Utikere TangiTANGI UTIKERE (Labour—Palmerston North): Kia orana Madam Speaker. Thank you. It's a pleasure to take a brief call on the Counter-Terrorism Acts (Designations and Control Orders) Amendment Bill this evening. In doing so I want to acknowledge the work that the Justice Committee has undertaken in getting this bill to this point in the House this evening. I'm not a member of the Justice Committee but I have had an opportunity from time to time to sub in on that committee and I know they're very diligent. In their report they note that they received 210 submissions on this. They heard from a handful of oral submitters and have taken on board it seems the feedback that they garnered as part of that process. This bill is the next step in the Government's journey around ensuring that we have in this country counter-terrorism legislation that is appropriate is able to suit the context and is fit for purpose and the strengthening of those particular laws in the counter-terrorism space is exactly what this bill seeks to deliver. In fact it seeks to make it more difficult or harder for individuals—who are known as individuals who are threats—to undertake acts of terrorism. The strengthening of this designation scheme that would exist seems to make it more explicit to cover individuals who are incarcerated who are imprisoned here in this country. The monitoring functions that are currently undertaken by Corrections staff in New Zealand is something that I have prior to Parliament had an opportunity to be a part of as a visiting justice in prisons here in New Zealand. So I know that the staff in Corrections and others who would be involved as part of that monitoring process will appreciate as Mr Mooney has already indicated in his contribution this evening the additional tools that the State has at its disposal to seek to deliver on what the intention of this legislation is.When we look at some of the amendments that have been suggested by the select committee one actually seeks to strengthen the control orders regime within the Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Act of 2019 by expanding the eligibility criteria or the criteria within which eligibility would be considered by giving courts more discretion. Those who are members of this House who have had some involvement with the justice system here in New Zealand who've had involvement in courts will appreciate that from time to time it is extremely important that courts do have available to them discretion. And so this is a piece of legislation that will allow for that to exist in courtrooms and for courts here in this country.I was interested to see that one of the considerations around where that discretion exists is in the imposition of conditions. It would seem to me in my assessment that when a court is looking to impose conditions the context is extremely important. When we look at the context of the origin of this change around New Lynn but also the events of Christchurch courts need to have at their disposal flexibility and discretion when it comes to imposing conditions but also when it relates to the various settings that exist for name suppression. Again in the bail court jurisdiction I've had experience prior to Parliament of making decisions around where the name suppression should be—well not just considered but imposed. So there are very clear guidelines around that in courts and this is a piece of legislation that will assist that. I've talked a wee bit around context and context continues to be important. What this bill does is it provides an ability for the scheme around designating terrorist entities within the Act to be one that is responsive one that is to be well considered but also actually fundamentally one that aligns itself with considerations of natural justice. This is something that those who are making those decisions whether they be in courtrooms or whether they be decisions that are to be taken by the Prime Minister around considering particular aspects—that elements of natural justice and elements of fairness will be considered as part of that. So again I congratulate and thank the hard-working members of the Justice Committee for their diligence around this and I commend this bill to the House.