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Michael Woodhouse: National MP as pressure mounts on Govt to scrap a provision entrenching parts of Three Waters

Published: Nov. 28, 2022, 6:27 p.m.

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Pressure is mounting on the Government to fully scrap a provision entrenching parts of its Three Waters legislation.

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Constitutional experts say the provision, requiring 60-percent of MPs to change part of the law, would pave the way for governments to entrench other laws.

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Cabinet has agreed to refer the matter back to Parliament\'s cross-party Business Committee.

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But National\'s Michael Woodhouse told Mike Hosking that doesn\'t actually fix the situation.

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\\u201cIt can\\u2019t be fixed by the Business Committee, Labour have to agree to a motion to have that Bill sent back to that part of the Bill process, take those clauses out.\\u201d

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The Government was advised a year ago not to entrench the policy.

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