Hon Dr NICK SMITH: I'm at a loss, Mr Bishop, as to why would you bother sending a bill to the select committee if the Government chair of the select committee says no amendments are allowed to be considered. I'd love a member opposite to argue a simple point: what is the point of a select committee process if the Government says, "We're not prepared to consider any amendments to the clause, let alone this commencement clause." So I say to the Labour Minister in the chair: this has been a Government that's been there for four years; if it was so urgent, well, why was it not done in 2018 or 2019 or 2020? She's been a Minister and this has been a Government for a long time. Why have they not done it earlier? Why are we in this ridiculous process where we are riding roughshod across people's legal rights? What does she say to the thousands of people that have signed a petition quite lawfully seeking a poll? What is she saying to those people that have given thousands of voluntary hours to a legal process of which they are midway through? And that is why I ask the Minister to consider our amendments to extend that commencement date and, in this particular area of electoral law, show some respect for process and for the democratic traditions that make New Zealand such a great country. I challenge her to respect the advice of the officials that sit in this House that say that on electoral law, there is an extra duty to consult and to have respect for process, and that's why I ask the Minister to consider our amendments to extend the commencement date so those legal processes can be respected.