and I commend this bill to the House. House. I House. I call House. I call House. I call Dr House. I call Dr Liz Craig House. I call Dr Liz Craig House. I call Dr Liz Craig It's a privilege House. I call Dr Liz Craig It's a privilege I call Dr Liz Craig It's a privilege to speak on the I call Dr Liz Craig It's a privilege to speak on the I call Dr Liz Craig It's a privilege to speak on the firsted reading of I call Dr Liz Craig It's a privilege to speak on the firsted reading of to speak on the firsted reading of the Births, Deaths, to speak on the firsted reading of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill. the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill. Relationships Registration Bill. This Relationships Registration Bill. This bill updatedates Relationships Registration Bill. This bill updatedates Relationships Registration Bill. This bill updatedates the Relationships Registration Bill. This bill updatedates the 1995 act Relationships Registration Bill. This bill updatedates the 1995 act This bill updatedates the 1995 act which provides the This bill updatedates the 1995 act which provides the which provides the overarching framework which which provides the overarching framework which which provides the overarching framework which governs how which provides the overarching framework which governs how framework which governs how information on births, framework which governs how information on births, information on births, deaths, marriages information on births, deaths, marriages information on births, deaths, marriages and civil information on births, deaths, marriages and civil unions marriages and civil unions is registered marriages and civil unions is marriages marriages and civil unions is registered in this country. It aims marriages and civil unions is registered in this country. It aims registered in this country. It aims to provide more registered in this country. It aims to provide more registered in this country. It aims to provide more timely access to to provide more timely access to birth to provide more timely access to birth and death information. to provide more timely access to birth and death information. And birth and death information. And rapid birth and death information. And rapid access birth and death information. And rapid access to historical birth and death information. And rapid access to historical rapid access to historical records in the digital age. in the digital age. Having in the digital age. Having spent in the digital age. Having spent in the digital age. Having spent over in the digital age. Having spent over a in the digital age. Having spent over a decade in in the digital age. Having spent over a decade in child Having spent over a decade in child and youth health Having spent over a decade in child and youth health Having spent over a decade in child and youth health research, I was a and youth health research, I was a user and youth health research, I was a user of births, deaths and youth health research, I was a user of births, deaths user of births, deaths and marriages information. user of births, deaths and marriages information. One user of births, deaths and marriages information. One user of births, deaths and marriages information. One of information. One of the biggest issues we information. One of the biggest issues we information. One of the biggest issues we had was information. One of the biggest issues we had was issues we had was timeliness. It was often issues we had was timeliness. It was often issues we had was timeliness. It was often a issues we had was timeliness. It was issues we had was timeliness. It was someone had passed away and when we could someone had passed away and when we could someone had passed away and when we could access the death registration someone had passed away and when we could access the death registration could access the death registration data. And could access the death registration data. And could access the death registration data. And also could access the death registration data. And also for could access the death registration data. And also for data. And also for birth registrations, it was often data. And also for birth registrations, it was often registrations, it was often several months, registrations, it was often several months, up registrations, it was often several months, up to six registrations, it was often several months, up to six months, months, up to six months, before we could months, up to six months, before we could months, up to six months, before we could access could access that information. That made could access that information. That made it could access that information. That made it really difficult could access that information. That made it really difficult made it really difficult when you're trying made it really difficult when you're trying made it really difficult when you're trying to look made it really difficult when you're trying to look made it really difficult when you're trying to look for made it really difficult when you're trying to look for emerging trying to look for emerging trends. For trying to look for emerging trends. For trying to look for emerging trends. For example, trying to look for emerging trends. For example, clusters trying to look for emerging trends. For example, clusters For example, clusters of suicides. Or For example, clusters of suicides. Or For example, clusters of suicides. Or if For example, clusters of suicides. Or if you've For example, clusters of suicides. Or if you've For example, clusters of suicides. Or if you've got For example, clusters of suicides. Or if you've got interventions For example, clusters of suicides. Or if you've got interventions Or if you've got interventions for cot death, it Or if you've got interventions for cot death, it Or if you've got interventions for cot death, it was difficult to Or if you've got interventions for cot death, it was difficult to cot death, it was difficult to see what information cot death, it was difficult to see what information cot death, it was difficult to see what information that was having cot death, it was difficult to see what information that was having what information that was having in the what information that was having in the what information that was having in the region. Also what information that was having in the region. Also the region. Also just things like some the region. Also just things like some the region. Also just things like some of the the region. Also just things like some of the deaths the region. Also just things like some of the deaths from the region. Also just things like some of the deaths from some of the deaths from child abuse and some of the deaths from child abuse and with some of the deaths from child abuse and with the some of the deaths from