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Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021

Consequential amendments and repeals

Schedule 2: Disclosure of information to agencies

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"When the government shares your personal info with other agencies"

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The government shares your personal info with some agencies. This is allowed under the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 2021, as stated in section 112. You can see which agencies get your info and why. The agencies that get your info include the Accident Compensation Corporation and the Department of Internal Affairs. They use your info to check who you are and if you are eligible for things like benefits. They also use your info to update their records. The info shared can be about your birth, marriage, death, or name change. Agencies use this info for different purposes, like checking if you can get a passport or a driver licence. They also use it to update their records and make sure they have the right info about you.

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2Disclosure of information to agencies Empowered by s 112

The following table is large n size and has 3 columns. Column 1 is headed Specified agency, column 2 is headed Type of information, and column 3 is headed Purpose.
Agency Type of information Purpose
Accident Compensation Corporation Birth information and name-change information To verify the identity of a claimant and a claimant’s eligibility or continuing eligibility for a benefit
Marriage or civil union information and name-change information To verify a claimant’s change of name
Death information To identify deceased claimants
Board of Trustees of National Provident Fund Birth information, marriage information, civil union information, name-change information, and death information To verify the identity of a member or beneficiary of the National Provident Fund and the eligibility or continuing eligibility of a member or beneficiary for payments under the Fund
Department of Internal Affairs Birth information, marriage information, civil union information, name-change information, and death information

To verify whether a person is eligible—

  • to hold a New Zealand passport:
    1. for New Zealand citizenship

        		1.
        Death information To identify deceased holders of New Zealand travel documents
        Government Superannuation Fund Authority Birth information, marriage information, civil union information, name-change information, and death information To verify the identity of a member or beneficiary of the Government Superannuation Fund and the eligibility or continuing eligibility of a member or beneficiary for payments under the Fund
        Inland Revenue Department Birth information, marriage information, civil union information, and name-change information

        To verify the identity of a person to establish—

      1. the tax file number of the person:
        1. the details of an applicant for child support:
          1. for child support purposes, details of the parentage, birth, and death of qualifying children or dependent children

              		1.
              Death information To identify deceased taxpayers and verify their details
              Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment Birth information and name-change information

              To—

            1. verify a person’s citizenship status:
              1. verify a person’s entitlement to reside in New Zealand:
                1. update and verify immigration records

                    		1.
                    Marriage information and civil union information To verify that a person is married to, or in a civil union with, a New Zealand citizen
                    Death information To identify deceased holders of temporary entry class visas
                    Ministry of Education Birth information, name-change information, and death information To verify and update information on the National Student Index
                    Ministry of Health Birth information, name-change information, and death information To verify and update health information on the National Health Index
                    Birth information and death information To compile mortality statistics
                    Ministry of Justice Marriage information and civil union information To verify a fine defaulter’s name change
                    Death information

                    To—

                  1. remove the names of deceased persons from jury lists:
                    1. remit or enforce payment of fines owed by deceased persons

                        		1.
                        Ministry of Justice (Māori Land Court Unit) Death information To identify deceased Māori landowners
                        Ministry of Social Development Birth information, marriage information, civil union information, name-change information, and death information

                        To—

                      1. verify a person’s eligibility or continuing eligibility for benefits, war pensions, grants, loans, or allowances:
                        1. verify a person’s eligibility or continuing eligibility for a community services card or a card the availability of which is based principally on the age and residence of a person, or of the person’s spouse or civil union partner or former spouse or civil union partner:
                          1. identify debtors, including any person no longer in receipt of a benefit, war pension, grant, loan, or allowance

                              		1.
                              New Zealand Transport Agency Birth information and name-change information To verify details supplied by an applicant for a driver licence
                              Marriage information and civil union information To verify the name change of the holder of a driver licence
                              Death information To identify deceased holders of driver licences