relation to activities that today would not relation to activities that today would not attract a relation to activities that today would not attract a criminal would not attract a criminal sanction. Those things would not attract a criminal sanction. Those things sanction. Those things are covered off. Once sanction. Those things are covered off. Once sanction. Those things are covered off. Once again I thank members sanction. Those things are covered off. Once again I thank members off. Once again I thank members for their questions. I off. Once again I thank members for their questions. I their questions. I look forward to the their questions. I look forward to the their questions. I look forward to the ongoing discussion. the ongoing discussion. I the ongoing discussion. I call the Hon Clare the ongoing discussion. I call the Hon Clare the ongoing discussion. I call the Hon Clare Curran. I call the Hon Clare Curran. Thank I call the Hon Clare Curran. Thank Madam Chair. I feel I call the Hon Clare Curran. Thank Madam Chair. I feel Thank Madam Chair. I feel proud and hum to Thank Madam Chair. I feel proud and hum to Thank Madam Chair. I feel proud and hum to take a call Thank Madam Chair. I feel proud and hum to take a call Thank Madam Chair. I feel proud and hum to take a call on this Thank Madam Chair. 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I being themselves by previous criminal convictions. I feel being themselves by previous criminal convictions. I feel proud criminal convictions. I feel proud of the whole of criminal convictions. I feel proud of the whole of criminal convictions. I feel proud of the whole of this criminal convictions. I feel proud of the whole of this Parliament criminal convictions. I feel proud of the whole of this Parliament criminal convictions. I feel proud of the whole of this Parliament and of the whole of this Parliament and the Parliament of New of the whole of this Parliament and the Parliament of New Zealand the Parliament of New Zealand that we are taking the Parliament of New Zealand that we are taking the Parliament of New Zealand that we are taking this step. the Parliament of New Zealand that we are taking this step. I've the Parliament of New Zealand that we are taking this step. I've got the Parliament of New Zealand that we are taking this step. I've got we are taking this step. 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I've got some specific questions around some specific questions around section some specific questions around section some specific questions around some specific questions around which was inserted at the select committee which was inserted at the select committee process, which was inserted at the select committee process, committee process, around the offence committee process, around the offence committee process, around the offence to committee process, around the offence to require or request committee process, around the offence to require or request committee process, around the offence to require or request that offence to require or request that individual disregard expungement. offence to require or request that individual disregard expungement. I individual disregard expungement. I note that again the individual disregard expungement. I note that again the individual disregard expungement. I note that again the purpose of the individual disregard expungement. I note that again the purpose of the note that again the purpose of the bill to reduce note that again the purpose of the bill to reduce prejudice, bill to reduce prejudice, still ma and all bill to reduce prejudice, still ma and all bill to reduce prejudice, still ma and all the other bill to reduce prejudice, still ma and all the other bill to reduce prejudice, still ma and all the other negative effects bill to reduce prejudice, still ma and all the other negative effects and all the other negative effects arising and all the other negative effects arising from and all the other negative effects arising from a and all the other negative effects arising from a and all the other negative effects arising from a conviction for and all the other negative effects arising from a conviction for arising from a conviction for historical arising from a conviction for historical homosexual offence, but arising from a conviction for historical homosexual offence, but historical homosexual offence, but the historical homosexual offence, but the historical homosexual offence, but the select historical homosexual offence, but the select committee historical homosexual offence, but the select committee obviously felt historical homosexual offence, but the select committee obviously felt the select committee obviously felt concerned enough the select committee obviously felt concerned enough the select committee obviously felt concerned enough to want to insert the select committee obviously felt concerned enough to want to insert concerned enough to want to insert a new clause. concerned enough to want to insert a new clause. I concerned enough to want to insert a new clause. I don't know whether concerned enough to want to insert a new clause. I don't know whether new clause. I don't know whether that was new clause. I don't know whether that was as new clause. I don't know whether that was as a result of good new clause. I don't know whether that was as a result of good that was as a result of good work just that was as a result of good work just that was as a result of good work just by the select that was as a result of good work just by the select just by the select committee members, just by the select committee members, thinking members, thinking of the unintended consequences or members, thinking of the unintended consequences or members, thinking of the unintended consequences or whether this came members, thinking of the unintended consequences or whether this came consequences or whether this came from consequences or whether this came from submissions, from submissions, the 37 submissions, from submissions, the 37 submissions, but from submissions, the 37 submissions, but the concern that from submissions, the 37 submissions, but the concern that submissions, but the concern that in some situations even submissions, but the concern that in some situations even submissions, but the concern that in some situations even if submissions, but the concern that in some situations even if a conviction submissions, but the concern that in some situations even if a conviction some situations even if a conviction had some situations even if a conviction had been successfully some situations even if a conviction had been successfully had been successfully expunged that people might had been successfully expunged that people might be people might be required to disclose the people might be required to disclose the fact people might be required to