Mallard Trevor; Davidson MaramaCOVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE BILLThird ReadingDebate resumed from 12 May.SPEAKER: When we were last debating this bill Marama Davidson had the call and she has three minutes and 50 seconds left if she wishes to use it. I'm not quite sure about the technical way of how we're going to get it up there.MARAMA DAVIDSON (Co-Leader—Green): Yes I do. Thank you Mr Speaker. I will start by acknowledging where my colleague the Hon Peeni Henare just left off which is that we have an understanding that the broad powers that have got us through alert levels 4 and 3 and now as we move into level 2 have been there because of the public health and wellbeing approach that we have put first in our Government response to COVID-19. Yes this has absolutely restricted our movements and our freedoms and that is because of the collective decision we have made to ensure that all people's lives are cared for as much as we possibly could and that we wanted to make sure that we had clear restrictions and guidelines on those broad powers as we move into level 2 so that we could understand how those powers are going to be applied when and where and how long they will last for.What I want to acknowledge in my closing time is that—and my colleague Mr Henare also raised it—we understand that Te Tiriti is also at the forefront of the debates that are being had in our communities at the moment regarding this COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill. That is because there is a clear understanding that for example warrantless entry powers on to marae while that sits alongside warrantless entry powers on to other venues and other places and private dwellings this sits in a context of unfair targeting long and historical and well established to Māori communities Māori homes and marae. That is why we are listening and being sure that it is not enough that this law might actually treat marae in the same way as those other private dwellings. That is what we are hearing and that is what I am listening to and that people acknowledge that this bill is simply saying that rather than signalling out marae for extra treatment we are including marae in the same treatment.I want as I did before the break to assure people that yes we in this House do need to be accountable to monitor and review whose homes and communities and dwellings are entered into with warrantless entry; that we are keeping the data and record and reporting on those entries; that we review that reporting and that data at the newly agreed shorter review times which I absolutely think are fantastic; and that we make it clear to the public that if the public health agenda of these broad powers are not being adhered to there is power in this House to renege on those high orders that are being sought in this House; and that we absolutely must keep a check that the powers are being used for what they are set up to be used for otherwise we will execute and exploit that power in this House to renege on that order that can be made. That is an extra step of accountability that was put into this bill as an example of trying to give better clarity and framework around applying these bills.So I'm very pleased that we have been able to tighten up some of that stuff. It does not address all the valid fears and concerns. Yes we are listening and we do need to take those on board and consider that in our ongoing monitoring and review and application of this legislation. Thank you Madam Speaker.