Ombudsmen Act 1975

Functions of Ombudsmen

21A: Consultation with Privacy Commissioner

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"Talking to the Privacy Commissioner about your job"

You can talk to the Privacy Commissioner about things related to your job. You do this under the Privacy Act 2020. You can share information with the Privacy Commissioner if you need to.

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21: Ombudsmen and staff to maintain secrecy, or

"Ombudsmen and staff must keep work secrets to protect New Zealand and its people."

21B: Consultation with Health and Disability Commissioner, or

"Ombudsman talks to Health and Disability Commissioner about important issues"

21AConsultation with Privacy Commissioner

Notwithstanding anything in section 21, an Ombudsman may from time to time undertake consultation with the Privacy Commissioner under the Privacy Act 2020 in relation to any matter relating to the functions of the Ombudsman, including (without limitation) consultation—
for the purposes of making a determination under section 17A:
in relation to any matter arising out of or in the course of an investigation under this Act or any other enactment:
in relation to any matter relating to privacy, whether or not the matter arises out of a particular complaint made under this Act,—

Notes

Section 21A: inserted, on 1 July 1993, by section 3 of the Ombudsmen Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 34).
Section 21A: amended, on 1 December 2020, by section 217 of the Privacy Act 2020 (2020 No 31).