Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Preliminary provisions - Interpretation

5: Interpretation

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This part of the law explains important words and ideas used in the Customer and Product Data Act 2025. It helps you understand what these terms mean when you read the law.

The law defines many terms. For example, an “accredited requestor” is explained in section 7 of the act. “Authorisation” and “authorise” are defined in section 37.

Some terms are explained right in this section. For instance, “data” includes information, and the “chief executive” means the head of the Ministry responsible for this law.

Other terms are borrowed from different laws. “Goods” and “services” have the same meaning as in the Fair Trading Act 1986. “Personal information” means the same thing as in the Privacy Act 2020.

The law also explains what it means to be “involved in a contravention”. This includes helping someone break the law, encouraging them to do it, knowing about it and being part of it, or planning with others to break the law.

Remember, these definitions help you understand what the law means when it uses these words. If you’re not sure about a term, you can look it up in this section.

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Part 1 Preliminary provisions
Interpretation

5Interpretation

  1. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    accredited requestor has the meaning set out in section 7

      authorisation and authorise have the meanings set out in section 37

        chief executive means the chief executive of the Ministry

          civil liability provision has the meaning set out in section 69(2)

            confirmation has the meaning set out in section 39(2)

              court means, in relation to any matter, the court before which the matter is to be determined (see sections 92 and 93)

                customer has the meaning set out in section 8(1)

                  customer data has the meaning set out in section 8(2)

                    data includes information

                      data holder has the meaning set out in section 6

                        deception has the same meaning as in section 240(2) of the Crimes Act 1961

                          designated action, in relation to a data holder and a provision of this Act, means an action that is specified, or belongs to a class specified, in the data holder’s designation regulations for the purposes of that provision

                            designated customer data has the meaning set out in section 8(3)

                              designated product data has the meaning set out in section 9

                                designation regulations

                                1. means designation regulations made under section 104; and
                                  1. in relation to a person that is a data holder, means any designation regulations that have the effect of designating that person

                                    director has the same meaning as in section 6 of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013

                                      document has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Evidence Act 2006

                                        goods has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Fair Trading Act 1986

                                          infringement fee, in relation to an infringement offence, means the infringement fee for the offence

                                            infringement offence means an offence identified in this Act as being an infringement offence

                                              involved in a contravention has the meaning set out in subsection (2)

                                                IPP means an information privacy principle set out in section 22 of the Privacy Act 2020

                                                  IPP 6 means information privacy principle 6 (access to personal information) set out in section 22 of the Privacy Act 2020

                                                    Minister means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of a warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is responsible for the administration of this Act

                                                      Ministry means the department that, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is responsible for the administration of this Act

                                                        New Zealand Business Number means the number allocated to an entity under the New Zealand Business Number Act 2016

                                                          personal information has the same meaning as in section 7 of the Privacy Act 2020

                                                            product has the meaning set out in section 9(1)

                                                              product data has the meaning set out in section 9(2)

                                                                register means the register established under subpart 7 of Part 5

                                                                  regulated data service has the meaning set out in section 10

                                                                    regulations means regulations made under this Act

                                                                      secondary user has the meaning set out in section 24(4)

                                                                        senior manager, in relation to a person (A), means a person who is not a director but occupies a position that allows that person to exercise significant influence over the management or administration of A (for example, a chief executive or a chief financial officer)

                                                                          serious threat has the meaning set out in section 16(3)

                                                                            services has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Fair Trading Act 1986

                                                                              standard means a standard made under section 138

                                                                                valid request has the meaning set out in section 26.

                                                                                1. In this Act, a person is involved in a contravention if the person—

                                                                                2. has aided, abetted, counselled, or procured the contravention; or
                                                                                  1. has induced, whether by threats or promises or otherwise, the contravention; or
                                                                                    1. has been in any way, directly or indirectly, knowingly concerned in, or party to, the contravention; or
                                                                                      1. has conspired with others to effect the contravention.