Hutchison Paul: Privacy (Giving Privacy Commissioner Necessary Tools) Amendment Bill — First ReadingText is subject to correctionHutchison Paul: Privacy (Giving Privacy Commissioner Necessary Tools) Amendment Bill — First Reading[Sitting date: 23 October 2013. Volume:694;Page:14261. Text is subject to correction.]Dr PAUL HUTCHISON (National—Hunua): Thank you Mr Assistant Speaker. You did indeed get my name right. It is an unexpected pleasure to speak on this Privacy (Giving Privacy Commissioner Necessary Tools) Amendment Bill. The title is a bit tortuous but then again might I too congratulate Sue Moroney on having it plucked out of the ballot.But what I do think that Sue Moroney does need is a small lesson on how to win friends and influence people. I was a little concerned when she said that it would go to the Justice and Electoral Committee because it had nothing much to do. Well I think that is a deep insult to the hard-working Justice and Electoral Committee so ably led by Scott Wilson. [Interruption] Mr Assistant Speaker you can help me with that. His name is Scott Simpson—so ably led by Scott Simpson.I was deeply worried that I was not going to get the chance to speak because of the time taken during the numerous liberal interjections by none other than the Hon Trevor Colin Mallard born 17 June 1954 schooled at that illustrious—Hon Trevor Mallard: Where did he go to school?Dr PAUL HUTCHISON: Yes. That illustrious institution Onslow College.Hon Trevor Mallard: Who else went there?Dr PAUL HUTCHISON: Well I must say several other very eminent parliamentarians went to that great school as well and benefited from it. Just to add some other information the Hon Trevor Colin Mallard was born in 1954 first elected in 1984—a different millennium than we are in—to the seat of Hamilton West and then slid southward to his present occupancy.This bill indeed covers a very very important issue and sadly—sadly—the bill that Sue Moroney has presented to the House takes only a very very small section of the Law Commission’s recommendations. As we know the Law Commission always takes these things very thoroughly. I am hugely aware from my professional background of the importance of privacy in this country having lived through the unfortunate experiment at National Women’s Hospital which was then compounded by the Gisborne cervical cancer scandal some decades later and then followed by the Green Lane Hospital heart issue all of which involved deeply profoundly personal privacy issues. The point to be made is that any legislation covering this issue of privacy must indeed be a thorough and appropriate response to the Law Commission. Sadly this bill is woefully scant in that respect.The Government in the meantime is working hard and appropriately to make sure it introduces a bill that is appropriate to the complexity of the issues required. Of course one of the issues that we are all aware of and I know that all members of the House support is the vulnerable children’s legislation. There information sharing is absolutely necessary between various Government departments and agencies and to have that right and correct has required a lot of thought. I understand Sir AnandSatyanand is leading the committee looking at that because it does require the balancing of all sorts of personal—[Bell rung] Oh thank you. One more minute to go? How excellent—Hon Trevor Mallard: That’s what he was indicating. Don’t worry.Dr PAUL HUTCHISON: I am delighted once again that the Hon Trevor Colin Mallard has leapt in to try to assist the House. Sometimes it does not quite happen that his interventions are all that helpful but we do give him marks for his frequent interventions. But the point is that National wants legislation that balances the rights and needs of privacy for individuals against the need for particular Government agencies to be able to share information to deliver better public services for New Zealand. It is indeed one of our priorities but to get it right is absolutely vital.Debate interrupted.