Newly elected CPA Small Branches Chairperson speaks of the pressing need of small Legislatures within the Commonwealth to come together to address common difficulties and strengths and share experiences of their Parliaments

The newly-elected Chairperson of the CPA Small Branches, Hon Niki Rattle, Speaker of the Parliament of the Cook Islands pledged that the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) would have a strengthened and renewed focus on assisting Small Branches and their Parliaments and Legislatures. The Members of the CPA attending the 37th CPA Small Branches Conference elected the […]

REQUEST FOR TENDER (RFT) – Technical Assistance service to prepare a Terms of Reference for the Consolidation of Laws Project – RFT: CK181932

Parliamentary Services, with support from Crown Law Office, wishes to obtain a Technical Assistance service for the first phase of the consolidation of laws in the Cook Islands on behalf of the Cook Islands Government. Document 1: Newspaper Advertisement – 10 July 2019 Document 2: Request for Tender – 10 July 2019 Document 3: Notice to Tenderers – […]

Papers presented

Presented 21st September 2018 Paper No. 01 – Employment Relations (Minimum rate of Pay) Regulations 2018 (Passed 13 June 2019) Paper No. 5 – International Labour Organizations (ILO) submissions to Parliament (Passed 13 June 2019) Paper No. 6 – International Labour Organizations (ILO) ratification of conventions 182 and 144 (Passed 13 June 2019) Presented 24th […]

Ombudsman Swearing in, Mr Nooapii Tearea

Great day at Parliament as we had the swearing in of the new Ombudsman Mr Nooapii Tearea. Nukutere’s College year 10 students were also attended part of the ceremony which was great. Mr Nooapii Tearea was appointed by warrant under the hand of the Queen’s Representative Sir Tom Marsters KBE, acting on the recommendation of […]