29350 (2025). Hon Jenny Salesa to the Minister of Customs

Written Question

Published date: 03 Jul 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	29350 (2025)
Question asked:	08 Jun 2025
Member asking:	Hon Jenny Salesa
Portfolio:	Minister of Customs
Minister replying:	Hon Casey Costello
Answer received:	29 Jun 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_29350_2025
Document guid:	cb5b70c3-74e5-4949-9c48-ad1cccf09f6f

29350 (2025). Hon Jenny Salesa to the Minister of Customs: What specific risks, if any, has the Minister been advised of in relation to Custom's transition to digital border processing, particularly regarding Transnational Organised Crime exploitation of Artificial Intelligence generated shipping data or spoofed manifests?

Hon Casey Costello: As Minister of Customs, I have not been advised by the New Zealand Customs Service (Customs) of any digital border processing risks specifically relating to transnational organised crime exploitation of Artificial Intelligence-generated shipping data or spoofed manifests.