Topic

Privacy

This page contains different parts of laws about Privacy, within the topic of Rights and equality.

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Weights and Measures Act 1987

You don't have to show documents that might get you in trouble

29: Privilege against self-incrimination

Conservation Act 1987

Keeping dog owner information private

26ZZN: Supply of information in relation to ownership of dogs

Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

People and groups who don't count as financial service businesses

7: Persons who are not in business of providing financial service

Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

How the list of information is kept and who can see it

25: Operation of and access to register

Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Why you can look at the list of financial service providers

32: Search purposes

Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

When looking for someone's information without a good reason is not allowed

33: When search breaches information privacy principle

Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Rules for sharing private information with other important groups

34: Sharing information with other persons or bodies

Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Rules about sharing information you find when inspecting documents

38: Disclosure of information and reports

Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Dispute scheme bosses must show the rules to everyone

64: Obligation to publish rules

Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

The public can see reports about how complaints are handled

70: Annual report and information requested by Minister to be publicly available

Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Changes to another law because of this new law about money help companies

Schedule 1: Consequential amendment

Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Working together and sharing important information when handling money complaints

67: Duty to co-operate and communicate information in certain circumstances

Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008

Minister can ask for more details about dispute resolution schemes

69: Person responsible for approved dispute resolution scheme must supply further information on Minister’s request

Sentencing Act 2002

Orders that stop people from being with certain others.

Sentencing Act 2002

Rules about drug and alcohol testing must be fair and respect your privacy and dignity.

80ZU: Further provisions concerning rules about drug and alcohol testing and monitoring

Parole Act 2002

What happens if your private information isn't kept secret

13AD: If confidentiality order not made

Immigration Act 2009

Explanation of secret information and its use in immigration cases

7: Meaning of classified information and proceedings involving classified information

Immigration Act 2009

New Zealand citizens can always enter and stay in the country

13: New Zealand citizens may enter and be in New Zealand at any time

Immigration Act 2009

Rules about using computers and special body information to make choices

Immigration Act 2009

How biometric data can be used for immigration decisions and identity checks

30: Use of biometric information in decision making

Immigration Act 2009

Rules for collecting and storing your physical identity information

31: Collection and storage of biometric information

Immigration Act 2009

Department must assess privacy impacts when collecting biometric data

32: Department to undertake privacy impact assessment

Immigration Act 2009

Minister can receive confidential immigration information

34: Minister may receive briefing

Immigration Act 2009

Keeping special secret information private in immigration decisions

35: Protection of classified information

Immigration Act 2009

Preparing a summary of secret information allegations for your review

38: Summary of allegations to be developed

Immigration Act 2009

Explaining decisions made using secret information and your rights

39: Reasons, etc, to be given where prejudicial decision made using classified information

Immigration Act 2009

How the government can make secret immigration information public

41: Declassification of classified information

Immigration Act 2009

Visa applicants must provide biometric data like fingerprints or photos

60: Biometric information may be required from visa applicant

Immigration Act 2009

Collecting fingerprints or photos from people wanting to enter New Zealand

100: Collection of biometric information from proposed arrivals

Immigration Act 2009

Non-citizens must provide biometric data when leaving New Zealand

120: Persons other than New Zealand citizens leaving New Zealand to allow biometric information to be collected

Immigration Act 2009

Keep details of asylum seekers and protected people private

151: Confidentiality to be maintained in respect of claimants, refugees, and protected persons

Immigration Act 2009

Tribunal can ask chief executive for important appeal information

229: Tribunal may require chief executive to provide information

Immigration Act 2009

Tribunal can ask for physical identification information

232: Tribunal may require provision of biometric information

Immigration Act 2009

Rules for dealing with secret information in immigration cases

Immigration Act 2009

Court checks and approves a summary of claims against you in cases involving secret information

256: Court to approve summary of allegations

Immigration Act 2009

How the Tribunal and courts handle secret information in immigration cases

259: Obligation and powers of Tribunal and courts in relation to classified information

Immigration Act 2009

Agreed practices to safeguard sensitive information in legal cases

260: Ancillary general practices and procedures to protect classified information

