Members will understand that the Minister of Transport would normally be here to deliver this address to this second reading of this bill, but he's locked down in Auckland, and so it falls to me, in his stead, to take this opportunity to acknowledge the work of the Transport and Infrastructure Committee and to thank them for their time and contribution to the development of this bill. I understand that eight written submissions were received on the bill, and oral evidence was heard from two submitters. I'd also like to thank submitters for their informative views on aspects of this bill. 