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 36

   chief executive means the chief executive of the Ministry

   civil liability provision has the meaning set out in section 72(2)

   confirmation has the meaning set out in section 38(2)

   court means, in relation to any matter, the court before which the matter is to be determined (see sections 93 and 94)

   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

   derived data has the meaning set out in section 33(3)

   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 97; and
   2. 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 132

   valid request has the meaning set out in section 26.

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

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