Wall LouisaLOUISA WALL (Labour—Manurewa): Tēnā koe e Te Māngai o Te Whare. Tēnā koutou katoa. Can I first acknowledge the author of the District Court (Protection of Judgment Debtors with Disabilities) Amendment Bill my colleague Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki and also acknowledge Mr Foliaki from Community Law Centre in Papatoetoe and also Mr 'Una Tanginoa who actually started this process by seeking support from community law who did go to the court. So for the previous speakers I'll outline the context of his mobility vehicle being removed from him. It was a rent debt. It was a landlord that went to the court to have $5117 repaid and this man Mr Tanginoa was a pensioner on an invalid's benefit. He had assumed that Ministry of Social Development were paying his rent and they weren't. So between October 2014 and April 2015 when that rent wasn't being paid the landlord then sought recompense and did that through the courts. I'd like to I guess affirm something in our law already which is that the law currently says that you can't take a tradesperson's tools to repay a debt because they are vital to their livelihood. I guess my contribution within the context of this proposed legislation is that you can't take a disabled person's tools to repay a debt because they are vital to their lives.I think when we look at this specific example the consequence of the court enabling that debt to be collected saw the bailiff I guess exercise their judgment. There is scope in the law to make a determination about what is fair and reasonable seizure. So it seems that in this case they deemed that the access of a modified vehicle for Mr Tanginoa was not fair and reasonable. They confiscated it they sold it and as a consequence of him not having his vehicle he was unable to go to the doctor. Now normally I suppose that wouldn't be a life and death situation. But for Mr Tanginoa who is a quadriplegic it resulted in an infection that led him to the hospital to ICU and there was a threat that he could have lost his foot. Therein lies I guess Mr Tanginoa's story his willingness to share that story to become vulnerable: with the intent with Mr Foliaki and my colleague Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki that this never happens to anybody else again.In looking at what are helpful tools for quadriplegics we I'm sure are not surprised that modified vehicles are helpful tools as are specialist wheelchairs as are I think technology. There's a list of other things in terms of daily needs and tools for quadriplegics. But I can presume now that the House will support this bill based on the contribution of the Hon Simon Bridges. So is there an issue? Yes. The previous Minister of Justice Amy Adams asked for a report on whether a change needs to be considered. I actually haven't seen that report; hopefully we can source it from the Ministry of Justice. But I presume that the Ministry of Justice officials actually said yes this is an issue and in fact what the system is waiting to do is to review the Act. In lieu of us waiting as a Parliament to review the Act I'm pleased as is my colleague Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki that this Parliament has an opportunity to rectify this issue now. We don't have to wait for a review of the District Court Act to ensure that disabled peoples are prioritised that they are actually considered to be special citizens special New Zealanders. If we can do that for tradespeople then surely we can do that for our disabled citizens. So I think this is an incredibly important piece of legislation. I just want to join with my colleague Anahila Kanongata'a-Suisuiki about the reference to other things such as the Treaty of Waitangi such as what was highlighted by Paula Tesoriero in terms of other definitions and human rights I guess doctrines that compel us to have extra protections and special protections for our most vulnerable which includes peoples with disabilities. I commend this bill to the House. Kia ora.