Severin ToniTONI SEVERIN (ACT): I rise on behalf of the ACT Party to actually oppose these amendments even though they are freeing us up a bit. But we've been calling for this for some time now. All these orders are a catch-up with what's already been put into our society and still most people are catching up with them as well and understanding these lovely orders. There is still much confusion out there.Also we were calling way way early for the Government to stop putting all these orders out when it wasn't needed for a long time now and we still have some orders that are still very confusing and unfair. Like if a nurse now—if she has got COVID but is unable to have her booster for three months she is unable to work. However she has had COVID but she has her other vaccinations. So there's still some irregularities around certain orders that are still floating out there which need to be looked at because we need our nurses we need our hospital staff. And I also assume that that would also go for many teachers because some people were unable to get their vaccinations until a little bit later on.Now that COVID and Omicron is in the community many of us have caught it many of our family and loved ones have caught it. No one wants to see deaths from any viruses. We have many viruses out there; this is just one of a few. It is new; however we have to make aware that we cannot just look at COVID. We are going into the flu season. There will be viruses coming in. So most people as we all have have what we call personal protective equipment which is what our masks are. So if people feel unsafe then please make sure you are wearing them a lot more. In actually I think nine orders that the Regulations Review Committee which I'm on has put through to be motioned on one of them was around—here we go—an exception to face-covering rules in events and gatherings held outside. Again though that is optional. I was at an event on the weekend where people could choose or not choose to wear a mask. The majority did not. However those that feel unsafe they wear the masks. And I think that's what we have to start to get used to within this community. If you feel at risk if you are uncertain wear a mask.Also we have other orders here that yes it is freeing us up but some of them have been very confusing. And I would like to thank like my fellow colleague Chris Penk who is the chair of the Regulations Review Committee our lovely legislative counsel who have been going through these orders and assisting us with the understanding on some of them and also writing to the Hon Christopher Hipkins on areas where there were things that were not quite clear. I am a layman; I am not a lawyer. So if I found that hard to understand I would hate to think how many other people out there understand some basic rules and regulations and how confusing that could get for a lot of people that have to live by these COVID orders that are constantly coming out at us. I assume that we have more to go over this coming Wednesday when I sit in a Regulations Review Committee this Wednesday.But it's great that we are getting fewer coming through. That means there's less rules and regulations that this Government is putting up on us. Yes we are freeing up. The biggest thing of all is also still these isolation rules. You can be in a family household and one will come down with COVID. You are perfectly fine until about six days later and then you come down with COVID. That means you're in isolation for two weeks. However if I had known three days earlier and I still was negative I would have loved to have been able to get out of isolation. So yes as many other people that are occurring this—that productivity might actually be better when you're stuck at home. However it does not.So on behalf of the ACT Party we oppose these motions once again and we have been doing so I think for quite a few months now. And we will continue to until we can get things under control. Thank you Mr Speaker.