SpeechDAN BIDOIS (National—Northcote): Well that was a bit of a kerfuffle there. I didn't think I was going to be talking on this bill for a couple more speeches but nevertheless it's a pleasure to speak in the second reading of the Privacy Bill in what is my first contribution to this bill.Can I start out by acknowledging the importance of this bill at a particular time that we're having this conversation particularly as we look at the use of data around the world. Now I've just watched a show called The Great Hack which is all about the use of data for unfair gain in particular in respect of political purposes and basically companies like Cambridge Analytica that were using Facebook-extracted data to target advertising for political gain on Facebook. So I think it's really important that we have an amendment bill around privacy and the use of data. I note also the European Union has been through this process. In particular the Government Data Protection Regulation has come into force in the last couple of years trying to strengthen and protect individual data rights on the internet. So I do think it's really timely that we discuss and put forward this bill.I want to acknowledge certainly the previous National Government which started this process and in particular the Law Commission which did a review in 2011 of our data and privacy laws and came up with a whole bunch of recommendations on how we can strengthen our data protection and privacy. I would like to acknowledge the previous Minister Amy Adams who was the Minister of Justice with respect to bringing this bill to the House but also the current Minister of Justice Andrew Little for continuing this good work. Now we are in the second reading of this bill so I would like to acknowledge the Justice Committee for hearing submissions on this bill and I would like to acknowledge the kaupapa or the purpose of this bill in respect of strengthening data protection with respect to the use of personal information on the internet.What this bill does is essentially threefold. Firstly it gives the Privacy Commissioner greater powers to intervene and also to enforce the regulations. It also sets standards for agencies whether it be public or private and whether they be domestic or international. The last thing is that it gives greater penalties for those that are found in breach of the Privacy Act and I think that is really important that we have this. There were a number of changes that were made in the select committee process. Firstly it was made clear who this bill applies to and who it applies for and who it doesn't apply to. In particular there was a carve-out for media organisations. It was felt that media organisations shouldn't come under this legislation to protect their rights to maintain freedom of speech and also their important constitutional role in New Zealand's democracy.There were 162 submissions to the select committee and the select committee heard 48. I do again want to acknowledge and commend the work of the select committee. I acknowledge the importance that strengthening our rules around data protection plays and in particular in light of the last few years with the likes of Cambridge Analytica and the other vast array of companies that have sprung up that are using personal information. I would encourage all members of this House but also everybody watching at home to watch this flick on Netflix called The Great Hack which details the extent to which companies are extracting personal data and using that in terms of feeding that back in terms of targeted advertising.It's a pleasure to commend this bill to the House in the second reading. Thank you.