17 October 2016

Media release – Select Committee Office

Electronic Interactions Reform Bill

The Government Administration Committee is seeking submissions on the Electronic Interactions Reform Bill. The closing date for submissions is Friday 25 November 2016.

This bill is a cross-agency bill that amends a range of legislation to enable digital interactions between individuals, businesses, and government agencies. The bill forms part of ongoing information management and digital transformation work in the State sector. A copy of the bill can be found at bit.ly/2dXiM9h

The bill contains proposals from the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), and the Department of Conservation (DOC) as follows:

• amendments to allow certain services offered by Births, Deaths and Marriages to be completed without requiring statutory declarations, and to remove some restrictions on the use of photographs stored in the Identity Verification Service with the consent of the subject of the photograph; and

• amendments that relate to requirements to “appear before” government agencies in certain proceedings, and that would allow certain types of notices to be provided electronically; and

• amendments relating to the online sale of game hunting licences and online voting for Fish and Games electronics.

Submissions should be forwarded by the due date, either online using our website (www.parliament.nz) or in writing to the address below. If a submitter wishes to appear before the committee, they need to state this clearly and provide a name, daytime phone number and email address. Submissions generally become public and are published on our website. For further guidance on making a submission, read our publicationMaking a submission to a Parliamentary Select Committee on our website or contact us at
04 817 9520.

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