Hipango HareteHARETE HIPANGO (National—Whanganui): Kia ora Madam Assistant Speaker. I stand to take a brief call before the House this afternoon. I'm mindful that it has been some months since I have spoken and would seize the opportunity to address the House first and foremost to acknowledge that this week is New Zealand Sign Language Week and the importance of ensuring that our deaf and our mute communities' voices are not silenced and to engender in them a trust that their voice is heard. Furthermore I first spoke to this bill at the first reading of the House. That was back on 5 December 2017 and in commenting to the House I indicated that this is a worthy piece of legislation. I ended off that segment by commending this bill to the House as a trustworthy piece of legislation and I shall continue to do so. I acknowledge the Justice Committee although I'm not a member. I do substitute into that and I sat in on a session when there was discussion around this bill. I hearken to the words of my former colleague the Hon Christopher Finlayson who made a worthy contribution and a trusted one of course in relation to this. As is recorded in Hansard I reflect that the Hon Finlayson said it's of critical importance that the law on the subject [of this] is clear." and that the Justice Committee has enough time to "carefully and thoroughly analyse the law"—which they have done—"because this is literally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" hearkening to the fact that it's been 60 years since this law has been reviewed and it is long due for that review.The bill is not a complete codification of trust law although it strikes a balance between prescription and flexibility and that's noted in the report from the Justice Committee back to the House. Without going into greater detail around that I just hearken to—and I always certainly reflect on—the eloquence of my colleague Christopher Penk. Chris' father Stephen was the registrar at law school when I was a student so it's quite special that I'm standing and serving alongside Christopher when we speak to the law. My colleague has a very robust intellectual legal analysis and an articulated eloquence in his comprehension of the law. Mine is somewhat more pragmatic and practical and I say—because I do take a short call—that the three main objectives of the bill are set out to be clear and accessible core trust principles it ensures more efficient trust administration and it simplifies and clarifies the role of the courts in relation to trusts. Now the Justice Committee's report back to the House in terms of going into the detail which is too long for me to address the House on today—but to say that that has been a thorough and comprehensive study and analysis. I have just highlighted that that analysis is talking about clarifying definitions within the Trusts Bill soon to become law; replacing clauses inserting new clauses amending deleting—all about clarity and consistency with the recommendations to avoid ambiguity. Again the consistent thread running through their recommendations is around clarity and consistency. Providing guidance to ensure that the legislation is clear on how the court is to consider and interpret the law.Bringing a brief call to the House just to share that trusts are one of the most complex legal relationships and this is reflected in the detail of the oversight and the review of the law. In saying that it's the most complex legal relationship it's also indicative that the difficulties and the complexities around the trust law has at times enhanced the complexity to human relationships and either the function or the dysfunction associated with the responsibilities as to how the trust law has been administered.In closing again mindful that we are coming to the end of the evening and the end of the week before the House but tragically there was news that broke this afternoon. It would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the family of Lance Corporal Nicholas Kahotea the family of the New Zealand SAS his whānau his family at the loss of a son of a brother a husband a loved family member and brother in arms.The Trusts Bill before the House for its second reading—I commend that to its third reading and the passage of this into law. Thank you."