Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017

Enforcement and other matters - General provisions - Amendment to Privacy Act 1993

93: Amendment to Privacy Act 1993

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"Changing the Privacy Act to help the Ministry get police information for space and high-altitude activities"

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The law is changing the Privacy Act 1993. You can find the Privacy Act 1993 on the New Zealand legislation website. This change is about what information the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment can get from the police. The Ministry can get some information for a specific purpose, which is stated in section 52 of the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017.

The change is made in Schedule 5 of the Privacy Act 1993, under the heading Police records. You can find Schedule 5 on the New Zealand legislation website. This change is about the Ministry getting information for the purposes of the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment can get information about details of overseas hearings, offender identity, and wanted persons. This information is limited to what the Ministry needs to know for the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017. The change is to help the Ministry do its job according to the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017.

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Part 3Enforcement and other matters
General provisions: Amendment to Privacy Act 1993

93Amendment to Privacy Act 1993

This section amends the Privacy Act 1993.
In Schedule 5, under the heading Police records, item relating to details of overseas hearings, third column, after the item relating to the Serious Fraud Office, insert:

Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (access is limited to obtaining information for the purposes of section 52 of the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017)
In Schedule 5, under the heading Police records, item relating to offender identity, third column, after the item relating to the Ministry of Justice, insert:

Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (access is limited to obtaining information for the purposes of section 52 of the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017)
In Schedule 5, under the heading Police records, item relating to wanted persons, third column, after the item relating to the Ministry of Justice, insert:

Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (access is limited to obtaining information for the purposes of section 52 of the Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017)

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