I want to first of all acknowledge the work of the members of the Health Committee and their examination of the bill, and the small number of changes that they produced as a consequence of their examination and which are now part of the bill as reported back to the House. I want to thank all those who made submissions to the bill. There were over 50 of them, mostly supportive of the bill, and recognising the need for change which is, of course, reflected in it. This piece of legislation, or the legislation that it is amending, is 30 years old. It is timely for it to be closely examined and changed and reviewed. It's quite clear that the current legislation is out of step with basic expectations of the way people who fall under its aegis should be treated. 