d.<\/p>\n\n

The bill in its current form sets out criteria for assessing legislation under the following categories: the rule of law; liberties; taxes, fees and levies; role of the courts; and good lawmaking.<\/p>\n\n

All government bills would include a statement of consistency with the prescribed criteria, with reasons given for any inconsistencies. Government agencies would need to undertake regular reviews for consistency of the legislation they administer.<\/p>\n\n

A regulatory standards board would be established to inquire into the consistency of existing legislation and legislation before parliament.<\/p>\n\n

The criteria themselves prioritise some rights while overlooking others completely. As well as te Tiriti o Waitangi being conspicuously absent, so are rights recognised in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.<\/p>\n\n

Currently, both the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Bill of Rights Act feature prominently in the existing legislative design guidelines<\/a> administered by parliament\u2019s Legislation Design and Advisory Committee. Those guidelines also cover most of the other criteria selected for the Regulatory Standards Bill.<\/p>\n\n

But the bill\u2019s emphasis on the protection of property rights has been criticised for potentially circumventing those existing guidelines. For example, Greenpeace has argued<\/a> this could interfere with implementing effective environmental protections.<\/p>\n\n

Inherently relevant to M\u0101ori<\/h2>\n\n

Some of these issues were raised in the urgently convened Waitangi Tribunal hearing on May 14. Claimants were concerned about the lack of consultation with M\u0101ori and that the bill\u2019s criteria would be used to override te Tiriti rights and block measures designed to promote equity.<\/p>\n\n

The tribunal\u2019s interim report<\/a> on May 16 found the Crown had breached the Treaty principles of partnership and active protection of M\u0101ori in its development of the bill. Proceeding without meaningful consultation with M\u0101ori would be a further breach of those principles, according to the tribunal.<\/p>\n\n

However, a full draft of the bill was not available at the time of the hearing. The tribunal noted, in the absence of a draft bill, that it was unable to determine the precise prejudice M\u0101ori would suffer if the bill became law.<\/p>\n\n

The tribunal also saw the bill as constitutionally significant. While the bill\u2019s effects may be uncertain, the tribunal found, they \u201cwill undoubtedly be felt in the law-making and policy space, are constitutional in nature, and inherently relevant to M\u0101ori\u201d.<\/p>\n\n

According to the tribunal, the Crown had an obligation to engage in targeted consultation with M\u0101ori, but it did not do so. That obligation was heightened by the \u201creasonable concerns\u201d raised by M\u0101ori about how the bill might affect the Crown\u2019s ability to uphold its Treaty obligations.<\/p>\n\n

These concerns also featured heavily in submissions responding to the initial discussion document during the consultation process \u2013 although questions remain about how many submissions were actually read<\/a> and assessed.<\/p>\n\n

Despite the tribunal\u2019s recommendation that the bill\u2019s progress be stopped to allow for meaningful engagement with M\u0101ori, Cabinet approved it on May 19, it was introduced to parliament the same day and debated under urgency on May 23.<\/p>\n\n

Submissions to the select committee close on June 23, and many of these concerns will inevitably be aired again. But depending on the committee\u2019s recommendations, and if NZ First supports a revised draft, ACT\u2019s regulatory wishes may finally come true.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n \t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\tContact your electorate MP\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n Take Action\n <\/a>\n \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\n

This article\u00a0is a guest post and doesn’t necessarily represent the views of Greenpeace.<\/p>\n\n

Carwyn Jones<\/a>, Honorary Adjunct Professor, Te Kawa a M\u0101ui – School of M\u0101ori Studies, Te Herenga Waka \u2014 Victoria University of Wellington<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n

This article is republished from The Conversation<\/a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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