child abuse and with the some of the deaths from child abuse and with the intense interventions and with the intense interventions we've and with the intense interventions we've been doing within and with the intense interventions we've been doing within we've been doing within the health sector, we've been doing within the health sector, we've been doing within the health sector, thinking about we've been doing within the health sector, thinking about we've been doing within the health sector, thinking about whether sector, thinking about whether that was having sector, thinking about whether that was having sector, thinking about whether that was having any impact sector, thinking about whether that was having any impact was having any impact because it is the ability was having any impact because it is the ability was having any impact because it is the ability to tailor what you're was having any impact because it is the ability to tailor what you're the ability to tailor what you're doing to what you see the ability to tailor what you're doing to what you see the ability to tailor what you're doing to what you see in the the ability to tailor what you're doing to what you see in the doing to what you see in the data and that's not really doing to what you see in the data and that's not really and that's not really possible in the current situation. and that's not really possible in the current situation. the current situation. The the current situation. The other the current situation. The other the current situation. The other thing we the current situation. The other thing we had The other thing we had with the delays The other thing we had with the delays The other thing we had with the delays in the birth The other thing we had with the delays in the birth delays in the birth registration data was delays in the birth registration data was delays in the birth registration data was we couldn't really delays in the birth registration data was we couldn't really data was we couldn't really assess how many births were data was we couldn't really assess how many births were happening how many births were happening each year. how many births were happening each year. Thatwas how many births were happening each year. Thatwas difficult how many births were happening each year. Thatwas difficult how many births were happening each year. Thatwas difficult calculating year. Thatwas difficult calculating accurate infant mortality rates, year. Thatwas difficult calculating accurate infant mortality rates, accurate infant mortality rates, key to some accurate infant mortality rates, key to some accurate infant mortality rates, key to some of our accurate infant mortality rates, key to some of our monitoring. accurate infant mortality rates, key to some of our monitoring. What this accurate infant mortality rates, key to some of our monitoring. What this to some of our monitoring. What this bill says to some of our monitoring. What this bill says to some of our monitoring. What this bill says is that to some of our monitoring. What this bill says is that bill says is that a preliminary notice of bill says is that a preliminary notice of bill says is that a preliminary notice of birth has to bill says is that a preliminary notice of birth has to bill says is that a preliminary notice of birth has to be provided bill says is that a preliminary notice of birth has to be provided notice of birth has to be provided to the notice of birth has to be provided to the notice of birth has to be provided to the Registrar General within five notice of birth has to be provided to the Registrar General within five to the Registrar General within five working days following to the Registrar General within five working days following to the Registrar General within five working days following the birth to the Registrar General within five working days following the birth working days following the birth and a preliminary notice of death working days following the birth and a preliminary notice of death working days following the birth and a preliminary notice of death has to working days following the birth and a preliminary notice of death has to a preliminary notice of death has to be provided a preliminary notice of death has to be provided by a preliminary notice of death has to be provided by the doctor a preliminary notice of death has to be provided by the doctor be provided by the doctor within three be provided by the doctor within three be provided by the doctor within three working be provided by the doctor within three working days of giving be provided by the doctor within three working days of giving be provided by the doctor within three working days of giving a death three working days of giving a death certificate, certificate, thereby creating streamlining certificate, thereby creating streamlining certificate, thereby creating streamlining in the process. certificate, thereby creating streamlining in the process. certificate, thereby creating streamlining in the process. And a certificate, thereby creating streamlining in the process. And a streamlining in the process. And a lot of streamlining in the process. And a lot of streamlining in the process. And a lot of the changes streamlining in the process. And a lot of the changes streamlining in the process. And a lot of the changes in this streamlining in the process. And a lot of the changes in this respect lot of the changes in this respect address the lot of the changes in this respect address the recommendations lot of the changes in this respect address the recommendations of lot of the changes in this respect address the recommendations of lot of the changes in this respect address the recommendations of the address the recommendations of the 2015 Law Commission address the recommendations of the 2015 Law Commission address the recommendations of the 2015 Law Commission review into 2015 Law Commission review into deaths, 2015 Law Commission review into deaths, burial and cremation. 