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Land Transport Act 1998

Motor vehicle registration and licensing - Register of motor vehicles

238: Registrar may confirm or deny match of information

You could also call this:

“The person in charge of records can say yes or no about who owns a car”

If someone asks about a specific person and vehicle, the Registrar can confirm or deny if that person is registered for that vehicle. The Registrar can use extra information like the person’s birth date or driver licence number to help check this. However, the Registrar can only say yes or no about whether the person is registered for that vehicle. They can’t give any other information.

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Part 17 Motor vehicle registration and licensing
Register of motor vehicles

238Registrar may confirm or deny match of information

  1. If an application is made under section 236(1)(b) for confirmation of personal information, the Registrar may confirm or deny that the person specified by the applicant is registered in respect of the motor vehicle specified by the applicant.

  2. To avoid doubt, the Registrar—

  3. may use associated data provided by the applicant such as (in the case of an individual) the date of birth or driver licence number for the purpose of confirming or denying that a specified person is registered in respect of a specified motor vehicle; but
    1. may only confirm or deny, as permitted by subsection (1).

      Notes
      • Section 238: inserted, on , by section 32(3) of the Land Transport Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 17).