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149: Matters to which relevant Minister must have regard before recommending Order in Council
or “What the Minister must consider before recommending an information sharing agreement”
You could also call this:

“Groups must consult before sharing your information”

When groups want to share your information with each other, they need to talk to some people first. They must ask for ideas from the Privacy Commissioner, who is like a protector of your personal information. They also need to talk to people who can speak up for you and others whose information might be shared.

The groups also need to ask for thoughts from people who represent the kinds of organisations that might use the agreement. They can ask other people too if they think it’s a good idea.

After asking everyone for their ideas, the groups need to think about what people said. They can’t just ignore the suggestions.

The Privacy Commissioner has a special job. They need to think about how the agreement might affect your privacy. The Commissioner can share their thoughts if they want to.

Finally, the groups need to give all the ideas they got to the Minister in charge. The Minister is an important person in the government who helps make decisions about these agreements.

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Next up: 151: Commissioner may prepare and publish report on approved information sharing agreement

or “Privacy Commissioner can write and share reports about information sharing agreements”
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Part 7 Sharing, accessing, and matching personal information
Information sharing

150Consultation on proposed information sharing agreement

  1. The parties proposing to enter into an information sharing agreement must, before the proposed agreement is concluded,—

  2. consult and invite submissions on the proposed agreement from—
    1. the Commissioner; and
      1. any person or organisation that the agencies consider represents the interests of the classes of individuals whose personal information will be shared under the proposed agreement; and
        1. any person or organisation that the parties consider represents the interests of any specified class of agency to which the agreement may apply; and
          1. any other person or organisation that the agencies consider should be consulted; and
          2. have regard to any submissions made under paragraph (a).

            1. The Commissioner—

            2. must consider the privacy implications of the proposed agreement; and
              1. may make any submissions under subsection (1)(a)(i) that the Commissioner considers appropriate.

                1. The agencies must give the relevant Minister a copy of the submissions made under subsection (1)(a) (if any).

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