Fourth time lucky? ACT’s regulatory standards law may finally pass, despite Treaty and legal doubts
- Written by Carwyn Jones, Honorary Adjunct Professor, Te Kawa a Māui - School of Māori Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
ACT Party leader David Seymour.Getty ImagesWith the ACT Party’s Regulatory Standards Bill 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.
Lawyer Tania Waikato, who led an urgent Waitangi Tribunal claim...