2015 Law Commission review into deaths, burial and cremation. So deaths, burial and cremation. So it's a deaths, burial and cremation. So it's a deaths, burial and cremation. So deaths, burial and cremation. So approach because it's been based on a approach because it's been based on a very thorough review of the approach because it's been based on a very thorough review of the approach because it's been based on a very thorough review of the area. a very thorough review of the area. Many, a very thorough review of the area. Many, many a very thorough review of the area. Many, many a very thorough review of the area. Many, many others, like my father, a very thorough review of the area. Many, many others, like my father, Many, many others, like my father, who Many, many others, like my father, who is aly history buff, Many, many others, like my father, who is aly history buff, Many, many others, like my father, who is aly history buff, use who is aly history buff, use births, deaths and who is aly history buff, use births, deaths and who is aly history buff, use births, deaths and marriages data who is aly history buff, use births, deaths and marriages data deaths and marriages data for family history deaths and marriages data for family history deaths and marriages data for family history research. I remember deaths and marriages data for family history research. I remember history research. I remember him having to history research. I remember him having to write history research. I remember him having to write away each history research. I remember him having to write away each having to write away each time he wanted having to write away each time he wanted having to write away each time he wanted a having to write away each time he wanted a copy of an having to write away each time he wanted a copy of an historic wanted a copy of an historic marriage wanted a copy of an historic marriage or wanted a copy of an historic marriage or death certificate and wanted a copy of an historic marriage or death certificate and marriage or death certificate and having marriage or death certificate and having these big folders in marriage or death certificate and having these big folders in having these big folders in his study having these big folders in his study having these big folders in his study downstairs having these big folders in his study downstairs where having these big folders in his study downstairs where having these big folders in his study downstairs where he study downstairs where he Labouriously recorded that study downstairs where he Labouriously recorded that Labouriously recorded that on Labouriously recorded that on Labouriously recorded that on Labouriously recorded that on Labouriously recorded that on it's an absolutely time consuming process it's an absolutely time consuming process if you have it's an absolutely time consuming process if you have it's an absolutely time consuming process if you have to go away and it's an absolutely time consuming process if you have to go away and process if you have to go away and write away process if you have to go away and write away process if you have to go away and process if you have to go away and this bill aims to provide is greater electronic this bill aims to provide is greater electronic access this bill aims to provide is greater electronic access electronic access to historical information electronic access to historical information electronic access to historical information and so electronic access to historical information and so it electronic access to historical information and so it allows electronic access to historical information and so it allows people information and so it allows people to request information and so it allows people to request information and so it allows people to request electronic information and so it allows people to request electronic access to request electronic access to to request electronic access to to request electronic access to to request electronic access to historical information about a named person. historical information about a named person. Still that provision historical information about a named person. Still that provision person. Still that provision is there, that you person. Still that provision is there, that you there, that you need to know the name there, that you need to know the name there, that you need to know the name of the person there, that you need to know the name of the person name of the person you are requesting the name of the person you are requesting the name of the person you are requesting the data name of the person you are requesting the data on, rather name of the person you are requesting the data on, rather requesting the data on, rather than having open access requesting the data on, rather than having open access requesting the data on, rather than having open access in that space. requesting the data on, rather than having open access in that space. having open access in that space. And having open access in that space. And moving having open access in that space. And moving having open access in that space. And moving to an having open access in that space. And moving to an having open access in that space. And moving to an online And moving to an online format will significantly speed And moving to an online format will significantly speed And moving to an online format will significantly speed up access And moving to an online format will significantly speed up access to significantly speed up access to that significantly speed up access to that significantly speed up access to that historical births, significantly speed up access to that historical births, significantly speed up access to that historical births, deaths and significantly speed up access to that historical births, deaths and that historical births, deaths and marriages information for family that historical births, deaths and marriages information for family marriages information for family that marriages information for family history research. The marriages information for family history research. The marriages information for family history research. The bill, marriages information for family history research. The bill, though, marriages information for family history research. The bill, though, history research. The bill, though, preserves the history research. The bill, though, preserves the history research. The bill, though, preserves the concept history research. The bill, though, preserves the concept of history research. The bill, though, preserves the concept of historical preserves the concept of historical information and a liver preserves the concept of historical information and a liver information and a liver shakes between what you information and a liver shakes between what you information and a liver shakes between what you can access information and a liver shakes between what you can access information and a liver shakes between what you can access on between what you can access on between what you can access on between what you can access on relates to people that have passed away relates to people that have passed away or been relates to people that have passed away or been relates to people that have passed away or been married a long relates to people that have passed away or been married a long away or been married a long time ago N some away or been married a long time ago N some cases away or been married a long time ago N some cases it shortens away or been married a long time ago N some cases it shortens the N some cases it shortens the time periods required. N some cases it shortens the time periods