SpeechDENISE LEE (National—Maungakiekie): Thank you Madam Speaker. What an extraordinary last few minutes we've had. Objection to the tabling of the minutes—it's almost like they want to hide something. Let me be very simple and clear: this bill is all about the Government cherry-picking electoral law changes that will improve its own chance of election in 2020—nothing more straightforward than that. The fact that they're wanting to hide some very basic minutes does absolutely make you wonder. We were not consulted as the Opposition on these electoral law changes. When we were in Government we consulted with all parties on electoral law changes. That was how we ran things. That was our business as usual. However we're experiencing something entirely different and for those listening and watching tonight we're experiencing something unprecedented in terms of the way that we deal with electoral law changes here in New Zealand. This is the third electoral law bill by the Government that has not been consulted with us as the Opposition—no conversation whatsoever. Here we are tonight—the third piece of legislation. Now how did we find out about these pending changes? A question at an Estimates hearing on the Budget. That's how we found out about what was coming down the pipeline and finally many weeks later here we are tonight. It's a dangerous precedent that the Government is choosing to set deliberately choosing to set. Just how precarious are New Zealand's electoral laws? That's a legitimate question: just how precarious are our laws? So I want to talk to with my short call clause 4 which amends section 60 of the principal Act and clause 11 which amends section 139. So it's of course allowing for same-day enrolment and also extending the latest day for return of the writ. The two go hand in hand. Last year's election was 23 September and the Government was announced 19 October. That was a total of 26 days—3½ long weeks—to form New Zealand's Government. The Government was still running under our watch—caretaking as you will—but now this bill allows for a much longer period 10 extra days before the return of the writ. Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi: How long? DENISE LEE: Ten extra days to form a Government. Now I've got some questions for the Government as the proponents of this bill. I'd like them to answer: had they thought through the perception of MMP and what 10 extra days will do? Let's think about the atmosphere that we experienced last year. Business confidence—what does that do for business confidence? Public Service—how are they impacted by another 10 extra days for a formation of Government? Public perception—let's talk about voters themselves public perceptions of politicians wanting them just to get on with it not wanting another Rt Hon Winston Peters wait-and-see. Even the international media were wondering about when we would wait and see the Government formed here in New Zealand—a party of 7 percent support but 100 percent of the power. Do we want that sort of protracted lengthened scenario again? Let's be practical too. With same-day enrolment what about queues on polling day? What about the process of enrolling? [Interruption] The Government's laughing. I'm just going to take one booth for example. I invite them to come to the Ellerslie War Memorial Hall one of the highest polling numbers booths in my electorate Maungakiekie. On polling day you could not get in there. The numbers in a very busy little village—you could not get in there on election day. Now the Government's pushing forward same-day enrolment. There will be a practical impact for this. It will also change the nature of campaigning on election day. We know we're not allowed to campaign but what about passive forms of communication or campaigning on election day? What can we expect with that—a new style of E-day communications? What will happen and what form will that take? Where is the incentive to enrol in advance now? These are issues that are legitimate. We have grave concerns and we want to stand against a dangerous precedent. DEPUTY SPEAKER: This next call is a split call.