Bennett DavidHon DAVID BENNETT (National—Hamilton East): Thank you Mr Speaker. It's great to be able to speak on this bill the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission Bill. We've heard a number of speeches from the Government members saying how great this is and how this shows a real commitment to infrastructure and saying that there'll be long-term planning and New Zealanders can be secure in knowing that there will be that planning and that those that are in the business of building roads and rail and other infrastructure can know they'll have security of contracts and all those wonderful things that we've heard from the Government. But there is one thing that is missing from all their speeches and that is to say the fundamental premise of this legislation is that it does not guarantee anything. There is no guarantee at all that projects will be committed to by a future Government. All it says is that there will be an infrastructure commission that will detail and determine future projects. It doesn't say anything about how those projects then will be committed to by future Governments of a different ilk—[Mr Speaker holds up the bill]—and that is the heart of the problem in this bill Mr Speaker. It is that it does not mention that. The problem with this bill is that we're being told it is great for New Zealand infrastructure going forward but the great failure of this legislation is to bind any future Government. So what will happen is what we have seen in the current infrastructure in New Zealand where the current Government has come in and destroyed the great roading network that was being built through New Zealand. They have taken apart those projects—and I see Mr McAnulty is laughing away and the Minister of Transport there. I just want to acknowledge the road from Cambridge to Piarere that was approved by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) board before the last election— SPEAKER: Order! Order! Hon DAVID BENNETT: —approved by the NZTA board— SPEAKER: Order! The member will resume his seat. I do want to draw the member's attention to Speakers' rulings 121/4-7 which indicate that the third reading is a summing up. He may make passing reference to other matters but I've yet to hear him refer to the bill as it emerged from the committee stage. Hon DAVID BENNETT: Oh I think I made it very clear that this is a bill which sets out plans for infrastructure going forward and that's what the bill is about. It sets up a planning process. But that planning process isn't binding to any future Government— SPEAKER: The member was good for a line. Let's get on with what is in it. Hon DAVID BENNETT: —and that is the nature of the bill. That's the whole point of Parliament and democracy—it's so that people watching can find out what's going on. If they are constrained in their democratic ability to hear what's going on just to make it sound like— SPEAKER: Order! Order! Hon DAVID BENNETT: —what the Government wants to hear— SPEAKER: Order! The member— Hon DAVID BENNETT: —that's not— SPEAKER: I—no not quite. I think I'm slightly lucky that the member's mike went off when I stood up because I think what he said might have been grossly out of order. I'm going to remind the member for the last time that he must speak on the bill as it has emerged from the committee and not base his speech on what's not in the bill because that is out of order. Hon DAVID BENNETT: Well thank you Mr Speaker but is that a new ruling? SPEAKER: Right. I think I stood up right at the beginning and referred the member to Speakers' rulings 121/4-7. I think it's probably a bit hard for the member to make a speech and read that at the same time so I'm going to give him a last chance to be consistent with the Speakers' rulings which date back to 1961 and 1962. It was Speaker Algie who has a very good reputation and who dealt with those—the Speaker in the first term of the Holyoake Government. Hon DAVID BENNETT: Thank you Mr Speaker and just like the great reputation you hold as well—I appreciate that. This bill is based on the New South Wales approach so they've basically copied and pasted the New South Wales legislation— Marja Lubeck: 45 seconds—make it count. Hon DAVID BENNETT: —as their Infrastructure Commission for here. Did you say something over there? Kieran McAnulty: He's trying to fill time now. Get on with it. Hon DAVID BENNETT: No no no there's no need to fill time. No need to fill time because we're going to have a look at this bill Mr McAnulty and look at what infrastructure is in New Zealand. It is a bill which the New Zealand National Party had intended to bring to this House at some stage as well but we would have done it in a much more— SPEAKER: Order! The member has finished his time.