required. So N some cases it shortens the time periods required. So for N some cases it shortens the time periods required. So for N some cases it shortens the time periods required. So for accessing periods required. So for accessing marriage information it periods required. So for accessing marriage information it marriage information it shortened that to marriage information it shortened that to marriage information it shortened that to 75 years or marriage information it shortened that to 75 years or that to 75 years or more since the marriage that to 75 years or more since the marriage that to 75 years or more since the marriage occurred rather than the that to 75 years or more since the marriage occurred rather than the marriage occurred rather than the marriage occurred rather than the marriage occurred rather than the marriage occurred rather than the that the bill preserves is the requirement that the bill preserves is the requirement that people need that the bill preserves is the requirement that people need that the bill preserves is the requirement that people need to requirement that people need to confirm their identity to requirement that people need to confirm their identity to requirement that people need to confirm their identity to be able to requirement that people need to confirm their identity to be able to confirm their identity to be able to access confirm their identity to be able to access births, confirm their identity to be able to access births, deaths confirm their identity to be able to access births, deaths access births, deaths and marriages' information. access births, deaths and marriages' information. Again, access births, deaths and marriages' information. Again, although this access births, deaths and marriages' information. Again, although this information. Again, although this can be information. Again, although this can be information. Again, although this can be done online, information. Again, although this can be done online, information. Again, although this can be done online, via a information. Again, although this can be done online, via a can be done online, via a Real Me identity, can be done online, via a Real Me identity, which can be done online, via a Real Me identity, which means people can can be done online, via a Real Me identity, which means people can identity, which means people can go online, identity, which means people can go online, firm identity, which means people can go online, firm their identity and identity, which means people can go online, firm their identity and online, firm their identity and have online, firm their identity and have online, firm their identity and have online, firm their identity and have have very real access to this information have very real access to this information have very real access to this information in have very real access to this information in a timely have very real access to this information in a timely manner. information in a timely manner. Many of these changes information in a timely manner. Many of these changes information in a timely manner. Many of these changes in terms information in a timely manner. Many of these changes in terms of these changes in terms of improved of these changes in terms of improved of these changes in terms of improved access of these changes in terms of improved access address of these changes in terms of improved access address improved access address the recommendations of improved access address the recommendations of the improved access address the recommendations of the Ministry of recommendations of the Ministry of Internal recommendations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' recommendations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' recommendations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' 2016 review recommendations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' 2016 review of Internal Affairs' 2016 review of access provisions. So Internal Affairs' 2016 review of access provisions. So Internal Affairs' 2016 review of access provisions. So this Internal Affairs' 2016 review of access provisions. So this bill Internal Affairs' 2016 review of access provisions. So this bill access provisions. So this bill in summary aims access provisions. So this bill in summary aims access provisions. So this bill in summary aims to access provisions. So this bill in summary aims to improve both access provisions. So this bill in summary aims to improve both the summary aims to improve both the timeliness of summary aims to improve both the timeliness of and summary aims to improve both the timeliness of and the access summary aims to improve both the timeliness of and the access timeliness of and the access to births, timeliness of and the access to births, deaths timeliness of and the access to births, deaths and marriages' timeliness of and the access to births, deaths and marriages' births, deaths and marriages' data. It's also births, deaths and marriages' data. It's also births, deaths and marriages' data. It's also going to births, deaths and marriages' data. It's also going to births, deaths and marriages' data. It's also going to tidy births, deaths and marriages' data. It's also going to tidy up births, deaths and marriages' data. It's also going to tidy up the It's also going to tidy up the 1995 act and make it It's also going to tidy up the 1995 act and make it act and make it more flexible and act and make it more flexible and I'm I'm also reassured by the I'm also reassured by the I'm also reassured by the fact that this bill I'm also reassured by the fact that this bill I'm also reassured by the fact that this bill is based on I'm also reassured by the fact that this bill is based on the I'm also reassured by the fact that this bill is based on the work of I'm also reassured by the fact that this bill is based on the work of this bill is based on the work of two very this bill is based on the work of two very two very substantive reviews in this area, one two very substantive reviews in this area, one two very substantive reviews in this area, one based on the two very substantive reviews in this area, one based on the area, one based on the Law Commission's area, one based on the Law Commission's area, one based on the Law Commission's review area, one based on the Law Commission's review looking at area, one based on the Law Commission's review looking at the Commission's review looking at the death Commission's review looking at the death Commission's review looking at the death registration information Commission's review looking at the death registration information Commission's review looking at the death registration information and death registration information and also when we are looking death registration information and also when we are