The bill will also amend the Epidemic Preparedness Act of 2006 to allow judges of the District Court to list the persons that can alter the rules of the court when an epidemic notice is in force. Section 24 of the Act only allows a High Court judge, an associate High Court judge, a judge of the Māori Land Court, or a judge of the Employment Court to modify the rules of court to take into account the effects of a quarantinable disease. The majority of proceedings that will continue while the current epidemic notice is in force will be heard in the District Court, and they are focused on resolving matters relating to people's liberty, personal safety and wellbeing, and where resolution is time critical. So it's important that District Court judges have the ability to respond as issues arise.