Immigration Act 2009

Limits on challenging decisions involving classified information

262: Restriction on appeal and review

Immigration Act 2009

How the government recognises lawyers who can handle secret information in legal cases

264: Recognition of special advocates

Immigration Act 2009

Rules for communication between you and your special advocate about classified information

267: Communication between special advocate and person to whom classified information relates

Immigration Act 2009

You must provide biometric data if requested by immigration officials for identity checks

288: Requirement to allow collection of biometric information and special biometric information

Immigration Act 2009

Sharing information with other groups or people

Immigration Act 2009

Sharing information to find people who owe large fines

295: Information matching to locate person in serious default of payment of fine

Immigration Act 2009

Sharing immigration details to check if you can use public services

301: Disclosure of immigration information to verify eligibility for publicly funded services

Immigration Act 2009

Immigration can tell employers if someone can legally work for them

304: Disclosure of information to employers

Immigration Act 2009

Rules for sharing immigration information with overseas agencies to prevent crime

305: Disclosure of information overseas

Immigration Act 2009

Keeping refugee and protection information confidential

354: Failure to maintain confidentiality in relation to refugee or protection matters

Immigration Act 2009

How information is used when deciding immigration cases

Immigration Act 2009

Sharing information about immigration with other groups or people

Immigration Act 2009

Rules about breaking the law, proving things, and keeping secrets

Immigration Act 2009

You can't complain to the Inspector-General about decisions involving classified information

42: No right of complaint to Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security

Immigration Act 2009

New Zealand citizens can choose to confirm their citizenship before boarding a flight to New Zealand

99: New Zealand citizen may confirm citizenship before arrival in New Zealand

Immigration Act 2009

Special helper can be chosen to advise on secret information in legal cases

270: Tribunal or court may appoint special adviser

Immigration Act 2009

Sharing information between immigration and health departments to check health service eligibility

300: Information matching to determine eligibility or liability to pay for services

Immigration Act 2009

Sharing information between agencies to verify people's details for immigration purposes

302: Disclosure of information to enable Department to check identity, character, and status

Immigration Act 2009

New rules for sharing work visa information with employers

477: New section 141ABA inserted

Immigration Act 2009

Government can use computers to check NZ citizenship, but must offer human option too

29A: Use of automated system to confirm New Zealand citizenship

Immigration Act 2009

Police can force you to give biometric information if you refuse

290A: Obtaining biometric information by compulsion

Immigration Act 2009

Rules for searching people arriving in New Zealand

285A: Search of persons

Immigration Act 2009

Rules for information sharing agreements between the Department and other agencies

303C: Requirements for agreements entered into under section 303, 303A, or 303B

Immigration Act 2009

Immigration can share traveller information with certain agencies for safety and security reasons

303B: Direct access to information for purposes of law enforcement, counter-terrorism, and security

Immigration Act 2009

Immigration officers and department must keep certain information confidential

294AAA: Obligation of immigration officer and Department not to disclose information

Immigration Act 2009

How government agencies share information for immigration purposes

294AAB: Information sharing

Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

You can appeal to court if you think you're being unfairly asked to give information.

77: Appeal against requirement to give information

Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

Authorities can enter a building, but not your home, to get important information in an emergency if a judge agrees.

78: Power of entry to obtain information in urgent cases

Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

Some personal information is private and can't be shared or taken.

82: Certain information not to be disclosed or seized

Trade Marks Act 2002

Rules for using someone's name or picture in your trade mark

23: Registrability of trade mark that contains person's name

Trade Marks Act 2002

Breaking the rules about using trademarked goods

90: Infringement where non-compliance with certain contractual requirements

Trade Marks Act 2002

It's against the law to use someone else's trade mark without permission

121: Offence to falsely apply registered trade mark to goods or services

Trade Marks Act 2002

Rules about what information you need to share when asked about a sign

145: Limitations on requirement to supply information

Trade Marks Act 2002

Rules about keeping some trade mark information private

134ZD: Other privileges

Trade Marks Act 2002

The right to not say things that might get you in trouble

155H: Privilege against self-incrimination

Trade Marks Act 2002

Keeping some information private when Customs officers investigate

155I: Other privileges

Local Government Act 2002

Council must answer Auditor-General's report and share it with the public

45: Local authority to respond to Auditor-General

Local Government Act 2002

Keeping some special council information private

71: Protection from disclosure of sensitive information

Local Government Act 2002

Rules about sharing information and handling complaints apply to organisations run by the council

