Watts SimonSIMON WATTS (National—North Shore): Thank you very much Mr Chair and again I appreciate the Minister's responses on our questions. If only we could keep an order of the different clauses but we're going to move away a little bit around here. So I want to refer to clause 173 which is Schedule 7 around disclosure rules. It continues on the theme that I'm taking today around some of the changes that have been made in the income tax the taxation areas around the impact of COVID-19. And this one in particular clause 173 Part 1 in section 4 is around COVID-19 information-sharing. I think we would all acknowledge again that the need and the benefit of sharing information as a result with other Government departments—so this clause for those that aren't aware of clause 173 and there might be a few people out there that haven't read that clause in their lead up to listening to this debate. But if you haven't it's around ensuring that the Government can assist and share information with other departments around information regarding COVID-19. I guess the key element that I'm wanting to question—and again this was raised during the select committee process—is the fact that the Government has allowed this information-sharing to be undertaken in perpetuity. They haven't limited the time in which that information-sharing would stop. And you might say Well that's reasonable. You know information-sharing is a good thing." But the keyword that was referenced here was "in relation to COVID-19". We've got the spokesperson for COVID-19 in here still. But that element in itself is hugely—well it's difficult to narrow in terms of "What does it mean if it's in relation to COVID-19?" So one we've got a change in terms of sharing of information and large information-sharing is you know people's personal information and then quite a very broad term in that it's going to happen for pretty much in perpetuity and when in relation—I guess nowadays you could argue that anything is in relation to COVID-19. Right? I mean you could say that—actually to be honest we hear that a lot actually all the problems that we face in this country. I must say Mr Chair and I'm trying very hard to stay on clause 173(1) but all the challenges and problems are the fault of COVID-19 and oh Ukraine yeah. But anyway back to the clause because that's what we're here for. So what I'm looking for—the question for the Minister is to clarify one why have we decided to just take the opportunity to extend this for perpetuity? Two how does he see that the detail—and I guess my concern is there's a bit of a weakness in terms of the drafting here around you know what is in relation to COVID-19. And therefore also I guess if there's no end date then I guess the question is: what's the incentive to actually work to close the availability of that power? What incentive is there to actually do that? Because you'll just say "Well it's in regards to COVID-19 so it'll continue and continue." So I'd be interested for a little bit of context in regards to that.Because I think it is important. I think people's personal information and the freedoms of their private information have been under a lot of focus here in this Chamber in a number of areas and the information with regards to taxation is equally as important."