VSM bill passes committee stage
The Education (Freedom of Association) Amendment Bill crossed one of its final hurdles last Wednesday when Parliament completed its committee of the house stage, and is now expected to become law after its third and final reading on September 28th.
A number of amendments to the Bill and compromises had been proposed by politicians and student leaders alike, but none were adopted.
Meanwhile, representatives of Te Mana Akonga (National Maori Students' Association) lodged a Treaty of Waitangi claim against the bill, requesting an urgent Waitangi Tribunal hearing into the bill's impacts.
"We have submitted this claim due to the negative impacts this bill will have on Maori development and advancement," said Te Mana Akonga tumaki Jacqualene Poutu.
"It highlights the prejudicial effects of this bill against Maori students (tauira) in the tertiary sector, and the impacts it has on the overall framework provided by students' associations which assist in strengthening the support of tauira."
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