Cameron MarkMARK CAMERON (ACT): Thank you Mr Speaker. The previous member Ginny Andersen's speech was actually very enlightening until the last minute when I totally got lost when she was affirming how well the Government's done on behalf of the rural sector. I'm quite happy to stand on behalf of the ACT Party to address the Biosecurity (Information for Incoming Passengers) Amendment Bill in the name of Steph Lewis.I actually know intimately well the importance of biosecurity. I had M. bovis on farm and I think most of you are acutely aware of it. It was pretty much the most heartbreaking part of my farming career—I've been farming for 30 years which I often share with this House—and it was the hardest 18 months of my farming life. It absolutely devastated me the local community and I think we would share in the concern of what M. bovis has meant to the country. It's a billion dollars; it's an absolute rort on my small community and all of the 50-odd farms that were involved in it.But I think more importantly biosecurity and what it means to New Zealand—we've seen many many incursions and I know the members on both sides of the House would be aware of it. We've seen the velvetleaf in Nelson as far back as 2008 and what that meant for the good people down in that part of the country. Foot-and-mouth: I'm not even going to postulate what that would cost to this country. I think anyone worth their salt would be acutely aware that if that was to get into New Zealand we're looking at billions of dollars to the loss of our GDP. We've already seen myrtle rust and kauri dieback and the degradation of biodiversity.But specifically if I can actually speak to a couple of the key points of this legislation in the member—this name Steph Lewis. And I do support the bill and the ACT Party does and we've changed our position because the Primary Production Committee resolved to reconcile its differences and find a way to proceed forward with it. In its original format the bill as proposed would come into effect on the day of Royal assent and that was a concern because it didn't give industry and the necessary stakeholders the time to make the necessary adjustments to the new legislation should it be enabled. It was agreed that suggestions upon adopting alternative will allow the bill to come into effect either by Order in Council or 12 months after the bill receives Royal assent and I think this was a fundamental concern for us in the select committee.Stakeholders gave very good feedback. And I noticed the member—my dear friend and colleague in the National Party Barbara Kuriger—that mentioned that Air New Zealand was cognisant of the fact that it would actually help them mitigate their greenhouse emissions and help with climate change insomuch as they didn't have this onerous task of carrying around huge amounts of paper. And the technologies could be embraced that would be enabled say through the Air New Zealand app. This is wonderful.Proposed subsections (2)(a) and (2)(b) would also create duty which was noted in the changes of legislation on the person in charge of the craft to provide biosecurity information. As worded it was found to be quite onerous and overly detailed. Provisions were made to amend that clause and a proposed new section—17AA (2)(a) and (2)(b). In addition it would stipulate that before craft arrived in New Zealand a person in charge of that craft must provide biosecurity information to passengers as set out in the regulations. The wording was changed to passengers" rather than "all people on board" and I think that was a distinction that the select committee ironed out having listened to stakeholders and industry leaders.Amendments were suggested that were made to address several concerns. The term "crafts"—and I think this was well-canvased in the select committee and has been again this evening. It ironed out the kinks I think is the best way to put it when it spoke of large commercial craft. And there was some concern early on that the bill in its first iteration encapsulated anything from small aircraft boats that perhaps would have come out of the islands and small private planes.So I think and the ACT Party certainly thinks this bill has gone through its first reading it has gone through quite a rigorous select committee process and ironed out what I think and we think at the ACT Party were the concerning pieces of it. And I stand here quite content on behalf of the ACT Party to see this bill proceed further and we can certainly debate it and see what other things need to be addressed. Thank you very much."