Brownlee GerryHon GERRY BROWNLEE (National—Ilam): The National Party did not support that legislation when it was passed technically today but in fact yesterday and we did outline a number of reservations that we had particularly around the use of section 11 and the sort of I suppose you might say scrutiny that would go on those provisions because that's where the rubber hits the road as it were. That's where the bill gives legal authority to the prescription that will be in those section 11 orders.We did make three recommendations for changes by way of Supplementary Order Paper. They weren't picked up because the Government actually saw the worth of those proposals and one of those proposals was this three-month 90-day sort of review. So we think that that's not a bad sort of thing to do. What we would be interested in though is: why the Finance and Expenditure Committee when the Parliament has already set up a COVID-19 committee specifically to look at legislation that relates to the crisis? It would seem to me that that would be the right place to send it and it's my intention at the end of my contribution here to move an amendment to the motion that's on the Table. For the sake of making things a little easier regardless of what a result might be my amendment would simply be that the scrutiny that's being sought in this motion—that it be referred to the COVID committee as opposed to the Finance and Expenditure Committee. I see the clerk doing his best to try and decipher what I've just said and put it into a form that the House can consider.Look it is important that these section 11 notices are scrutinised and I think one of the things that will give the public more confidence about how things are unfolding as it's likely that we see less and less incidence of new cases but still find that there is a degree of restriction on civil liberty is if they know that there is going to be an ongoing look at those restrictions with a final recommendation inside that 90-day period to the Government. I could stand here and say well this is the Government feeling the heat of criticism from outside of the place; that I think in the circumstances might be a little churlish but I can't help thinking that it might be a little bit at play.So Madam Speaker with that do I need to state what my amendment is or has the Clerk perhaps got it in a form that might be useful enough?ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Ruth Dyson): I think members are clear. The documentation will be able to be done. Are you going to move the amendment now?Hon GERRY BROWNLEE: I am going to move the motion currently in the hands of the Clerk—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Ruth Dyson): OK the Clerk will get it into your hands.Hon GERRY BROWNLEE: —and under social distancing I've got some difficulty in getting it to a point—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Ruth Dyson): The Rt Hon David Carter is coming to your rescue.Hon GERRY BROWNLEE: The Rt David Carter has clearly got himself now well qualified for a post-parliamentary job here in Parliament.I move That the motion be amended by replacing Finance and Expenditure" with "Epidemic Response Committee".ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Ruth Dyson): Excellent and you just have to sign it and table it.Hon GERRY BROWNLEE: Thank you very much and I'll affix my signature if I can find a pen. Now look don't blame me for being disorganised. The Government only came down to the House—I should explain to those who are watching—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Ruth Dyson): Your amendment will not be lost because of lack of documentation. David Seymour's seeking the call so you've got plenty of time.Hon GERRY BROWNLEE: The point is the Government only came down to the House with this literally in the last 10 minutes so it's not unusual that we're just scrambling slightly because they're scrambling a lot.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Ruth Dyson): No no your amendment will not be lost; don't worry."