Hon Dr MEGAN WOODS (Minister of Energy and Resources): We're moving to reduce the risks to taxpayers of having to pick up the tab of decommissioning petroleum fuel exploration and mining activities, through the introduction of the Crown Minerals (Decommissioning and Other Matters) Amendment Bill. After the Tui oil fields owner, Tamarind, went into receivership and liquidation in December 2019, the responsibility for decommissioning the Tui oil field fell to the Crown and to the taxpayer. We made changes in 2019 to close the loopholes that allowed a poorly resourced company like Tamarind to buy a New Zealand asset. This latest bill includes provisions to further strengthen the petroleum sector's financial and legal responsibility for decommissioning.