Many submissions asked for a stronger accountability of the Māori Health Authority to Māori. I want to be very clear that the Māori Health Authority is accountable to the Minister of Health who is accountable to Parliament. This has always been the case in the bill and there's been no change in that position. However, as a responsible Tiriti partner, the Crown must recognise the disproportionately poor health outcomes that Māori face under the current system and work to make that right. The bill ensures Māori voices are at all levels of the system to address these longstanding unacceptable outcomes. One of those voices is the Hauora Māori Advisory Committee. The select committee has recommended it be appointed directly by Māori through iwi-Māori partnership boards and hauora Māori organisations. The Minister has to consult the committee when appointing members to the board of the Māori Health Authority and when exercising other ministerial powers. In making a decision, the Minister would not need to necessarily agree with the committee's advice, but would have to clearly state where it had not been followed. This strikes the right balance of accountability to Māori and to Parliament. It means an entity appointed by Māori for Māori is involved in key accountability functions, leaving no doubt as to the Government's intention to give effect to Tiriti partnership at the highest level of the system.