Thank you very much. I understand that facial recognition is usually used at airports in certain areas.
In Canada, as you know, we have the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. It is similar to your Immigration Act since they both serve the purpose of the regulation of immigration.
Today, we tabled new legislation for lawful access, which has very strong support from all levels of law enforcement in Canada. I know that Australia also has a very strong lawful access provision, giving law enforcement the tools to access the data relevant to assist in investigations.
From a legislative standpoint, are there any statutory mechanisms that empower law enforcement to collect, share and operationalize intelligence when addressing criminality in New Zealand?