22Interpretation

1. In this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires,—

   access, in relation to information, means to do any or all of the following:

   1. inspect the information:
   2. copy the information, or any part of the information:
   3. obtain a printout of the information

   acquire an assumed identity means to acquire evidence of the assumed identity, and includes taking steps towards acquiring evidence of the identity

   agency includes—

   1. a Minister; and
   2. a statutory officer; and
   3. a government agency; and
   4. a private sector agency

   assumed identity, in relation to an authorised person, means an identity the person assumes that—

   1. is not the person’s real identity; or
   2. involves a false or misleading representation about 1 or more aspects of the person’s real identity

   authorised person means an employee of an intelligence and security agency who is authorised under section 23 to do 1 or more of the following:

   1. acquire an assumed identity:
   2. use an assumed identity:
   3. maintain an assumed identity

   employee means any person—

   1. who is, or will be, an employee of an intelligence and security agency; and
   2. who is approved by the Director-General of an intelligence and security agency to carry out activities for that agency

   evidence, in relation to an identity, means any documentation (whether physical or electronic) or thing that—

   1. has a tendency to prove, or purports to establish, the identity (for example, a birth certificate, certificate of New Zealand citizenship, passport, or driver licence); or
   2. can be used to support the proof or establishment of the identity (for example, a bank card or staff identity card)

   false document includes a false document within the meaning of section 255 of the Crimes Act 1961

   government agency means—

   1. a Crown entity within the meaning of section 7 of the Crown Entities Act 2004:
   2. a department:
   3. an interdepartmental venture

   maintain, in relation to an assumed identity, includes taking steps towards maintaining the identity

   private sector agency means an entity that is not a government agency

   statutory officer means a person who—

   1. holds or performs the duties of an office established by an enactment; or
   2. performs duties expressly conferred on that person by an enactment by virtue of that person’s office.

2. For the purposes of this subpart,—

3. a record is publicly available if an agency, in the ordinary course of its activities, makes the record available to the public for inspection or searching; but
4. a record is not to be treated as publicly available merely because it is or may be required to be made available under the Official Information Act 1982.