Trask LauraLAURA TRASK (ACT): Thank you Madam Speaker. I rise in support of the McLean Institute (Trust Variation) Bill and the variations from the Social Services and Community Committee. Being a member of the select committee with this bill it was quite interesting to learn a little bit more about the McLean Institute and their role. Being from Christchurch I think it was a really nice tie-in because Holly Lea or the McLean estate is a pretty magnificent large building that was left to us from Allan McLean.It's actually kind of funny that Paulo touched on Pride and Prejudice because Allan McLean himself was a Scottish philanthropist but he was also a bachelor. And he had a little bit of a reputation—I think he was quite well liked by the ladies. So when he made a home for women of refinement or education in reduced or straitened circumstances" I have to wonder if there was a potential ulterior motive. He built this home in the 1880s and the architects were wondering "Why are you building such a large mansion; really stately home?" It wasn't until his will was actually presented that they realised that this home was going to be for women to obviously find a safe place to stay if they had in fact been divorced.So that was his original kind of purpose but as a philanthropist he was obviously really involved with the community and he wanted to make sure that women were looked after. So I think obviously the trust had gone to the High Court to try and change the deed of settlement and given the fact that this is actually a piece of legislation because it was so long ago—1909 as they mentioned before this was set up—it basically fell back on us the legislators to actually change this deed.We can say that the language was antiquated—and it really was antiquated; I'm not going to lie it was pretty antiquated. So the reason this bill obviously sits before us is to change the deed and adjust it so that we can expand on the scope and the operations that we need in our community in 2024. Look I can tell you: in Christchurch there is a big need for safe housing and for women to find a safe refuge. So I'm really happy that this bill's before us and that the McLean Institute is actually going to be able to change and broaden their scope to adjust for the needs of the community. So that's awesome.The select committee spoke in depth with the trust and their lawyers about the intentions of Mr McLean and his goals and aspirations for the trust. While we do believe the original language is a barrier to the trust providing extra finance and services to the community we obviously wanted to make sure that the scope was still encompassed. So it's leaving it with women and obviously expanding it to children as well in the community. The bill's wording is now more generic: "The purpose of the Institute is to provide assistance to and promote the welfare and well-being of disadvantaged women residing or located in the Region" which I think is far more appropriate and brings it back into the 2024 realm.This bill will allow the institute to adapt to the needs of all women living within Ōtautahi Christchurch; it will allow for emergency accommodation—mental health assistance for example. So we support this bill and we commend it to the House and I have no further things to say on that. Thank you."