Three bills were passed in today’s parliament session in Tonga.
They are the Water Bill 2020, Mental Health Bill 2020 and Food Bill 2020.
The Revenue Collection Bill was returned from the Privy Council to be amended, so that a Head of a Tribunal, who may oversee any dispute over the Revenue Collection Act, is to be the Chief Justice, and not a Cabinet Minister.
The Speaker, Lord Fakafanua announced that the Bill had to be submitted to the Finance Standing Committee.
Before the House passed these Bills, Prime Minister Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa informed the House that the King in Privy Council had also enacted a Road Bill and a Traffic Bill that he presented to the House as urgent bills.
These Acts would be enforced in October.