This bill is actually a COVID-19 response court safety legislation bill. The courts have been operating since March 2020. When New Zealand shut its borders and imposed some of the harshest lockdowns in the world, the courts have continued to operate. Serious criminals have been through the criminal justice system and have been sentenced to prison. Appeals have been heard. So it's not just whether the Government has actually come up with a problem statement that leads to the need for legislation; it's actually: is this Government reading the tea leaves, are they reading the newspaper, and are Ministers and members of Parliament of the Labour Party getting out into their communities and actually seeing what's going on in their communities? 