Copyright Act 1994

Enforcement officers - Miscellaneous

134ZE: Disclosure of information

You could also call this:

"Sharing information to help investigate copyright offences"

You can share information with certain people to investigate and prosecute offences under the Copyright Act 1994. The chief executive of a Ministry, the New Zealand Customs Service, or the Commissioner of Police can ask each other for information to help with this. They can only share this information with authorised people or for court proceedings related to their work. You cannot share information obtained under this section with others, except in certain situations. Information can be shared with people who are allowed to receive it, or for court cases that are happening or might happen soon. This is so they can do their jobs properly. Some rules might say that information must be kept secret, but these rules do not apply when sharing information under this section, as seen in the Copyright Amendment Act 2011. This means that people can still share information even if other laws say they should keep it secret. This helps with investigating and prosecuting offences under the Copyright Act 1994.

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134ZD: Other privileges, or

"Special rights to keep some information private"

134ZF: No liability if functions performed or powers exercised in good faith, or

"You're protected if you act in good faith as an officer or helper."

Part 6AEnforcement officers
Miscellaneous

134ZEDisclosure of information

The chief executive (or any employee of the Ministry authorised in that behalf), the chief executive of the New Zealand Customs Service (or any employee of the New Zealand Customs Service authorised in that behalf), and the Commissioner of Police (or any member of the Police authorised in that behalf) may disclose information to each other, on request, for the purpose of investigating and prosecuting offences under this Act.
Information obtained under subsection (1) must not be disclosed except—
to the persons authorised under that subsection; or
for the purpose of any proceedings that have been commenced or that are reasonably in contemplation and that are connected with a matter in relation to which those persons perform their duties.

No obligation as to secrecy or other restriction on the disclosure of information imposed by any enactment or otherwise prevents a disclosure under this section.

Notes

Section 134ZE: inserted, on 7 October 2011, by section 6 of the Copyright Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 72).