Dr GAURAV SHARMA (Labour—Hamilton West): Tēnā koe, Madam Speaker. Tēnā koe o te Whare. It's a pleasure today to take a call on the first reading of the Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Amendment Bill in the name of Minister the Hon Andrew Little. This bill amends the repeal date for various provisions of the 2017 Support Workers (Pay Equity) Settlements Act, or the principal Act, and inserts new minimum wage rates for support workers from 1 July 2022.