Urgency
I move, That urgency be accorded the introduction and passing of the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Amendment Bill. This bill amends the Child Protection (Child Sex Offender Government Agency Registration) Act 2016. The House may well wonder why we are back here so quickly. It is because, in the pedantic world of legal interpretation, there could be some confusion over exactly who should be on the register and when they should be there. The intention of Parliament was very, very clearly stated, though, by all parties in the unanimous support of the legislation in 2016, and this simply goes to a point where we are clarifying further the intention of Parliament so that there may be no misinterpretation of the intention.
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- Hon Gerry Brownlee (New Zealand National Party — Member for Ilam)