JOSEPH MOONEY (National—Southland): Thank you, Mr Speaker. I rise to speak on the Family Court (Family Court Associates) Legislation Bill. I'm happy to commend this bill to the House as one that National supports. This came out of the independent panel that examined the 2014 reforms of the Family Court in their report Te Korowai Ture ā-Whānau and recommended the Family Court Associate role, which is a judicial officer role but not for the purposes of section 12B of the Remuneration Authority Act 1977. 