JOSEPH MOONEY (National—Southland): Thank you, Madam Chair. Minister, I just wanted to speak to the tabled amendment in the name of my colleague Nicola Grigg, marked "G" on the Table. This would amend the bill, namely paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 2, under Part 1 of proposed new Schedule 1AB, permitted activities, which were fundamentally "… incapable of practical application. They will result in one or more of the following outcomes: Deterrence of sensible farm management practices being undertaken because of the cost and delay of an application process [and/or] Deferment of such applications and (in the case of weed control with consequential adverse effects) [and/or] Increased cost and delay in undertaking sensible farming practices [and/or] Undermined relationship between farmer and frontline officials. By way of example, the current Bill requires consent for the clearance of exotic weeds (e.g. gorse, broom, wilding pines)—which are a significant issue across the South Island—unless: The exotic pest plants comprises 'no less than 90% of the vegetation cover' and The Lessee has not controlled more than 25 hectares of exotic pest plants in the past 5 years. The obvious issues [with this] are: What is the 100% against which the 90% is to be measured. A single wilding pine or gorse bush in a paddock would seem not to comprise 90% of the vegetation cover of that paddock and therefore cannot be removed without an application for consent". So we're sort of seeing some of the confusion that can arise very, very quickly in adverse effects.