Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Clause 31, I think, provides some very important exceptions in the copyright bill, specifically sections 30.61, 30.62, and 30.63. This amendment is a matter of ensuring that the language reflects the intent, and that the intent is to encourage follow-on innovation in the ICT sector. These are important provisions for many companies within the information and communications technologies sector, but we need to make sure that through this amendment these exceptions cannot be used for malicious purposes.
It cannot be used by computer hackers, by individuals who may wish to attempt to, for example, expose or make public a company's trade secrets. This amendment provides appropriate protections with respect to these exceptions.