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Privacy Act 2020

Sharing, accessing, and matching personal information - Information sharing

161: Power to amend Schedule 2 by Order in Council

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“Government can update Schedule 2 to reflect changes in information sharing agreements”

The Governor-General can change Schedule 2 of the Privacy Act 2020 by making an Order in Council. Here’s what they can do:

You can update Schedule 2 to show when an agency in an approved information sharing agreement has closed down or changed its name. You can also change the website address where you can find a copy of an agreement.

If an agreement has been changed and approved under section 157, you can update Schedule 2 to show these changes. You can also fix any mistakes or missing information in the schedule.

You’re allowed to remove any information from Schedule 2, including all the details about an agreement if the order that approved it has ended or been cancelled.

You can make other changes to Schedule 2 or replace it completely.

These changes can be part of an Order in Council made under section 145 or in a separate order under this section.

An order made under this section is considered secondary legislation, which means it needs to follow special rules about how it’s published.

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161Power to amend Schedule 2 by Order in Council

  1. Without limiting the matters that an Order in Council made under section 145 must insert into Schedule 2 in accordance with section 147(2), the Governor-General may, by Order in Council,—

  2. make any amendments to Schedule 2 that are required—
    1. to recognise the abolition or dissolution of any agency that is party to an approved information sharing agreement or any change in the name of such an agency; or
      1. to reflect any change in the Internet site address where a copy of an approved information sharing agreement can be accessed; or
        1. to reflect any amendments to an approved information sharing agreement that are approved under section 157; or
          1. to correct any error or omission in any description in that schedule:
          2. repeal any description or matter in Schedule 2, including all of the descriptions or matters relating to an approved information sharing agreement if the Order in Council by which it was approved has expired or has been revoked:
            1. otherwise amend or replace Schedule 2.

              1. To avoid doubt, any of the matters set out in this section may be included in an Order in Council made under section 145 or in a separate Order in Council made under this section.

              2. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

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              • Section 161(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).