There is an important principle at play here: that this adds an additional layer of political neutrality to the remuneration of judicial officers, which these are. It's an important principle of our democratic framework in New Zealand that we have this political neutrality in respect of the remuneration of judicial authority officers, who make decisions that are important in terms of their impact on people's lives in this country and in that there is confidence that it's not only seen to be the case but it is the case that these officers are independent. This is important for our constitutional framework. For example, here in the House, in which I'm speaking now, there are particular constitutional responsibilities that we have, but the judicial officers are independent of the members of Parliament and make decisions independent of Parliament. They are not connected to or influenced by the decisions of members of this House and the decisions that they make. So bringing this additional layer of political neutrality to the remuneration of those judicial officers, to ensure that they are seen to be independent and are independent of Parliament, is important and it's a good step forward, one I am pleased to be able to support on behalf of the National Party.