If you have a problem, you can ask the House of Representatives for help. This law does not change your right to do this. You can still send a petition to the House of Representatives to fix a problem that affects you.
The House of Representatives has committees that deal with petitions. This law does not affect how these committees work. You can still send your petition to these committees to get help with your problem.
You can find more information about the law that changed this provision in section 27 of the Constitution Act 1986. This change happened on 1 January 1987. It replaced the original section 9 in this Act.
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8I: Annual report on implementation of recommendations, or
"The government must report each year on how it's doing with the Tribunal's suggestions."
Schedule 1: The Treaty of Waitangi, or
"A special agreement between the Queen of England and Maori chiefs to protect Maori rights and keep peace in New Zealand"
Nothing in this Act shall affect in any way the right of any person to petition the House of Representatives for the redress of any grievance, or the jurisdiction of any committee or other body set up by the House of Representatives to deal with a petition to the House of Representatives.
