I don't want to, either. I need my breath.
I'll make this quick. This amendment is to ensure something that was recommended by our Ombudsman for Victims of Crime, noting that this bill does make progress in permitting victims enhanced access to proceedings in a parole hearing. I'll just read what was said in the the ombudsman's brief:
It does not provide victims with a presumptive right to attend a parole hearing. As it stands, a victim must continue to apply to attend a hearing just like any other member of the public.
The Green Party's amendment PV-11 makes an attempt to create that presumptive right to attend a parole hearing for a victim of crime.
Thank you.