Local Government Act 2002

Rules for sharing information apply to council-run groups

74: Official information

Local Government Act 2002

Local councils can go into places to do their job, but they must tell the owner first

171: General power of entry

Local Government Act 2002

Rules for entering private land for local council work

174: Authority to act

Local Government Act 2002

Law allows officials to check for water or utility problems on your property, but not inside your home

182: Power of entry to check utility services

Local Government Act 2002

Rules made under old laws stay in effect for a while under new laws

293: Bylaws

Local Government Act 2002

Rules for sharing important information before making new laws

261G: Consultation on proposal to incorporate material by reference

Local Government Act 2002

Rules for sharing important documents mentioned in government decisions

261H: Access to material incorporated by reference

Local Government Act 2002

The government can ask local councils for information about problems

257: Minister may require information

Local Government Act 2002

A Ministerial body's final report: what it includes and what happens next

258U: Final report of Ministerial body

Local Government Act 2002

Sharing information from local councils with the government

258Z: Disclosure of information held by local authority

Local Government Act 2002

Local councils must help when the government wants to change how they work

26A: Duties of local authorities in relation to local government reorganisation

Local Government Act 2002

What information you'll get when your local council asks for your opinion on new ideas

82A: Information requirements for consultation required under this Act

Local Government Act 2002

How your council should create and show you important documents

93F: Form and manner of presentation of consultation document

Local Government Act 2002

Rules for sharing information about local government work

35A: Application of Official Information Act 1982

Local Government Act 2002

List of council members' money and property

54A: Register of members’ pecuniary interests

Local Government Act 2002

The register shows what money stuff council members have to help people trust them

54B: Purpose of register

Local Government Act 2002

Members must report their money-related interests to be open and honest

54C: Members to make pecuniary interest returns

Local Government Act 2002

Making sure your money interests report is right and fixing any mistakes

54D: Accuracy of information included in pecuniary interest return

Local Government Act 2002

What elected members need to tell us about their money and jobs

54E: Contents of pecuniary interest return relating to member’s position

Local Government Act 2002

What you need to tell us about your money and gifts as a council member

54F: Contents of pecuniary interest return relating to member’s activities

Local Government Act 2002

The Registrar keeps track of council members' money matters and helps them follow the rules

54G: Registrar

Local Government Act 2002

Members must follow the rules and tell people about their money interests without being reminded

54H: Responsibility of members

Gambling Act 2003

The Gambling Commission must follow other laws like the Official Information Act and Privacy Act.

233: Other enactments applying to Gambling Commission

Fencing Act 1978

Explaining what words mean in this fence law

2: Interpretation

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

The government can warn people about a product that might be harmful.

72: Director-General may issue warning

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

The government keeps a secret list of information and protects private business details.

77: Establishment of database and confidentiality of certain information

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Government agencies can share information to enforce laws, with rules to keep it safe and private.

104: Direct access to information by government agencies

Resource Management Act 1991

Keeping secret information safe during council hearings

42: Protection of sensitive information

Resource Management Act 1991

This law tells us how government papers can be shared with people online instead of in person.

2AC: Availability of documents

Child Support Act 1991

Keeping legal stuff private: You need permission to talk about some court cases

89X: Restriction on publication of reports of proceedings

Child Support Act 1991

Keeping court reports private unless allowed

96ZF: Restriction on publication of reports of proceedings

Child Support Act 1991

Payers must keep other people's private information secret

170: Payers not to disclose information

Child Support Act 1991

It's against the law to share private information when you're not supposed to

172: Other offences in relation to this Part

Child Support Act 1991

Keeping child support information private and safe

240: Secrecy

Electricity Industry Act 2010

Trustees must tell everyone where to find the trust's money reports

100: Publication of audited financial statements

Electricity Industry Act 2010

The law keeps conversations with your lawyer private and protects you from self-incrimination

