Kanongata'a-Suisuiki AnahilaANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI (Labour): Thank you Madam Chair. It's a privilege for me to speak on the End of Life Choice Bill. It's the first time I've made a contribution and I want to acknowledge Melissa Lee for her bravery because I have experienced a similar situation. I believe the impact of this bill will impact the vulnerable people in our community. I am concerned that in many cases those who will have access to the End of Life Choice Bill are the old the unwell and the people with devastating and difficult diseases. By definition these people are often in a vulnerable position.I stand to speak in support of Supplementary Order Papers (SOPs) 208 207 and an SOP in the name of the Hon Maggie Barry on new clause 4A. I belong to the Tongan community. I came here when I was 10 years old and yet I still struggle to understand some of the English language. In the bill the sponsor of the bill talks about in terms of new clause 4A Meaning of competent to make an informed decision about assisted dying" In this Act a person is competent to make an informed decision about assisted dying if the person is able to—(a) understand information about the nature of assisted dying that is relevant to the decision;".I want to go to Supplementary Order Paper 262 by the Hon Maggie Barry that talks about the meaning replacing clause 4 with new clause 4A—the meaning of competent to make an informed decision about assisted dying. It explains in subclause (a) "understand the information relevant to the decision relating to access to assisted dying and the effect of the decision;".Many languages are spoken in this country and at every select committee that I've been to all the communities—there are disparities in the Māori or Pacific community or new migrant communities. They are always put in the most vulnerable people where we struggle to provide the best services.I want to share my experiences in the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Act 2018. The words "terminal illness" were talked about and discussed and debated by professionals by medical professionals in terms of the use of medicinal cannabis for those people who would be caught with cannabis in their possession if they have a terminal illness. At the end the actual Act said those requiring palliation have an exception and statutory defence to the charge of possession of use of illicit cannabis. It was in defence of the green fairies who delivered this cannabis to people who were in their dying days.I want to ask the sponsor of this bill: what was the conversation about the term "terminal illness"? Did anyone actually explain what "terminal illness" is—because in my experiences in the Misuse of Drugs (Medicinal Cannabis) Amendment Act not many people could do that.I did say that I would support in terms of Supplementary Order Paper 207—I want to call out what I believe firmly that it is. It is the End of Life Choice Act replaced with the "Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide Act" of 2019.CHAIRPERSON (Hon Anne Tolley): Unfortunately that is clause 1; not Part 1.ANAHILA KANONGATA'A-SUISUIKI: Clause 1 not Part 1—sorry I'm a bit emotional because it's the first time I am making a contribution.I want to use that because I firmly believe that we should talk about it—what it is. We should put emotions aside and actually talk factually because when you are in a court of law no emotions are there but actually lawyers defend things in terms of what's written in the law.We have pardoned a lot of people in terms of the fact that the judges got it wrong that the jury got it wrong that lawyers and courts got it wrong. The difference with that when this bill—[Time expired]"