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28: Automated decision making in relation to visas, etc
or “Computer systems can make decisions about visas and entry to New Zealand”

You could also call this:

“Computer system used to decide if you can enter New Zealand before you travel”

The chief executive can make decisions about letting you enter New Zealand using a computer system. This system looks at information about you that the chief executive has or can access. The computer uses rules that the chief executive has set up beforehand to make these decisions. This process is used when checking passengers before they travel to New Zealand. The chief executive can use this system for decisions under section 97(1) or section 97A(1) of the law.

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29Automated decision making in advance passenger processing

The chief executive may make a decision under section 97(1) or 97A(1) by means of an automated electronic system that analyses the information (if any) about a person that is held by the chief executive or to which the chief executive has access using criteria predetermined by the chief executive.

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