48: Privileges protected

Electricity Industry Act 2010

Rules for sharing information with other groups to keep your details safe

47B: Authority may impose conditions on provision of information or documents

Electricity Act 1992

Keeping some information about electrical workers private

137: Restricting public access to information and documents on register

Electricity Act 1992

You can only search the register for specific reasons allowed by law

140: Search purposes

Electricity Act 1992

Looking up someone's private details without permission is against the law

141: When search constitutes interference with privacy of individual

Electricity Act 1992

Board meetings are usually open, but some things can be kept private

153: Meetings to be held in public

Electricity Act 1992

Rules about how people who benefit from community and customer trusts can access information

Electricity Act 1992

Investigator must tell you before entering your home for an investigation

147D: Investigator must give notice to occupier of dwellinghouse

Electricity Act 1992

Orders about electricity matters must be shared with the public

147Z: Publication of orders

Electricity Act 1992

Court can keep someone's name and personal information private in a case

147ZF: Power of court to prohibit publication of person's name or affairs

Corrections Act 2004

Some prisoner information can be shared to help with social assistance.

180A: Prisoner information may be disclosed for social assistance purposes

Corrections Act 2004

Prison staff must warn you that your mail may be opened and read when you arrive

110B: Warnings in relation to mail

Corrections Act 2004

How the Privacy Act 2020 applies to prisoners' mail and activities

110C: Application of Privacy Act 2020

Corrections Act 2004

No suing the government during emergencies, unless they act very badly.

179E: Exclusion of liability while epidemic notice in force or during emergency

Corrections Act 2004

Sharing information about serious offenders to keep you and your community safe

181A: Disclosure of information relating to highest-risk offenders

Corrections Act 2004

Prison officers can collect personal info and photos from prisoners to keep them and others safe

41: Collection of biometric information, etc, from prisoner

Corrections Act 2004

People in charge might listen to your phone calls.

Corrections Act 2004

When officials can share private information about someone

117: Authorised disclosure of information

Corrections Act 2004

How the Privacy Act 2020 works with the Corrections Act 2004

119: Application of Privacy Act 2020

Corrections Act 2004

People have the right to check some things to make sure they are fair and safe.

Corrections Act 2004

Prison staff must keep prisoners' health records safe and separate from other prison records.

165: Health records

Corrections Act 2004

The government can share your information with immigration if you get in trouble with the law.

181: Offender information may be disclosed for immigration purposes

Corrections Act 2004

Sharing information to keep kids safe from child sex offenders

182A: Information sharing about child sex offenders

Corrections Act 2004

Agreements for sharing information about child sex offenders safely and privately

182D: Information sharing agreements

Corrections Act 2004

Changes to the law that protects people's private information

Corrections Act 2004

Changes to the Privacy Act 1993 made by the Corrections Act 2004

205: Amendments to Privacy Act 1993

Corrections Act 2004

Changes to the Privacy Act 1993 made by the Corrections Act 2004

Schedule 1: Substantive amendments to Schedule 5 of Privacy Act 1993

Corrections Act 2004

Police can ask a phone company for help to unlock a seized device to investigate a crime

189D: Chief executive may require electronic communications company to provide information to access contents of seized device

Corrections Act 2004

What a scanner search means and how it's done

92A: Meaning of scanner search for purposes of this Act

Corrections Act 2004

Rules for taking pictures of you with special scanning machines

92C: Particular matters relating to imaging technology searches

Corrections Act 2004

Thinking about prisoners' privacy and staying connected with others

127H: General considerations

Corrections Act 2004

Showing prisoner messages to people who aren't supposed to see them, but only for a good reason.

127O: Disclosure of prisoner communications and information sources to persons other than eligible employees

Corrections Act 2004

The department can't get rid of your record while a complaint about it is being sorted out.

127R: Disposal of record held by department delayed pending resolution of complaint

Corrections Act 2004

What happens to records held by Police and other agencies when they're no longer needed?

