Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Minister of Justice): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Can I begin by echoing the sentiments expressed by my colleague the Hon Chris Hipkins, and indeed the member who's resumed his seat, the Hon Michael Woodhouse, in acknowledging the tremendous work that the Epidemic Response Committee did in scrutinising this bill and coming back with, in some cases, some quite significant changes. Clearly, the committee understood and undertook their role with due seriousness, gave a detailed examination, and have come back all with very sensible and important changes.