Mr. Speaker, this piece of legislation has been generally anticipated by all Members because it results from a commitment made by all Members of this House to address family law where there's a lot of work to be done, particularly to do with children and families. It's unfortunate that we have not had the capacity to meet the schedule that was demanded by this House. We had difficulty in finding people who specialize in legislation to do the full volume of work that was required.

At this time, at best, we may be able to table or make available a discussion paper in June for Members to review. We will probably recommend, as a department, to have this as part of a transition document that will compel the next Legislature to treat seriously the need to fulfil the work we set out for ourselves some years ago. Thank you.