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Can I start by thanking the New Zealand Security Association for inviting me here tonight. It is great to be here to acknowledge and celebrate with you the great work and professionalism of your industry.

  • Mark Mitchell
  • Justice

Good afternoon.

Thank you for inviting me here today.

  • Mark Mitchell
  • Justice

I move, that the Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Bill be now read a first time, I nominate the Justice and Electoral Committee to consider the bill.

I also move that Government notice of motion No 1, that this House apologise to those homosexual New Zealanders who were convicted for consensual adult activity, and recognise the tremendous hurt and suffering those men and their families have gone through, and the continued effects the convictions have had on them, be agreed to.

  • Amy Adams
  • Justice

Tēnā koutou katoa me ngā tini āhuatanga o te wā. Nau mai, haere mai.

Good morning.

Thank you Prime Minister for your opening comments, and thank you Sir Wira for taking on the role of Summit Chair.

I also want to give special acknowledgement to our four keynote speakers who will help set the tone for what I hope will be some incisive discussion today.

And thank you all for being here and for the contributions you make every day to help ensure that New Zealanders are living safer and happier lives.

  • Amy Adams
  • Justice

Good afternoon and thank you for the invitation to speak at the Government Economics Network today.

For as long as can be remembered, Governments have used data to inform economic policy.

Forecasts and robust modelling sit comfortably alongside fiscal policy. Detailed economic data stretching back into the nineteenth century has helped inform future economic policy and its impacts.

  • Amy Adams
  • Justice

Good morning.

Can I start by acknowledging Martin Cocker, chief executive of NetSafe.

I would like to welcome you all to New Zealand’s first conference focused on harmful digital communications.

It’s an important topic and one that matters now more than ever before. Bullying is not a new problem but its reach and its impact have increased considerably in the digital age. I’m sure many of us either have, or know of someone who has, been a victim of online bullying.

  • Amy Adams
  • Justice

Good morning

It’s great to have the opportunity to open Wellington’s Privacy Forum and to talk to you about privacy this morning.

Can I start by acknowledging:

  • John Edwards, Privacy Commissioner
  • Joe Cannataci, UN Special Rapporteur for the Right to Privacy

Ladies and gentlemen, we live in the age of information. We are creating and disseminating information like never before.

  • Amy Adams
  • Justice

Good morning and thank you Andrew Bridgman for the introduction and for hosting us at the Justice Centre this morning.

It’s fair to say that New Zealand has one of the most trusted justice systems in the world and is internationally very highly regarded.  But that’s not something we should ever take for granted. 

  • Amy Adams
  • Justice

Thank you, Mr President,

It is an honour to be here this morning as the first New Zealand Minister to present to the Human Rights Council.

Keeping human rights in the spotlight

A decade on from the establishment of this Council and 50 years since the adoption of the two foundational human rights covenants, it is timely to reflect on the progress and challenges in the promotion and protection of human rights.

  • Amy Adams
  • Justice

Good evening ladies and gentlemen,

It’s my pleasure to address this year’s New Zealand Law Foundation awards dinner.

At the risk of offending those I don’t name, I would like to acknowledge some of the dignitaries here this evening:

  • Amy Adams
  • Justice
  • Courts

It’s a pleasure being here this morning and thank you Allan Cooke for the warm welcome.

First, may I acknowledge our gracious hosts, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts, for hosting us here this morning and the Family Law Section of the Law Society for their continued support.

Nine months into the job, I have to say I’m thoroughly enjoying being Minister of Justice.

  • Amy Adams
  • Justice

Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou.

Nau mai haere mai.

Good morning ladies and gentlemen and welcome.

I am pleased to be able to join you this morning at the 18th Annual Meeting of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering.

First, I want to acknowledge the APG Secretariat and the APG co-chairs for their leadership, dedication and stewardship over the important work of the organisation.

  • Amy Adams
  • Justice

Mr Speaker, I move, That the Harmful Digital Communications Bill be now read a third time.

Cyberbullying is a real and growing problem.

It’s not a minor issue confined to a small group of people. One-in-five New Zealanders aged 13-30 years have experienced harmful communications on the internet.

We need to do something to stem these new and insidious threats.

  • Amy Adams
  • Justice

Tena koutou nga Iwi o Tauranga moana nei (Greetings/salutations to you all the tribes of this area - Tauranga )

Ngai te Rangi     Ngai te Rangi (one of the Iwi)

Ngati Ranginui   Ngati Ranginui (one of the Iwi)

Ngati Pukenga   Ngati Pukenga (one of the Iwi).

Taku mihi tenei   ki a koutou katoa          (This is my acknowledgment to you all.)

  • Amy Adams
  • Courts
  • Justice