The bill also amends the Criminal Procedure Act to clarify two areas of uncertainty that have been exacerbated by the pandemic. The Criminal Procedure Act contains protections for the public and media access to criminal hearings, and the bill before us clarifies the relationship between these protections for open justice, on the one hand, and the use of remote technology and court entry requirements, on the other. Firstly, the bill clarifies that these protections for open justice are satisfied if a hearing is held remotely, and the public and media has the right to observe via remote technology. I would emphasise that the bill does not change the circumstances in which remote technology can be used or the types of criminal hearings that can be conducted remotely. The use of remote technology will continue to be regulated by existing law. Secondly, the bill clarifies that the protections for open justice do not limit the ability of the judiciary and the Ministry of Justice to set court entry requirements.