NIKKI KAYE (National—Auckland Central) : I am very pleased to support the Statutes Amendment Bill. Firstly I acknowledge members opposite and my members on the Government Administration Committee. I noticed that the chairperson of the committee was not here earlier; I know how much he has been dying to speak on this bill. Unfortunately, I have the wonderful opportunity to do that. I also note that we have had 196 very interesting amendments.

Hon Paula Bennett: Go through them all!

NIKKI KAYE: I would love to go through them all, but I do not have the time to do that. I also note that one of the wonderful things about Statutes Amendment bills is that they bring people together. The reason that they do is that we actually cannot disagree, because if we do, the clause in question drops out. It is a lovely moment being on the Government Administration Committee.

I will deal with a couple of things that the previous Labour speaker mentioned. The decision on clause 156(2)—to not have to reprint the bill—was a really good one by the committee. I also acknowledge that clause 196(1) regarding the validity of wills will be dealt with, I think, during the Committee stage in the House. There are a number of amendments that it is very important that the House scrutinise, but they are not controversial. They include amendments to the Electoral Act, the Juries Amendment Act, and the Copyright Act. I commend this bill to the House.