127S: Disposal of records held by Police and other agencies

Corrections Act 2004

The government can share your personal info with tax officials if they have an agreement.

180E: Information may be disclosed for taxation purposes

Corrections Act 2004

Agreeing to Share Prisoner Info for Tax Purposes

180F: Agreement for disclosing prisoner information for taxation purposes

Food Act 2014

Rules about who can make decisions on behalf of others.

Food Act 2014

Sharing secret information in New Zealand: what you need to know about section 369

368: Disclosing information inside New Zealand: application of section 369

Food Act 2014

Changing or checking an information sharing agreement

372: Variation and review of agreement

Food Act 2014

Setting up a computer system to help make food safety decisions

374: Arrangement for system

Building Act 2004

You can ask to see certain building information held by your local council, but some details might be kept secret.

217: Access to certain information kept by territorial authority

Building Act 2004

A person checking your home must tell you before they come inside

228: Authorised officer must give notice to occupier of household unit

Building Act 2004

You can only look up information in the register for special reasons that the law allows.

307: Search purposes

Building Act 2004

Searching someone's personal information without permission can be against the law and invade their privacy.

308: When search constitutes interference with privacy of individual

Building Act 2004

The appeal authority can stop names from being shared to protect people's privacy and the public interest.

339: Orders as to publication of names

Building Act 2004

The Minister can ask the Board for information, but sometimes the Board can say no to protect people's privacy.

352: Power of Minister to require information relating to affairs of Board

Building Act 2004

The law says the government must ask people what they think before adding new information to the rules.

409: Requirement to consult

Building Act 2004

Rules about when and how people can share information collected during building failure investigations

207N: Restrictions on sharing evidence or information

Building Act 2004

This law explains when and how someone can legally enter your home or marae for inspection purposes.

207BC: Power to enter household unit or marae

Charitable Trusts Act 1957

How you can see and use official documents from the Registrar

29: Inspection, production, and evidence of documents kept by Registrar

Biosecurity Act 1993

You can ask to keep your personal info private from the biosecurity database.

142D: Person may require Director-General not to access, use, or disclose information

Biosecurity Act 1993

Sharing people's private details

Biosecurity Act 1993

Sharing your personal info with other agencies to keep New Zealand safe

142I: Disclosure of personal information in New Zealand

Biosecurity Act 1993

When your personal info can be shared with countries outside New Zealand

142J: Disclosure of personal information outside New Zealand

Biosecurity Act 1993

Sharing your personal info overseas in an emergency

142K: Disclosure of personal information outside New Zealand: urgent action required

Companies Act 1993

How companies deal with outside people and what you can trust

18: Dealings between company and other persons

Companies Act 1993

Rules about information and privacy no longer apply to company registration

367: Application of Official Information Act 1982 and Privacy Act 1993

Companies Act 1993

Registrar and FMA can share information to help each other do their jobs

371A: Sharing of information with Financial Markets Authority

Companies Act 1993

Keeping directors' birth details private

367A: Confidentiality of director information

Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

The Privacy Act 2020 still applies, even if this part of the law says something different

66: Part does not limit Privacy Act 2020

Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Keeping information private and secret

Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Keeping secrets safe: How the FMA protects important information

59: Confidentiality of information and documents

Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Rules for sharing information: How the FMA protects privacy when giving out details

60: Conditions relating to publication or disclosure of information or documents

Crimes Act 1961

What special words mean in the Crimes Act 1961.

2: Interpretation

Crimes Act 1961

You can use reasonable force to stop someone from hurting themselves or others, or damaging property.

41: Prevention of suicide or certain offences

Crimes Act 1961

The law decides if sharing secret information could have hurt New Zealand's safety.

78C: Questions of law in relation to espionage or wrongful communication of information

Crimes Act 1961

It's against the law to use secret information about people that someone else got illegally to make money or gain an advantage.

105B: Use or disclosure of personal information disclosed in breach of section 105A

Crimes Act 1961

You can get in trouble for showing or giving out yucky things to people without a good reason.

124: Distribution or exhibition of indecent matter

Crimes Act 1961

Privacy Protection Laws

Crimes Act 1961

This section explains what words mean in the law about protecting your private talks and messages.

