Kanongata'a-Suisuiki AnahilaANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI (Labour): Kia ora e Te Mana Whakawā. I am truly honoured to stand and make a contribution to the Sexual Violence Legislation Bill. I want to take this opportunity to thank the Minister of Justice the Hon Andrew Little for his leadership where we are now helping to traverse the bill's pathway in this House. I also echo the acknowledgment made by all members who have spoken: to the Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Justice Parliamentary Under-Secretary Jan Logie. Also I want to acknowledge this House. The contributions today have been respectful and I want to acknowledge all parties from this House for their behaviour because it's a demonstration that we behave the way this bill resolves to achieve.As we've heard from the Minister the bill is one part of our commitment to addressing the drivers of sexual violence in Aotearoa and the harm that it causes. In essence the Sexual Violence Legislation Bill will provide support for sexual and family violence complainants in courts while making sure the trial is a fair process. This is an indication to victims of violence that the justice system is a fair process for all—for victims and also for complainants and for defendants.So what the bill will do is it will tighten the rules around evidence to ensure complainants and witnesses are protected from irrelevant and unduly invasive questioning. It will allow the complainants and witnesses to give their evidence in alternative ways including by pre-recording statements to shield from some of the more traumatic elements of the processes. It will also equip judges to intervene when they need to intervene.There were suggestions about the training of judges but I want to urge those who are in the court system to make a submission at the select committee stage. In my past life I was an interpreter; I was required to interpret in the District Court for a court matter and going in to interpret I wasn't aware of the severity of what I was going into. So if I can just urge those who are in the system to come forward and make a submission because sometimes English as a second language is forgotten in our working processes. In that experience that I had in the District Court as an interpreter I was ill-equipped to interpret in such a horrific incident but I did the best that I could. Following that sentence I want to again urge those who are currently in the justice system who are employed by the Government to make a submission because they have the insights into the mechanisms of the justice system and their insightful knowledge will make this bill a better bill. So I want to put that wero up to those of us public servants who are in the system.We've heard speakers before refer to fathers and mothers having a parental responsibility to their children. We all in New Zealand want to live in a place where it's safe for everyone and this bill intends to do that. I want to finish my kōrero by again acknowledging the Minister the Hon Andrew Little and Parliamentary Under-Secretary Jan Logie. And I want to acknowledge the Prime Minister and her leadership in appointing an under-secretary who has the passion and the experience to add value to New Zealand. It is always a pleasure for me to be in the leadership of our Prime Minister the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern. On that note I commend this bill to the House. Mālō.