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Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003

Registration of motor vehicle traders - Miscellaneous provisions - Searches of register

59: When search constitutes interference with privacy of individual

You could also call this:

"Searching the register incorrectly can invade someone's privacy"

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If you search the register for personal information in a way that does not follow the rules set out in sections 56 to 58, it is considered an interference with someone's privacy under section 69 of the Privacy Act 2020. You need to be careful when searching the register to make sure you are following the rules. This is to protect people's personal information and privacy.

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Miscellaneous provisions: Searches of register

59When search constitutes interference with privacy of individual

  1. A search of the register for personal information that has not been carried out in accordance with sections 56 to 58 constitutes an action that is an interference with the privacy of an individual under section 69 of the Privacy Act 2020.

Notes
  • Section 59: replaced, on , by section 217 of the Privacy Act 2020 (2020 No 31).