216A: Interpretation

Crimes Act 1961

It's against the law to secretly record someone's private conversation without permission

216B: Prohibition on use of interception devices

Crimes Act 1961

You can get in trouble for sharing private messages that were secretly recorded without permission.

216C: Prohibition on disclosure of private communications unlawfully intercepted

Crimes Act 1961

You can get in trouble for selling or giving someone a device that secretly listens to private conversations.

216D: Prohibition on dealing, etc, with interception devices

Crimes Act 1961

Taking away and giving to the government special listening tools used for secretly hearing private conversations

216E: Forfeiture

Crimes Act 1961

It's against the law to share private information you learn while fixing communication services.

216F: Unlawful disclosure

Crimes Act 1961

An intimate visual recording is a secret picture or video of someone in a private situation or showing private body parts.

216G: Intimate visual recording defined

Crimes Act 1961

It's against the law to share, bring in, take out, or sell private pictures or videos of people without their permission.

216J: Prohibition on publishing, importing, exporting, or selling intimate visual recording

Crimes Act 1961

Rules about when it's okay to share private pictures or videos of someone

216K: Exceptions to prohibition in section 216J

Crimes Act 1961

People doing certain jobs can handle sensitive photos or videos without getting in trouble with the law.

216N: Protection from liability

Crimes Act 1961

Explains when and how to get rid of recordings made using special listening tools

312J: Destruction of relevant records made by use of interception device

Crimes Act 1961

You're not allowed to share private messages that were listened to legally.

312K: Prohibition on disclosure of private communications lawfully intercepted

Criminal Procedure Act 2011

The court can keep a person's identity secret if sharing it would cause them big problems or danger.

200: Court may suppress identity of defendant

Criminal Procedure Act 2011

Police can share your information to catch you if you've escaped or missed court

209: Publication by or at request of Police, etc

Criminal Procedure Act 2011

Rules for media appeals in court cases that started during law changes

392: Transitional provision regarding appeals by members of media

Criminal Procedure Act 2011

Hiding old convictions online: the court can order websites to remove details of your past crimes.

199B: Further provisions relating to automatic suppression

Building Societies Act 1965

You can ask a court to review if you're denied information

122C: Appeals from decisions under section 122B

Evidence Act 2006

What happens when a court orders you to share information in a civil case

63: Replacement of privilege with respect to disclosure requirements in civil proceedings

Evidence Act 2006

The Judge can keep some information secret in a court case to protect important State matters.

70: Discretion as to matters of State

Evidence Act 2006

Keeping witnesses safe from being forced to share secrets that could harm New Zealand

195: Protection of witnesses

Evidence Act 2006

The Judge can stop a witness in a sexual case from giving evidence by video before the trial if it's not fair.

106G: Direction that sexual case complainant’s or propensity witness’s cross-examination evidence not be given by video record made before trial

Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007

Rules about who can help you with immigration applications

9: Immigration applications or requests from unlicensed immigration advisers

Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007

Sharing information about immigration advisers with other countries

92: Disclosure of personal information overseas

Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007

Changes made to the Privacy Act to include rules from the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act

96: Privacy Act 1993 amended

Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007

The register keeper can hide some adviser information to protect privacy and safety

78A: Registrar may restrict public access to register

Land Transport Act 1998

Using spit or blood samples to learn about drugs and alcohol

209A: Analysing oral fluid or blood specimens for statistical or research purposes related to use of drugs or alcohol

Land Transport Act 1998

You can ask for vehicle information, but there are rules about sharing personal details

237: Entitlement to receive information

Land Transport Act 1998

Rules for keeping some vehicle information private

239: Further restrictions

Land Transport Act 1998

Doctors must tell the road safety boss if someone isn't safe to drive

18: Health practitioners to give Director medical reports of persons unfit to drive

