This Act aims to protect your personal information. It does this by setting rules to keep your information private. You have the right to see your own personal information. This Act also considers other important rights and interests. It makes sure New Zealand follows international rules about privacy. These rules include the OECD Guidelines and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Act helps balance your right to privacy with other rights. It ensures your personal information is handled correctly. This means you can trust that your information is safe and protected.
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1: Title, or
"Name of this privacy law"
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
