1 AUGUST

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

2519

(Minister/Member in Charge Shown in Parenthesis)

Referred to Select Committee

25 July 1991

• New Zealand Society of Accountants Amendment Bill (Hon. Wyatt Creech for Hon. Ruth Richardson) ... Finance and Expenditure
• Civil Aviation Amendment Bill (Hon. Rob Storey) ... Communications and Road Safety

Private Bill

24 July 1991

• Southland Flood Relief Committee Empowering Bill (Mr. R. J. S. Munro) ... Internal Affairs and Local Government

Summary of Bills Introduced

Southland Flood Relief Committee Empowering

The objects of this Private Bill are to discharge the Southland Flood Relief Committee from the administration of certain moneys held in trust for the charitable purpose of providing relief or assistance to persons suffering financial hardship by loss or damage from floods which occurred in Southland in January 1984, and to appoint trustees to administer the unexpended balance of the fund for the relief of those persons who have suffered financial hardship due to loss or damage from any subsequent flooding, or other natural disaster.

Fisheries Amendment

This Bill amends the Fisheries Act 1983 in relation to the quota management system. The main areas where changes are to be instituted are: provisions for compensating fishers for reductions in individual quotas, restrictions on the amount of quota available and able to be transferred; prohibition on commercial fishing without a permit; prohibition on the sale of certain fish species outside the quota system; provisions for fishers to offer quota for lease in lieu of paying deemed value; powers of Fishery Officers; and regulations concerning freshwater fish farming.

New Zealand Society of Accountants Amendment Bill

This Bill amends the New Zealand Society of Accountants Amendment Act 1963, which contains, in Part I, provisions relating to the New Zealand Society of Accountants Fidelity Fund.

The amendment provides that the annual fee payable by chartered accountants into the Fidelity Fund, which is prescribed by the Council of the New Zealand Society of Accountants, shall no longer have a maximum amount and shall be a minimum of $50.

The amendment also removes the $100 maximum levy that may be imposed on chartered accountants by the Council of the New Zealand Society of Accountants if the Council considers that the amount in the Fidelity Fund is not sufficient to meet actual or prospective claims. The imposition of any such levy would instead be subject to the approval of the Minister of Finance.

Civil Aviation Amendment Bill

The Civil Aviation Amendment Bill amends the Civil Aviation Act 1990 and makes other provisions with respect to civil aviation in New Zealand.

Clause 2 amends section 66 of the principal Act, which relates to appeals to the District Court against decisions made under the principal Act.

Clause 4 repeals section 103 of the principal Act, which continues in force the Civil Aviation Regulations 1953.

Clause 5 contains transitional provisions to continue in force and amend the Civil Aviation Regulations 1953 and the Civil Aviation (Security) Regulations 1989 for three years, to be replaced by ordinary rules made by the Minister of Transport under sections 25 to 30 of the principal Act.

Clause 6 enables the Secretary for Transport to delegate to persons employed in the Ministry of Transport and other persons, functions and powers that are conferred or imposed on the Secretary. At present there is some doubt about this.

Clause 7 provides for refunds to be made in respect of fees and charges paid under the Civil Aviation Charges Regulations 1990.

Clause 8 corrects an oversight in section 2 of the Transport Accident Investigation Commission Act 1990 by inserting a definition of "Convention" (which refers to the Chicago Convention of 1944).

Clause 9 provides that clauses 5 and 6 expire 3 years after the commencement of the Bill.

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