Surveillance and anti-terrorism powers 64. In addition, the rights of children under Article 16 have been more indirectly engaged by a recent raft of interim legislation that has established extraordinary mechanisms for countering foreign terrorist fighters and increasing governmental powers of surveillance.28 An Independent Review of Security and Intelligence services is currently ongoing and will be releasing its findings in February 2016. The review is expected to result in a major overhaul of New Zealand’s intelligence and security legislation and oversight mechanisms. To date, the potential impact of these reforms of children, particularly the children of ethnic groups who may be unduly targeted by surveillance powers, has not been accorded specific consideration. Recommendations 65. The Committee may wish to consider including the following questions in its List of Issues for the New Zealand Government:  What measures has it put in place to ensure that the rights of children are protected during information sharing processes invoked under the Vulnerable Children’s AISA?  What is the status of the Government’s development of a predictive risk modeling system for the child protection system and what measures will it put in place to protect the rights of children subject to it?  What measures does the Government intend to take to ensure that the rights of children are upheld and protected in circumstances where they, or their family members, are subject to surveillance or other forms of intelligence or security activity? B. Violence and abuse Relevant provision of the CRC: Article 19 CO 2011: Prioritize the elimination of all forms of violence against children, including by ensuring implementation of the recommendations of the United Nations Study on violence against children (see A/61/299), paying particular attention to gender. 28 See for example Countering Foreign Terrorist Fighters Bill 2014. 16