The Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill creates an enabling framework focused on progressively identifying, preventing, and removing accessibility barriers that disabled people, tāngata whaikaha Māori, and others with accessibility needs face, so that they have an equal opportunity to achieve their goals and aspirations. It does this in three ways. Firstly, it establishes the Accessibility Committee led by disabled people, tāngata whaikaha Māori, and their whānau to provide independent recommendations to myself, as Minister for Disability Issues, on how to address accessibility barriers and grow accessibility practices. Secondly, it strengthens accountability across the Public Service and Government towards progressing accessibility. It does this by creating strong, clear roles for responsibilities for the Minister for Disability Issues, the chief executive of the new ministry, and the Accessibility Committee to implement and enable a framework with the support of agencies across the Public Service. And, thirdly, it builds knowledge and awareness of the importance of addressing accessibility barriers, and growing accessibility practices across New Zealand.