PENNY SIMMONDS (National—Invercargill): I am pleased to be speaking in support of this Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Amendment Bill. In doing so, I'm particularly mindful of the sensitivity of this legislation in that it deals with people when they're at their most vulnerable, and so it's vitally important that the amendments have the right balance between protection of individual rights as well as the safety of patients and the public. 