Scoop: Charities Bill Lacks Proper Scrutiny

Scoop: Charities Bill Lacks Proper Scrutiny: "Charities Bill Lacks Proper Scrutiny
Friday 19 Nov 2004
Dr Muriel Newman - Press Releases - Other

This week's special consultation meeting on the proposed re-write of the Charities Bill - organised by Labour for a small selected group of charitable organisations - is an indictment of New Zealand's democratic process, ACT New Zealand Deputy Leader Dr Muriel Newman said today.
'The Government has decided that it only needs to consult with only 20 or so organisations over the new version of the Bill. That means that the majority of the 750 organisations who made the effort to put in submissions on the original Bill are left in the dark. If they object to this and feel they should have been consulted they should sign my petition on www.charitiesbill.co.nz."