disclose the fact of the people might be required to disclose the fact of the conviction. people might be required to disclose the fact of the conviction. So people might be required to disclose the fact of the conviction. So people might be required to disclose the fact of the conviction. So the the fact of the conviction. So the insertion the fact of the conviction. So the insertion the fact of the conviction. So the insertion of the fact of the conviction. So the insertion of clause the fact of the conviction. So the insertion of clause the fact of the conviction. So the insertion of clause 13 (a) makes it the fact of the conviction. So the insertion of clause 13 (a) makes it insertion of clause 13 (a) makes it an explicit insertion of clause 13 (a) makes it an explicit insertion of clause 13 (a) makes it an explicit offence to require or insertion of clause 13 (a) makes it an explicit offence to require or an explicit offence to require or request an explicit offence to require or request an individual to an explicit offence to require or request an individual to request an individual to disregard the request an individual to disregard the request an individual to disregard the effect of expungement under request an individual to disregard the effect of expungement under the effect of expungement under this bill. So the effect of expungement under this bill. So the effect of expungement under this bill. So my question the effect of expungement under this bill. So my question the effect of expungement under this bill. So my question to the the effect of expungement under this bill. So my question to the chair, bill. So my question to the chair, to the minister in the bill. So my question to the chair, to the minister in the to the minister in the chair is around to the minister in the chair is around to the minister in the chair is around the problem to the minister in the chair is around the problem to the minister in the chair is around the problem definition around to the minister in the chair is around the problem definition around around the problem definition around that around the problem definition around around the problem definition around around the problem definition around around the problem definition around around the problem definition around circumstances where in actual cases where circumstances where in actual cases where it circumstances where in actual cases where it circumstances where in actual cases where it was concerned circumstances where in actual cases where it was concerned this circumstances where in actual cases where it was concerned this kind of circumstances where in actual cases where it was concerned this kind of where it was concerned this kind of behaviour where it was concerned this kind of behaviour would where it was concerned this kind of behaviour would where it was concerned this kind of behaviour would occur where it was concerned this kind of behaviour would occur and where it was concerned this kind of behaviour would occur and behaviour would occur and also what would be behaviour would occur and also what would be the behaviour would occur and also what would be the process behaviour would occur and also what would be the process for behaviour would occur and also what would be the process for actually behaviour would occur and also what would be the process for actually would be the process for actually enacting would be the process for actually enacting that would be the process for actually would be the process for actually would be the process for actually thought that went into that and I will thought that went into that and I will remind thought that went into that and I will remind the thought that went into that and I will remind the thought that went into that and I will remind the House thought that went into that and I will remind the House that thought that went into that and I will remind the House that thought that went into that and I will remind the House that clause will remind the House that clause 13 (a) has two will remind the House that clause 13 (a) has two parts will remind the House that clause 13 (a) has two parts to it will remind the House that clause 13 (a) has two parts to it (a) has two parts to it and the first (a) has two parts to it and the first (a) has two parts to it and the first part, the person (a) has two parts to it and the first part, the person (a) has two parts to it and the first part, the person commits an (a) has two parts to it and the first part, the person commits an first part, the person commits an offence if that person first part, the person commits an offence if that person first part, the person commits an offence if that person requires or first part, the person commits an offence if that person requires or offence if that person requires or requests that offence if that person requires or requests that offence if that person requires or requests that an individual offence if that person requires or requests that an individual requests that an individual disregards requests that an individual disregards the requests that an individual disregards the effective expungement requests that an individual disregards the effective expungement disregards the effective expungement under the act, when disregards the effective expungement under the act, when disregards the effective expungement under the act, when answering under the act, when answering a question about under the act, when answering a question about question about the individual's criminal question about the individual's criminal question about the individual's criminal history question about the individual's criminal history or question about the individual's criminal history or question about the individual's criminal history or disclosing criminal history or disclosing information criminal history or disclosing information criminal history or disclosing information concerning convictions criminal history or disclosing information concerning convictions information concerning convictions of the individual or both information concerning convictions of the individual or both of the individual or both or that they of the individual or both or that they of the individual or both or that they disregard they disregard the effective expungement they disregard the effective expungement under they disregard the effective expungement under this act. they disregard the effective expungement under this act. So they disregard the effective expungement under this act. So it expungement under this act. So it sounds expungement under this act. So it sounds as if it expungement under this act. So it sounds as if it expungement under this act. So it sounds as if it is expungement under this act. So it sounds as if it is blatant disregard sounds as if it is blatant disregard for sounds as if it is blatant disregard for this