Part 5Administrative provisions
Disclosure of information
304Definitions for subpart
In this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires,—
access a database includes to access a database remotely
arrival and departure information, in relation to any person, means—
- the person’s full name:
- the person’s date of birth:
- the person’s sex:
- the person’s passport number:
- the person’s nationality:
- if the person has arrived or, as the case may be, departed by aircraft, the flight number of the aircraft:
- if the person has arrived or, as the case may be, departed by ship, the name of the ship:
- the date and time that the person arrived in or, as the case may be, departed from New Zealand
Category 1 information means any information held by Customs,—
- including information relating to—
- persons:
- goods:
- craft; but
- persons:
- excluding Category 2 information
Category 2 information means—
- the following information in relation to any person:
- arrival and departure information:
- biometric information:
- passenger name record information; and
- arrival and departure information:
- intelligence assessments and reports generated by Customs
chief executive of a government agency includes the Commissioner of Police
Commissioner means the Commissioner of Inland Revenue (as that term is defined in section 3(1) of the Tax Administration Act 1994)
database means any information recording system or facility used by Customs to store information
government agency means—
- a public service agency (as defined in section 5 of the Public Service Act 2020), other than—
- the New Zealand Customs Service; and
- the Government Communications Security Bureau; and
- the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service; and
- Statistics New Zealand:
- the New Zealand Customs Service; and
- a Crown agent named in Part 1 of Schedule 1 of the Crown Entities Act 2004:
- an independent Crown entity named in Part 3 of Schedule 1 of the Crown Entities Act 2004:
- the New Zealand Police:
- the New Zealand Defence Force
identifying information means information that identifies a person, but does not include biometric information
organisation means a body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate, in New Zealand
private sector organisation means an organisation in the private sector
terrorist act has the meaning given to that term in section 5(1) of the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002.
- the person’s full name:
Notes
- Section 304 government agency paragraph (a): replaced, on , by section 135 of the Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40).


