Customer and Product Data Bill

Members, we now come to Part 4. This is the debate on clauses 54 to 95, “Regulatory and enforcement matters”. The question is that Part 4 stand part.

My question to the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs on this part is: is there anything in this part that would disincentivise small players—the smallest players—to be able to be effective in the market? That’s something all of the Economic Development, Science and Innovation Committee wants to see: a “go for it” attitude from this Government on this. There are some enforcement provisions which we heard submissions on that people were worried about, but I’m really asking him to comment on the way that the system works and enables.

Well, just quickly in answer to that, again, the system is going to be regulated, so that will again differ depending on the sector that is being regulated under the primary legislation. I’m not in a position to give a specific answer to the member, but this part has been drafted and worded in a way that provides the framework for regulations to occur, and that’s, I think, now been well explained on several occasions.

The question is that the Minister’s amendments to Part 4 set out on Amendment Paper 254 be agreed to.

Amendments agreed to.

Part 4 as amended agreed to.

Part 5 Administrative matters