Mr Chairman, this is a Bill which we are all equally committed to because we are all equally committed to dealing with the scourge of trafficking. However, as is the case with all pieces of legislation, the devil is always in the details. In the process of the approval of this Bill, we had to deal with a number of possible devils in the drafting. We did so with an admirable bipartisan approach and I think we are all equally proud of what has come out, warts and all.
It will be necessary to look at the implementation of this Bill to make sure that it will not be abused because the possibility for abuse exists. We identified these possibilities early in the process, as the hon Landers pointed out. We tried to address them, and we need to see whether the way in which we addressed them is going to be effective or whether this Bill is going to be abused in the same way as the refugee legislation was abused by people who were not entitled to its protection.
This is because this Bill extends vast benefits to victims and this could be taken advantage of by people who are not victims and could lead to the development of some sort of cottage industry of nongovernment organisations ostensibly out there to assist victims but in fact dealing with people who are not entitled to the benefits of this Bill.
The problem is compounded by the question of what constitutes a victim of this crime. Despite circumstances that are often as flagrantly obvious as the cases that the Minister pointed out, there are also other sets of circumstances and they are more subtle. They relate to the psychology of the actions performed and the specific conditions of the persons. These are matters that are often beyond the possibility of the state to ascertain.
We are setting up an extraordinary administrative structure to deal with this crime. As the hon Schfer has pointed out, we do so without a clear understanding of the statistics on how widespread this crime is. We are doing so ahead of many other crimes, such as corruption, murder, rape and the looting of state assets. So, this type of crime is in a position of privilege and, we hope, this privilege will be extended to other crimes of a similar nature as well as others. We will be supporting the Bill.