Citizenship Act 1977

Miscellaneous provisions

26C: Access to information for purposes of Identity Information Confirmation Act 2012

You could also call this:

"Getting citizenship information for identity checks"

If you want to access information recorded under the Citizenship Act 1977 for a specific purpose, you can do so. This is allowed if the access is for the purposes of, and in accordance with, the Identity Information Confirmation Act 2012. You can use this information as long as you follow the rules set out in the Identity Information Confirmation Act 2012.

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26B: Access to information for citizenship purposes, or

"Sharing information to help decide who can be a New Zealand citizen"

26D: Provision of information to Government Statistician, or

"Sharing information with the Government Statistician to help with statistics and research"

Part 2Miscellaneous provisions

26CAccess to information for purposes of Identity Information Confirmation Act 2012

Nothing in this Act limits access to information that is recorded under this Act if the access is for the purposes of, and in accordance with, the Identity Information Confirmation Act 2012.

Notes

Section 26C: inserted, on 19 December 2012, by section 22 of the Identity Information Confirmation Act 2012 (2012 No 124).