Lorck AnnaANNA LORCK (Labour—Tukituki): I rise to speak against the Companies (Limited Partnerships Identical Names Prohibition) Amendment Bill. I speak against it because I've just heard you talk about efficiency and working hard for business and getting on with the job and all I can see over there is wasting time. I can kick this bill to touch with these people here on the other side of the House and we'll do the business as it should be done. This aims to amend section 22(2)(b) of the Companies Act by expanding the scope of the identical names publication of companies to limited partnerships including those that are registered under section 108 of the Limited Partnerships Act 2008. This amendment to the Companies Act is something we will give consideration to in a very quick strike of the pen as part of the omnibus regulatory systems bill to be introduced later in the year. But I just want to make a few observations. Well what I did was a little bit of homework and—Hon Member: Really? What were you drinking? ANNA LORCK: Well I can tell you I'd need a few Beroccas again to get through this one. But let me tell you this is not the first time the Opposition has touched on this section of the Companies Act because way back in 2013 during your last time in Government you passed an amendment to this Act which included the removal of any mention to the Companies Act 1955. But at the time it did not include any mention of the Limited Partnerships Act and because of this inconsistency back in 2013 we're here again. Who says we're efficient? Who says—Matt Doocey: Oh that's the laziest argument I've ever heard—eight years ago. ANNA LORCK: Yes eight years ago. Eight years ago you had the opportunity to absolutely do something on this but you didn't and so we're back here. You failed to seize the opportunity to make this amendment during the passing of a previous amendment disproving the notion of the Opposition being the party of efficiency and cutting red tape. Instead you just add more and more time. Well I'm going to do you a favour. I'm going to do one thing that will make sure that what this—Simeon Brown: Why don't you stop talking? ANNA LORCK: You had your member's bill pulled from the ballot and what an opportunity. What an opportunity to rise to an incredible opportunity that not everybody will get in their three years and instead you've put this bill through. DEPUTY SPEAKER: I didn't actually. ANNA LORCK: But I'm going to give you—DEPUTY SPEAKER: Order! When you say the word you" in the first person you're talking to me. ANNA LORCK: Apologies Mr Speaker. Mr Penk you got this opportunity but what I'm going to do in opposition to this bill is that we're going to make sure that tomorrow someone else who's got a member's bill in the ballot gets the opportunity to go forward and have a go and that's what's going to be good about this. That's why I'm going to make absolutely sure that I vote against this bill in the House and when I do maybe—maybe maybe—you might just think—Simeon Brown: Maybe what sorry? ANNA LORCK: Maybe Mr Penk you may think that it's a better opportunity to go now and draft up another member's bill. Yes I'm busily doing mine too but this gives you an opportunity to maybe get something out that's going to actually give you some good credit in the House. In the meantime we will just pick the pen off make sure that we put this through in the omnibus bill and give it a good shot and good luck to the members tomorrow. I say good luck to all the members tomorrow who might get the opportunity to have your member's bill lifted out. There's a good chance of that while we kick this one to touch."