SpeechThird ReadingHon TRACEY MARTIN (Minister of Internal Affairs): I move That the Films Videos and Publications Classification (Commercial Video on-Demand) Amendment Bill be now read a third time. This bill will ensure that commercial video on-demand providers listed via a schedule display clear labels on the movies and shows that they make available in New Zealand. It will support New Zealanders so they can make informed decisions about what they choose to watch for themselves and for younger members of their families. Before this change picking a show or movie to watch was like picking from a box of unlabelled chocolates: you never knew what you were going to get.The bill amends the Films Videos and Publications Classification Act 1993. It will require listed providers to comply with new labelling requirements set out in Part 3A of the Act. This means that listed providers will have to display a label on their content. These labels will have a rating that recommends the suitable audience for the show and a warning for any mature themes like sex and violence. New Zealanders will be familiar with these labels. Commercial video on-demand providers will have two options to meet the new requirements. They can either choose to follow the current process for films or they can choose to use a self-rating system that is approved by the chief censor. The new requirements will only apply to providers listed in the schedule to the Act. This reflects how these services are accessible by a considerable number of New Zealanders. However the bill also provides a transparent process for when the schedule needs to be amended. This will be done through an Order in Council and consideration of specific criteria for any significant new entrants to the market.The bill does not aim to stop or prevent people from watching movies online. It makes it efficient for listed providers to label content so there should be no delays or blocks to content being made available in New Zealand. The bill is an important step toward supporting New Zealanders especially younger people and their families to make better-informed viewing choices. It is also very important to ensure that the new labelling regime is workable for industry listed providers and regulators. The updated commencement provisions will give officials enough time to undertake detailed consultation to make sure that the new processes work. It will assist all parties to get it right. Officials will also need to work closely with industry and the sector to develop and test a funding regime for the new labelling processes. The new funding regime needs to be fair for both regulators and listed providers as our classification system needs to be sustainable and appropriately funded. The bill enables this detail to be set and prescribed in regulations.This upcoming work for regulations may not be straightforward or black and white so it is good to know that it will be done collaboratively so that we can all work through any shades of grey. I've acknowledged that significant work remains to be done in relation to modernising our media content regulation system but this bill moves us in the right direction. It will help New Zealanders make informed choices about what they are choosing to watch on streaming services for themselves and for their children and younger family members. It is about minimising the risk of harm to New Zealanders by making sure that these shows or movies display adequate information so they can tell the good from the bad and the ugly.I'd like to thank the Governance and Administration Committee for their very careful consideration of this bill. I would also like to thank the Department of Internal Affairs the chief censor the Classification Office and the Parliamentary Counsel Office for the important work they did to get this bill to this stage. I would like to thank those who submitted on the bill. The intention of this bill is recognised by all parties so thank you for your support for the bill. I'd like to thank whoever wrote this speech to work in as many titles of movies as they could inside this document. I'm pleased to commend the bill to the House.