The hīkoi protesting against the Treaty Principles Bill in Wellington on 19 November 2024. Photo: RNZ / Reece Baker
The Waitangi Tribunal have moved forward the date of an urgent inquiry looking into the Regulatory Standards Bill to Wednesday, 14 May.
The decision follows a request from claimants Toitū te Tiriti to move the date of the inquiry forward to 13 May after it was announced the bill would be introduced to Parliament on 19 May.
The inquiry date was originally set for 6 June, which means the Tribunal would have lost its jurisdiction to review the proposed legislation if the inquiry proceeded as is.
Once a Bill is introduced to Parliament, the Waitangi Tribunal loses its jurisdiction to examine it.
The hearing will be held online via audio-visual links at the new date.
Claimants had also requested the Minister for Regulation, David Seymour, be summoned by the Tribunal to submit evidence but that was declined.
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