Utikere Tangi; Brown SimeonTANGI UTIKERE (Labour—Palmerston North): Thank you Madam Chair. I thank the Minister for that explanation because I do have an Amendment Paper in my name and it's great to be able to speak to it tonight. It seeks an amendment to Schedule 3 and to delete the reference to the Search and Surveillance Act. I take the Minister's point around it needing to sit there but I guess what I'm interested in hearing from the Minister is what the active provisions are. I state that because prior to coming to this House I was an authorised officer under the provisions of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 so I have some experience in its operation in relation to the issue of search warrants but also of production orders where that's considered appropriate.My question to the Minister is where within—well it's proposed that it remains there in terms of within Schedule 3. But my question is around how it relates specifically in an active form to the bill to the legislation. So I'd be interested in an answer from the Minister around that.The other is in terms of those consequential amendments: is the Minister satisfied that all of them—and there are a number there that relate to local government legislations and then there is of course the catch-all in clause 14 which is around all the other Acts that will be amended. But is the Minister satisfied that those amendments capture all of the possibilities and in particular what provision is there if particular projects—and at this stage it looks as though they will only be three of the projects—are either deferred or if they don't proceed? Given the changing dynamics of things what does that then mean? So I'd be interested—particularly around the active nature of the Search and Surveillance Act provisions. [Member resumes seat] Oh Madam Chair.CHAIRPERSON (Maureen Pugh): Tangi Utikere.TANGI UTIKERE (Labour—Palmerston North): Thank you Madam Chair. Perhaps we'll give some time for the Minister to reflect on that and perhaps take a call. The reason as to why the Amendment Paper is in my name is because—at this stage there is an option that the Opposition may even vote against my own Amendment Paper if the Minister is able to provide an explanation or a rationale that is suitable. But failing to do that—and perhaps seeking to take a call might be a good start—I guess leaves us in a position where we will have to actually vote for the Amendment Paper but that's obviously not necessarily a bad thing. Is the Minister comfortable that Schedule 3 outlines all of the relevant pieces of legislation? In particular when we look at what's listed there the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985—the definition is the only thing that is suggested to be repealed. Does the Minister believe that because the definition of what is to be a regional fuel tax under subsection (1) of section 2 would be repealed that's all that is required and that's the end of that one?The only other question I really have is in relation to the Legislation Act 2019 and whether there needs to be a list of any other pieces of legislation given that the Legislation Act 2019 often captures a number of items there—although I note that the Land Transport Management Act certainly the earlier part that the committee dealt with was what was seeking to be repealed or a subpart of that—Subpart 3 I think—whether the list contained in Schedule 3 is fulsome enough for the Minister.Hon SIMEON BROWN (Minister of Transport): I thank the member for their question in relation to the Search and Surveillance Act. So the current legislation provides powers to issue search warrants in respect of alleged offences. Alleged offences are in relation to whether or not the people who are—in relation to the keeping of records and this is in relation to the tax. So obviously it's all about making sure that the tax is being applied and being paid appropriately. So obviously when the tax was in place it's appropriate to have penalties for non-payment. Of course you then also need powers in order to make sure that search warrants can be done in respect of alleged offences.In relation to the consequential amendments as the member will have seen in the commencement clause—which of course we will come to shortly in Schedule 3—the items relating to the Goods and Services Tax Act the Land Transport Act the Search and Surveillance Act come into force on 1 July 2025 so those repeals don't occur until the system is effectively wound down.