Tirikatene Rino; O'Connor GregRINO TIRIKATENE (Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries): Thank you Mr Speaker. I'm very much delighted to speak at the third reading of the Fisheries Amendment Bill. This bill is a win for New Zealand and I know Mr Muller spent about nine minutes of his 10-minute speech talking about a pre-set decision rule which isn't even in this bill. It's not at this bill at the third reading. I know they did a lot of work at the Primary Production Committee going through all the various aspects in it but that's not in the bill. It was taken out of the bill as the Minister David Parker has said. Yes there was a lot of policy work that has gone on over many years over many Ministers all the way back to Minister Guy. So there has been a lot of work a lot of policy work but at the end of the day there are so many other good aspects in this bill. In regards to the pre-set decision rule as Minister Parker has mentioned and has also been reiterated by Minister Little in his speech it is time to rebuild trust and at the moment the pre-set decision rule just wasn't really a priority to ensure that we can rebuild that trust among the sectors. It's not to say that it won't be revisited in future but I think we need to concentrate on the really positive provisions of this bill because there are so many good things—so much so that I do want to acknowledge the other side for their support. There are so many good things. We are streamlining we are tightening the rules around discards we are supporting the roll-out of cameras on boats—all of this good work is about ensuring that we can incentivise good behaviour and good practice from the commercial sector. I'm seeing that happen to this day. As I go around the countryside there are wonderful innovations taking place in catch methods precision harvesting trapping and equipment and gear that's being developed which is all about ensuring that we not only have better returns to our fishers but that we can look after our fisheries as well.This bill is all about modernising our fisheries management system. It is well over 30 years old and there are provisions that definitely needed updating particularly around the penalties. We are now implementing a graduated system and it will be well consulted with the industry and implemented through regulations like a demerit point system whereby with all of these assurances that we have in place and the drive for better practices we can actually ensure that we have a more balanced approach to the penalties regime as well. So there are a host of really really good positive measures which have the broad support of this House—from the National Party especially—and I do welcome that. I do want to commend Minister Parker and his work and also the officials at Fisheries New Zealand and all the work of the select committee that they have done on this bill. This is a good bill. It is a win for New Zealand. It is a win for our fisheries our oceans ecosystems and I commend it to the House.DEPUTY SPEAKER: This debate is interrupted and set down for resumption next sitting day. The House stands adjourned until 2 p.m. tomorrow. Goodnight ladies and gentlemen.Debate interrupted.The House adjourned at 9.56 p.m