Events over the past two years have shown that New Zealand is, in fact, not immune at all to terrorism, and that has reinforced the Government's resolve to put stronger and more up-to-date legislation in place to stop such activity. The Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill does exactly that by bringing in new laws and new powers of search and surveillance to mean that somebody who is planning or preparing a terrorist attack is able to be apprehended before that act takes place. The changes that we are making here today bring New Zealand law into line with counter-terrorism legislation in other similar jurisdictions, such as the UK, Canada, and also Australia. 