SpeechANGIE WARREN-CLARK (Labour): It is such an honour to stand here and to thank this entire House for their support of this bill. I do like the name Ashley's Bill"—we'll perhaps work on that. This has been probably a very serious matter in the House tonight and just before I start my full contribution I'd just like to correct the record in one respect and that is the member Harete Hipango made reference to Ashley's story but conflated it unfortunately with a previous story of another woman. I just want to make it really clear Ashley's story is very different from the one that I told and that is for Ashley to correct the record publicly when she is ready but I wanted to acknowledge that in case there was confusion from anyone. Madam Speaker and members of this House this is a relatively small bill which covers those married or in a civil union who are victims of violence who apply for a protection order in the Family Court or one is granted in the District Court who seek to end their relationship with the other abusive partner—that is it simply. The bill supports these women and people to do so without having to wait in limbo for two years.This bill could go further and I acknowledge that there are many many people who do not apply for protection orders as their fear is too great the effort is too insurmountable the abuse may escalate and they worry about that or that the courts are a system an institution that they themselves don't trust. There are many reasons.I also note that there are a number of family and sexual violence offences that could be captured that have not been. I'd like to think the Justice Committee and the community who submits into this process could canvass these views and I want to acknowledge the Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence the Hon Marama Davidson who came and spoke tonight on this bill for her good work in Te Aorerekura and as the Minister. I think she has raised a great point and one that I thought long and hard about when we put the evidence together.So just for the record in 2022 there were 4463 protection order applications and 1900 of those were granted and in the criminal court there were 897 granted so that is not a lot of people that this bill would cover. So I want to just put on record the consideration and the discussion around that point noting as well that I was involved in the tenancy legislation where we put the two days in for victims of family violence. So I do think that that is worthwhile having that discussion. What we don't want to have however is the removal of no-fault divorce in this country. We want it to be a simple process so that we don't go back to the time where evidence had to be provided—who was at fault and those kinds of things. So we have a very fine line to walk and this is where I landed in terms of where I thought we could go. But I am completely open to the views and the values that are presented from the community from the Justice Committee our officials at the Ministry of Justice and in particular as well from the community who does the work. I want to end by thanking that community the refuges and the stopping violence services and the sexual assault support services that have essentially uplifted and held the victims of family and sexual violence.I want to acknowledge them because often they do the work. They ask and ask and ask for things to change and nothing does. I was one of those people and I am asking for this change and I'm very pleased to be able to do that as a member of Parliament. I commend this bill to the House.Motion agreed to.Bill read a first time.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): The question is That the Family Proceedings (Dissolution for Family Violence) Amendment Bill be considered by the Justice Committee.Motion agreed to.Bill referred to the Justice Committee."