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35: Commencement of code
or “When a code of practice takes effect”
You could also call this:

“ Rules for publishing codes of practice ”

A code of practice is a type of secondary legislation. This means it follows certain rules about how it’s published, which you can find in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

When it comes to these codes, the law treats the Privacy Commissioner as if they made the code. It’s as if the Commissioner created the code by issuing it themselves.

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Next up: 37: Amendment and revocation of codes of practice

or “How the Commissioner can change or cancel codes of practice”
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Part 3 Information privacy principles and codes of practice
Codes of practice

36Application of Legislation Act 2019 to codes

  1. A code of practice is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

  2. That Act applies as if—

  3. the Commissioner were the maker of the code; and
    1. the code were made by the Commissioner issuing it.

      Notes
      • Section 36: replaced, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).