Hon KIRITAPU ALLAN (Minister of Justice): The Government is committed to improving access to justice. It's one of our primary objectives. The Family Court (Family Court Associates) Legislation Bill was introduced in the House on 5 July 2022, and it establishes a new role in the Family Court to help free up judge time to enable judges to focus on progressing case work and progressing substantive matters more quickly. The bill is based on one of the recommendations made in the 2019 report Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau, which found that judges' high administrative workload was a contributor to delays in the Family Court. So we want Family Court judges to be able to concentrate on progressing cases through the court instead of on time-consuming administrative matters, and the Family Court Associate roles will help them to do just that. 