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Privacy Act 2020

Sharing, accessing, and matching personal information - Information sharing

141: Parties to information sharing agreement

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When you look at information sharing agreements, you see that two or more agencies can work together. These agencies can be public sector agencies, New Zealand private sector agencies, or parts of these agencies. You need to know that an agency entering into an information sharing agreement must be named as a party to the agreement. This means the agency is clearly identified in the agreement.

When agencies enter into these agreements, there are some rules they must follow. An overseas agency cannot enter into an information sharing agreement. At least one of the agencies in the agreement must be a public sector agency that is a department, or part of a public sector agency that is a department, or a specified organisation, or part of a specified organisation.

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Information sharing

141Parties to information sharing agreement

  1. Two or more of the following agencies may enter into an information sharing agreement:

  2. a public sector agency:
    1. a New Zealand private sector agency:
      1. a part of a public sector agency:
        1. a part of a New Zealand private sector agency.

          1. An agency of the kind specified in subsection (1) that enters into an information sharing agreement must be named as a party to the agreement.

          2. Subsection (1) is subject to subsections (4) and (5).

          3. An overseas agency may not enter into an information sharing agreement.

          4. At least 1 of the agencies that enters into an information sharing agreement must be—

          5. a public sector agency that is a department; or
            1. part of a public sector agency that is a department; or
              1. a specified organisation; or
                1. part of a specified organisation.

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