legislation, sounds as if it is blatant disregard for this legislation, sounds as if it is blatant disregard for this legislation, what it stands sounds as if it is blatant disregard for this legislation, what it stands for this legislation, what it stands for and there for this legislation, what it stands for and there is for this legislation, what it stands for and there is still the for this legislation, what it stands for and there is still the for and there is still the prejudice that exists for and there is still the prejudice that exists partly for and there is still the prejudice that exists partly for and there is still the prejudice that exists partly in that exists partly in this community, where there that exists partly in this community, where there are that exists partly in this community, where there are people that exists partly in this community, where there are people community, where there are people who community, where there are people who would disregard and community, where there are people who would disregard and if community, where there are people who would disregard and if they did community, where there are people who would disregard and if they did who would disregard and if they did p then, as who would disregard and if they did p then, as who would disregard and if they did p then, as point two, that who would disregard and if they did p then, as point two, that who would disregard and if they did p then, as point two, that a p then, as point two, that a person commits p then, as point two, that a person commits p then, as point two, that a person commits an offence, is liable p then, as point two, that a person commits an offence, is liable p then, as point two, that a person commits an offence, is liable to a p then, as point two, that a person commits an offence, is liable to a commits an offence, is liable to a conviction commits an offence, is liable to a conviction on a fine not commits an offence, is liable to a conviction on a fine not commits an offence, is liable to a conviction on a fine not exceeding conviction on a fine not exceeding conviction on a fine not exceeding conviction on a fine not exceeding into how that would be enacted and what into how that would be enacted and what would into how that would be enacted and what would the into how that would be enacted and what would the recourse be. If into how that would be enacted and what would the recourse be. If into how that would be enacted and what would the recourse be. If they what would the recourse be. If they wanted what would the recourse be. If they wanted to get their what would the recourse be. If they wanted to get their what would the recourse be. If they wanted to get their conviction what would the recourse be. 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I question I have for the chair on this bill. I question I have for the chair on this bill. I certainly question I have for the chair on this bill. I certainly am not this bill. I certainly am not disagreeing this bill. I certainly am not disagreeing with this bill. I certainly am not disagreeing with this bill. I certainly am not disagreeing with clause 13 this bill. I certainly am not disagreeing with clause 13 disagreeing with clause 13 (a), it obviously disagreeing with clause 13 (a), it obviously disagreeing with clause 13 (a), it obviously showed good thinking by disagreeing with clause 13 (a), it obviously showed good thinking by obviously showed good thinking by the obviously showed good thinking by the select obviously showed good thinking by the select committee members, but obviously showed good thinking by the select committee members, but the select committee members, but I, on reading the select committee members, but I, on reading the select committee members, but I, on reading through it, and the select committee members, but I, on reading through it, and on reading through it, and of course not having on reading through it, and of course not having on reading through it, and of course not having been at the on reading through it, and of course not having been at the not having been at the select committee, am not having been at the select committee, am unsure not having been at the select committee, am unsure about not having been at the select committee, am unsure about how committee, am unsure about how that actually played out. committee, am unsure about how that actually played out. committee, am unsure about how that actually played out. 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I commend it to the House. legislation, part of the healing process. I commend it to the House. process. I commend it to the House. I process. I commend it to the House. I call process. I commend it to the House. I call Dr process. I commend it to the House. I call Dr Duncan Webb. Madam process. I commend it to the House. I call Dr Duncan Webb. Madam process. I commend it to the House. I call Dr Duncan Webb. Madam Chair I call Dr Duncan Webb. Madam Chair it's a short point I I call Dr Duncan Webb. Madam Chair it's a short point I it's a short point I would like to put it's a short point I would like to put it's a short point I would like to put to the minister. It it's a short point I would like to put to the minister. It it's a short point I would like to put to the minister. It is around it's a short point I would like to put to the minister. It is around put to the minister. It is around clause 5 put to the minister. It is around clause 5 of put to the minister. It is around clause 5 of the act put to the minister. It is around clause 5 of the act put to the minister. It is around clause 5 of the act which defines put to the minister. It is around clause 5 of the act which defines clause 5 of the act which defines historical homosexual offences. clause 5 of the act which defines historical homosexual offences. My historical homosexual offences. My concern is that historical homosexual offences. My concern is that historical homosexual offences. My concern is that there are historical homosexual offences. My concern is that there are a concern is that there are a number of offences concern is that there are a number of offences concern is that there are a number of offences which concern is that there are a number of offences which may concern is that there are a number of offences which may have been concern is that there are a number of offences which may have been concern is that there are a number of offences which may have been led of offences which may have been led to of offences which may have been led to of offences which may have been led to conviction but which of offences which may have been led to conviction but which of offences which may have been led to conviction but which don't fall of offences which may have been led to conviction but which don't fall to conviction but which don't fall within