Lee DeniseDENISE LEE (National—Maungakiekie): Tēnā koe e Te Mana Whakawā. Kei te kōrero ki te kaupapa i te wā. [Greetings Madam Assistant Speaker. I will speak to the current matter.] That matter is the Health and Safety at Work (Volunteer Associations) Amendment Bill. I would like to refer to New Zealand First's contribution as we find ourselves here in the second reading. I was on the select committee and listened intently to the first reading of this bill and Clayton Mitchell's contribution where not only were New Zealand First intending to support this and so they did in the first reading they were intending to add to the bill—not just support it but add to the bill. So he talked about it in very detailed ways even talking about safety equipment and surf life-saving and small salaries and all sorts. I'm reading from Hansard here on how they were going to support the bill. But here we find ourselves very possibly—we hope it's not the case but there is the very likely possibility that New Zealand First might not support this at the second reading passage.In the committee report here's what New Zealand First says: New Zealand First accept the principle of the bill"—interesting—"and have only withdrawn support at this stage"—"only"—"due to assurances from the Minister that these concerns will be addressed in a wider body of work." Well New Zealand First how is this clear for you? When are those assurances going to come along? Is it the Health and Safety at Work Act review in 2020? Where's your assurances? What form is it going to take? New Zealand First have you heard anything so far? The only thing that we've heard so far in workplace relations is the far reaching and business-stopping employment relations amendment legislation. We've got the triangular bill next. That doesn't sound like the kinds of assurances that New Zealand First are going to be looking for and wanting.Now meanwhile we've got the other side of the House going on and on about how this would put a handbrake on voluntary associations. Did they actually sit on the select committee and listen to submitters? Because I and others of us—my colleague next to me Nicola Willis—heard very clear in person from voluntary associations such as the chair of a cat welfare trust in the South Island dealing with feral cats trapping—doing a really important job for the community. She said "We should be able to employ a low number of staff and not be captured by health and safety. If we get grants for work we don't want to be put into the PCBU category because we keep applying for grants but we're handbraked from doing that because we'll be captured by the legislation." Who is this lady? Here we go a quote: "I work for a union. I really believe in health and safety don't get me wrong but this is not the way to go. We have a handbrake on what we're doing as an organisation."One more example: former All Black Matthew Cooper for Sport Waikato. He came in. Not only did he come in to submit but he also has a petition going. So listen up because the idea from the other side of the House that this was a one-sided argument and was not supported by voluntary organisations is complete rubbish. They were asking for it and you're just chucking the baby out with the bathwater. And New Zealand First is a big part of that."