Brewer CameronCAMERON BREWER (National—Upper Harbour): I rise in support—like everyone else this afternoon by the look of it—of this Privacy Amendment Bill. The bill as others have canvassed modifies the Privacy Act 2020 with the purpose to improve transparency for individuals about the collection of their personal information and better enable individuals to exercise their privacy rights.Having a look at a few documents there's some information and quotes here that might be of interest to our television audience trying to make sense of this piece of legislation. The Regulatory Impact Statement when the previous Government looked at broadening the Privacy Act 2020 stated: Currently individuals are notified when their personal information is collected directly from them but not when personal information about them is collected from another agency (the indirect collection issue). If no action is taken" and I think this is the key point this afternoon "there is risk of a widening 'transparency gap' where individuals are increasingly unaware of who holds their personal information. This is due to the increasing rate of which personal information is collected and shared particularly given the growth of the digital economy".The Privacy Commissioner Mr Michael Webster who we had the privilege of meeting and exchanging Q and A with today in the Justice Committee came out with a statement on 7 September 2023 which backed the changes that we are looking at here on the first reading and we'll throw it to the Justice Committee hopefully when this is passed this afternoon. The Privacy Commissioner's statement read: "Proposed change to Privacy Act will enhance transparency". This quote says the commissioner is fundamental to protecting the privacy rights of individuals by informing them about their how their personal information is used: "We support the amendment for the Privacy Act to have a broader transparency requirement so the agencies need to think about how to inform people that are collecting their information regardless of its source and what their privacy rights are." This amendment is also they conclude "about keeping up with international best practice. Australia already has it".The implications are as some have noted in an era where the value of data is increasingly proposed this commentator says the bill will create a fresh set of challenges and opportunities for businesses in New Zealand who rely on indirect collection of personal information. This is an important comment for businesses to take on board and who may want to submit on. While the amendments are relatively targeted this commentator expects that we may have significant implications on businesses data governance strategies and ongoing product design decisions. Businesses should start preparing for the proposed changes they say well in advance and should consider in particular how the business will discharge the proposed obligations. How will the exceptions apply in practice?So I encourage New Zealand businesses large and small to get their head around this piece of legislation that hopefully will pass through its first reading and then go through a submission process at the Justice Committee.Another legal commentator advises their clients—key takeouts: update your privacy policy review your customer onboarding and engagement processes update your information management system be prepared to deal with individuals without having a direct contractual relationship.The Cabinet paper the previous Government put together in about September last year showed just how extensive the consultation was for this and it went across the Inland Revenue Department the Ministry of Health the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment the Ministry of Primary Industries Police the Department of Corrections the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade the Ministry of Defence Treasury Accident Compensation and Waka Kotahi. I commend this bill to the House."