Mooney JosephJOSEPH MOONEY (National—Southland): Thank you very much Madam Speaker. I rise to speak on the Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Bill. Unfortunately the Government has not been paying close attention to the issues that have been raised in this bill and the simple fixes that can be made to make sure this bill was a good one. The National Party supported having stronger regulations for freedom camping but they got it wrong. Unfortunately that speech by the Minister Kiritapu Allan we've just heard illustrates their lack of attention to detail because the Minister was talking about the future committee of the whole House stage and amendments to come from the Minister and I'm afraid to let that Minister know this is the third reading the final reading. There is no committee of the whole House stage to come; that's already been. There are no amendments to come from Minister Peeni Henare; that has already been. So unfortunately Minister—I think the Minister just illustrated—Hon Louise Upston: She's read the wrong speech.JOSEPH MOONEY: —that—reading the wrong speech and is focusing on something that's already been and gone and we're actually here on the third reading. That really sums it all up. But look I'll go a little bit further for those who are watching—Hon Louise Upston: Help the Minister.JOSEPH MOONEY: To help the Minister—help the Minister understand this bill which might be helpful. This bill is an omnibus bill which amends the Freedom Camping Act 2011 and the Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act 2006. The bill is intended to address freedom camping. Like I said the National Party supported stronger regulations for freedom camping but it has in this case got it wrong. Look the National Party tried to work with Government members in the Economic Development Science and Innovation Committee to try to get some amendments so we could support the bill and at the committee of the whole House stage—that process which the Minister who just spoke thought was coming up in the future but has in fact been and gone—the National Party put forward three Supplementary Order Papers to make some reasonably minor but sensible amendments to this bill which would've enabled this—ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Order! In a third reading the member is to address the bill as it sits on the Table not what might have been in it perhaps promoted by another party. So can I ask the member to come back to the bill as presented.Simeon Brown: Point of order. I appreciate what you're saying there Madam Speaker but the former speaker—the Minister—didn't do the same.ASSISTANT SPEAKER (Hon Jacqui Dean): Yep thank you for that.JOSEPH MOONEY: Thank you Madam Speaker. What I was getting to—and the National Party put forward a proposal to amend this so that it wasn't just for those toilets that were permanently fixed to the vehicle but also those that were portable and otherwise met the requirements set out in regulations—so creating a framework to ensure that the certification process would address the same requirements for the toilets whether they were fixed or portable. That was voted down which was obviously news to the Minister who just spoke but at least we'll put that on the record.There were a couple of other proposals that the National Party put forward: a proposal that there be a report-back but again that was voted down—sorry I should say the Minister of Tourism would have presented a report to the House one year after the end of the transition period on the costs and effects of the legislation. That's a good idea to actually make sure the legislation's working and what it's costing and if it's achieving the purpose set out by the Government—in this case I have my doubts as the Government doesn't seem to fully understand the bill it's put forward. Another one: making sure that the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association could also certify self-contained vehicles. Also that was voted down.I am glad to see though that there was one thing at least that the Minister of Tourism did pick up probably from my first speech on this bill in which I pointed out that this would—Simeon Brown: Was this before the third reading speech?JOSEPH MOONEY: It was before the third reading speech Mr Brown I'm glad to say. So there was homelessness: that was an issue that I raised in my first speech that the bill that the Government had put forward was going to mean that homeless people who had nowhere to stay—and unfortunately we've seen a bit of that in my region—would have been penalised by this bill through no fault of their own. At least the Minister—and I'll give him this credit—did address that at the committee of the whole House stage that process that's actually been and gone and that at least was addressed and that's a good thing.One other thing though that this doesn't address is: what about truckies who sleep in their cabs? They need to be certified and have a fixed toilet in their cab. That might be a bit of an issue I think for the truckies who are working hard to get our goods and services and our food around the country. I think they'll just have to comply because I don't think the Labour Government's probably thought about that either—so a bit of a problem.So there we go. Unfortunately this is not a Government of detail that we have on the other side of the House but in a few months' time there's an opportunity for New Zealand to choose a Government that will be focused on detail. We'll make sure legislation works for people and make sure that we have a Government focused on the needs of the people and good quality legislation that addresses those needs. Like I said National wants to see all freedom campers treated equally and fairly by the Government wants to make sure that we address the issues that are seen. We want to make sure that freedom campers have a suitable toilet and use it; those who don't should be prosecuted they should be held accountable. Unfortunately this legislation is poorly drafted; it needs fixing. There'll be an opportunity in a few months for the country to choose a Government that will make sure there is good quality legislation has Ministers who focus on the detail who understand the bills that have been put forward to the House for third reading and will make sure that it listens to the communities to make sure legislation adds good value.So there we go. As you may have picked up from my speech Minister National will not be supporting this bill at the third reading. We did seek to have a good workable piece of legislation at the third reading—at the third reading; this is the third reading. It might be news to the Minister across the House—well it is news to the Minister across the House—but this is the third reading and we will not be supporting this bill at the third reading. So thank you very much Madam Speaker.