Ten years ago, when the National Party introduced legislation and rammed all three stages through the House under urgency in a single day, that was a dark night for our country, with that "Hobbit law". There was no consultation of the affected workers, no select committee—a complete abrogation of the democratic process. Film workers lost their ability to challenge their status to bargain collectively or to challenge unfair dismissals and other rights. And yet Nicola Willis gets up and talks about the importance of contracting. 