Dean JacquiJACQUI DEAN (National—Waitaki): This is the first reading of the Films Videos and Publications Classification (Interim Restriction Order Classification) Amendment Bill in the name of Chris Bishop. First of all congratulations to the member on having his second bill drawn from the ballot and like the first bill that Chris Bishop brought to the House this is good one. I am very pleased that this one is coming to the Justice and Electoral Committee. As has already been noted in the House this evening this bill has its genesis in the classification fiasco of Ted Dawes' book Into the River—an award-winning book. I thought I would just go through the time line of what occurred with Into the River perhaps to give a little bit of context. In September 2013 the book was classified as being unrestricted M which means that it is suitable for mature audiences of 16 years and over and that was done by the classification office. Family First as it is entitled to do applied to the Film and Literature Board of Review seeking a restricted classification for the book. In December 2013 the board of review classified the book R14 which as it turns out was a unique classification that had never previously be used or assigned. Don Mathieson QC who is the board's president issued a dissenting view and would have rated the book—he held the view of it being R18.In 2015 following growing dissatisfaction with the board's decision—particularly amongst teachers and librarians Auckland libraries requested that the board's decision be reconsidered by the classification office. So in August 2015 the classification was changed again all the way back to unrestricted. This was the first time that the classification office had ever reconsidered a decision by the board of review. Following the reconsideration Family First again appealed to the classification office's decision to the board of review.So it came round again. This time it also asked the president to impose an interim restriction order. The application was granted and it was granted on 3 September 2015—so we are 2 years down the track. The interim restriction order made it illegal to supply the book to anyone or to display the book in or within the view of a public place.Members and any members of the public who are tuning in to this will possibly recall the furore that surrounded this classification uncertainty. To go from R14 to R18 to a total prohibition or restriction just did seem a little inconsistent and it highlighted some deficiencies within the legislation. It is notable also that this was the first time that an interim restriction order had ever been imposed on a book. On 14 October 2015—that same year—the board of review examined the book again and this time the majority decision was to classify the book as unrestricted. The interim restriction was rescinded. It was a bit of a dog's breakfast and so in came Chris Bishop and his bill which will help avoid a repeat of what some would argue is a fiasco—the banning of Ted Dawe's award-winning Into the River book.Into the River was the first time an interim restriction had been ordered on a book. It meant that there was a complete lack of certainty a complete lack of clarity a complete lack of consistency and a complete lack of options. This bill of Chris Bishop which is coming to the Justice and Electoral Committee seeks to remedy that. I think it is a good bill. I think the committee will have an interesting time considering all the issues around it and I commend it to the House.