Mitchell Mark: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — In CommitteeText is incorporated into the Bound VolumeMitchell Mark: Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill — In Committee[Sitting date: 09 April 2014. Volume:697;Page:17098. Text is incorporated into the Bound Volume.]MARK MITCHELL (National—Rodney):I would just like to reiterate the comments made by my colleagues and congratulate Mr Paul Goldsmith the chair of the Finance and Expenditure Committee on bringing the Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill. I would like to just reiterate the comments made by my colleague the Hon Chris Tremain in that we would like to test this little bill through the Committee stage. I think he asked a very fair question around whether or not Paul Goldsmith has got the title of the bill right because we are talking about the title of the bill. I notice that Ms Mackey has got a fair bit to say and I see that she is going to take a call. I am very pleased about that. I would like to see the Opposition taking some calls on this bill tonight.If you could bear with me just for a moment please I would just like to reflect on a bill that I was given the stewardship of which was the Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Bill.Hon Member: Oh that was a good bill.MARK MITCHELL: It was. I was very fortunate to be given the opportunity by the Hon Todd McClay who actually brought that bill to the House—The CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy): Come back to the bill.MARK MITCHELL: Yes I will Mr Chair. I was very fortunate that when he was promoted to become a Minister he entrusted me with that bill and it was a real honour to bring it through the House.Iain Lees-Galloway: I raise a point of order Mr Chairperson. This is the Committee stage; this needs to be relevant to the bill.The CHAIRPERSON (Eric Roy): Yes I know. I have indicated to the member that he should debate clause 1.MARK MITCHELL: I was actually just about to point out that of course Louisa Wall who is here tonight has also had some great successes in this House in bringing some bills through the House. It is a bit disturbing to me that one of her own colleagues would take a point of order when we are trying to congratulate and acknowledge her great efforts in the House.But coming back to the bill and the title of the bill the Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill I would again just like to reiterate and support the comments made by my colleague the Hon Chris Tremain and I would encourage the member in the chair Paul Goldsmith to take a call and speak to us just a little bit about the title of the bill. He highlighted the fact that he has obviously got some very strong qualifications and a background in history and English and it would be very interesting for the Committee to hear how he actually came to develop what appears to be a very succinct and very good title for this bill.I was a little bit disappointed by Mr O’Rourke’s contribution when he referred to the bill as a simple bill. It is not a simple bill. It is actually a very important bill because it safeguards people’s rights in terms of when they are making an electronic transaction. Of course the world has changed so much that a lot of our transactions now are electronic so I was a bit disappointed—Iain Lees-Galloway: He hasn’t made a single point yet.MARK MITCHELL: Well I am looking forward to Mr Lees-Galloway taking a call and making his contribution to the debate tonight as well.Hon Member: Will he talk about the title do you think?MARK MITCHELL: I do not know; let us see. But I would just like to finish by saying again that it is a very good bill and I will be very happy to take calls on clauses 2 3 4 and 5.Hon Member: What was the name again? Tell us the title.MARK MITCHELL: The title again is the Electronic Transactions (Contract Formation) Amendment Bill. Thank you.