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Customer and Product Data Bill

Administrative matters - Register

121: Contents of register that is publicly available

You could also call this:

“What information about data holders and requestors can you see in the public register?”

The new law proposes to create a public register with information about data holders and accredited requestors. This register will be available for you to see.

For data holders, the register will show their name and New Zealand Business Number. It will tell you what types of customer and product data they must provide, and when they need to start providing it. The register will also list what kinds of action requests they must perform and when. You’ll be able to see how to complain about their data services and how to contact them.

For accredited requestors, the register will show their name and New Zealand Business Number too. It will tell you what they are accredited for and what types of accreditation they have. You’ll also find information on how to complain about their data services and how to contact them.

The register might include other information if the law says it should. The person in charge (called the chief executive) must make sure all this information is available for you to see.

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Part 5 Administrative matters
Register

121Contents of register that is publicly available

  1. The register must contain—

  2. the following information about each data holder (A):
    1. A’s name and New Zealand Business Number:
      1. the designation regulations in relation to which A is designated:
        1. the classes of customer data and product data that A has to provide and the dates from which A must do so:
          1. the classes of action requests that A has to perform and the dates from which A must do so:
            1. how customers may make a complaint about A’s conduct in connection with regulated data services that A provides:
              1. how customers may contact A about those services; and
              2. the following information about each accredited requestor (B):
                1. B’s name and New Zealand Business Number:
                  1. the designation regulations in relation to which B is accredited:
                    1. each class of accreditation held by B:
                      1. how customers may make a complaint about B’s conduct in connection with regulated data services that B requests:
                        1. how customers may contact B about those services; and
                        2. the information prescribed for the purposes of this paragraph (if any).

                          1. The chief executive must ensure that the information referred to in this section is publicly available.