looking death registration information and also when we are looking at also when we are looking at access in terms of also when we are looking at access in terms of also when we are looking at access in terms of that review also when we are looking at access in terms of that review in terms of that review that recommended that in terms of that review that recommended that in terms of that review that recommended that we move in terms of that review that recommended that we move recommended that we move to online formats so recommended that we move to online formats so recommended that we move to online formats so that people can recommended that we move to online formats so that people can formats so that people can get greater access to formats so that people can get greater access to formats so that people can get greater access to this information. greater access to this information. So greater access to this information. So given greater access to this information. So given greater access to this information. So given the greater access to this information. So given the information is So given the information is incredibly incredibly useful for researchers in my incredibly useful for researchers in incredibly incredibly useful for researchers in my past role, because incredibly useful for researchers in my past role, because my past role, because it gives us that my past role, because it gives us that my past role, because it gives us that overall ability to assess my past role, because it gives us that overall ability to assess what that overall ability to assess what is happening that overall ability to assess what is happening that overall ability to assess what is happening in our that overall ability to assess what is happening in our is happening in our community, and to is happening in our community, and to is happening in our community, and to then make is happening in our community, and to then make is happening in our community, and to then make decisions in the health is happening in our community, and to then make decisions in the health to then make decisions in the health sector based on an to then make decisions in the health sector based on an sector based on an understanding of what's sector based on an understanding of what's sector based on an understanding of what's happening on the sector based on an understanding of what's happening on the ground, what's happening on the ground, and also because what's happening on the ground, and also because what's happening on the ground, and also because it also because it is absolutely so valuable also because it is absolutely so valuable also because it is absolutely so valuable for also because it is absolutely so valuable for family also because it is absolutely so valuable for family valuable for family history researchers, I'm very happy to researchers, I'm very happy to researchers, I'm very happy to researchers, I'm very happy to support this bill researchers, I'm very happy to support this bill and support this bill and I commend this bill support this bill and I commend this bill to support this bill and I commend this bill to the House. Thank you. support this bill and I commend this bill to the House. Thank you. The bill to the House. Thank you. The question bill to the House. Thank you. The question bill to the House. Thank you. The question is that the motion be bill to the House. Thank you. The question is that the motion be bill to the House. Thank you. The bill bill to the House. Thank you. The bill to the House. Thank you. The bill to the House. Thank you. The Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships The question is that the Births, Deaths, The question is that the Births, Deaths, Marriages, The question is that the Births, Deaths, Marriages, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill be considered Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill be considered Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Bill be considered by Registration Bill be considered by the governance and Registration Bill be considered by the governance and the governance and administration the governance and administration the governance and administration committee. The the governance and administration committee. The ayes the governance and administration committee. The ayes the governance and administration committee. The ayes have it. I the governance and administration committee. The ayes have it. I the governance and administration committee. The ayes have it. I call committee. The ayes have it. I call on committee. The ayes have it. I call on Government Order committee. The ayes have it. I call on Government Order of on Government Order of the Day No. 2. on Government Order of the Day No. 2. Customs on Government Order of the Day No. 2. Customs and on Government Order of the Day No. 2. Customs and Excise on Government Order of the Day No. reading. I move that the Customs and Excise reading. I move that the Customs and Excise Bill be now read reading. I move that the Customs and Excise Bill be now read a Excise Bill be now read a second time. The Excise Bill be now read a second time. The Excise Bill be now read a second time. The Hon Meka Whaitiri. Excise Bill be now read a second time. The Hon Meka Whaitiri. Excise Bill be now read a second time. The Hon Meka Whaitiri. This Excise Bill be now read a second time. The Hon Meka Whaitiri. This time. The Hon Meka Whaitiri. This bill time. The Hon Meka Whaitiri. This bill replaces time. The Hon Meka Whaitiri. This bill replaces the 1996 Customs time. The Hon Meka Whaitiri. This bill replaces the 1996 Customs bill replaces the 1996 Customs and Excise Act that bill replaces the 1996 Customs and Excise Act that bill replaces the 1996 Customs and Excise Act that is over 20 bill replaces the 1996 Customs and Excise Act that is over 20 years' Excise Act that is over 20 years' old. In Excise Act that is over 20 years' old. In Excise Act that is over 20 years' old. In some Excise Act that is over 20 years' old. In some parts, years' old. The act is out of step with years' old. The act is out of step with modern business practices and years' old. The act is out of step with modern business practices and with modern business practices and has been with modern business practices and has been with modern business practices and has been amended many with modern business practices and has been amended many with modern business practices and has been amended many times to with modern business practices and has been amended many times to has been amended many times to deal with has been amended many times to deal with changes has been amended many times to deal with changes in trade, travel, has been amended many times to deal with changes in trade, travel, with changes in trade, travel, security and technology.