Thank you, Madam Chair.
Good morning to our witnesses from New Zealand, and welcome to this committee. We appreciate your time this morning.
I have a general question for anyone on the panel there. In Canada we have a two-year conditional requirement for a person or a marriage spouse to get a permanent residency after they have arrived. I understand that in New Zealand a one-year live-in situation is required for the person to apply after they have lived there one year.
What impact does it have on a spouse if there is spousal violence in that particular marriage? How does it impact that person?