Land Transport Act 1998

How to respond when you get a notice about a decision that might affect you

30X: Procedure for consideration of information

Land Transport Act 1998

Rules about who can see and use driver licence photos

200: Restrictions on access to photographic images of driver licence holders

Land Transport Act 1998

Rules for collecting samples from car accident patients for research

209: Taking of blood specimens for statistical or research purposes

Land Transport Act 1998

Keeping clean vehicle information private

197E: Confidentiality of information and documents

Land Transport Act 1998

Minister can approve system to catch traffic rule breakers automatically

139AAB: Approval of automated infringement system

Land Transport Act 1998

Yearly check to make sure the traffic fine computer is working properly and protecting people's information

139AAC: Annual quality assurance of automated infringement system

Land Transport Act 1998

Proving that automatic road rule cameras work correctly

141A: Evidence of ongoing capability of automated infringement system

Public Works Act 1981

How notices are given and what they must include

4: Service and content of notices

Public Works Act 1981

Fixing mistakes in official documents

55: Amending or revoking documents

Employment Relations Act 2000

Rules for asking for and sharing information when workers and bosses talk about job agreements

34: Providing information in bargaining for collective agreement

Employment Relations Act 2000

Telling employees about their right to choose a new boss when their job changes

69G: Notice of right to make election

Employment Relations Act 2000

Others must share information about employee moving costs when asked

69OD: Provision of employee transfer costs information by other persons

Employment Relations Act 2000

Rules for sharing work information when the government is your boss

69OF: Employer who is subject to Official Information Act 1982

Employment Relations Act 2000

Your employer must keep a record of your pay and the hours you work.

130: Wages and time record

Employment Relations Act 2000

Some court and authority information is not covered by the Official Information Act

222: Application of Official Information Act 1982

Employment Relations Act 2000

Labour Inspectors need your okay or a warrant to enter your home

230: Entry of dwellinghouses

Employment Relations Act 2000

Rules for the Employment Court: a special court that helps solve job problems

Schedule 3: Provisions having effect in relation to Employment Court

Employment Relations Act 2000

The law says when an employee changes jobs, their old boss must tell their new boss important things about them.

69OEA: Disclosure of individualised employee information

Employment Relations Act 2000

Agencies can share information to help each other do their jobs, while keeping your information safe.

233B: Information sharing

Employment Relations Act 2000

The boss must tell unions about new workers, but workers can say no if they don't want their info shared.

62A: Employer must share new employee information with union unless employee objects

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Regulator and agencies can share information to help each other work better

197: Sharing of information between regulator and regulatory agencies

Health and Safety at Work Act 2015

Keeping information private when the regulator receives it

210: Confidentiality of information

Official Information Act 1982

Rule about accessing information when someone has been sent to prison

24A: Restriction where person sentenced to imprisonment

Official Information Act 1982

Getting Access to Official Information About You

Official Information Act 1982

What the Official Information Act 1982 is called and when it starts

1: Short Title and commencement

Official Information Act 1982

What special words mean in the Official Information Act 1982

2: Interpretation

Official Information Act 1982

The government must follow this law too

3: Act to bind the Crown

Official Information Act 1982

Why Info is Shared or Hidden

Official Information Act 1982

This law helps you get information to have a say and hold others accountable.

4: Purposes

Official Information Act 1982

Information should be available to you unless there's a good reason to keep it secret

5: Principle of availability

Official Information Act 1982

When the Government can keep official information secret to protect New Zealand

6: Conclusive reasons for withholding official information

Official Information Act 1982

When New Zealand can't share information to keep some islands and places safe and happy

7: Special reasons for withholding official information related to the Cook Islands, Tokelau, or Niue, or the Ross Dependency

Official Information Act 1982

When the government doesn't share business information to keep it fair for companies

8: Special reasons for withholding official information related to competitive commercial activities

Official Information Act 1982

When the government can keep information secret for good reasons

9: Other reasons for withholding official information

Official Information Act 1982

When you ask for information, they might not say if it exists or not to protect it

10: Information concerning existence of certain information

Official Information Act 1982

Some official information can be kept secret if it's not good for the public to know, but not always.

11: Exclusion of public interest immunity

Official Information Act 1982

Asking for Info

Official Information Act 1982

Asking the Government for Information

12: Requests

Official Information Act 1982

Getting help to ask for official information

13: Assistance

Official Information Act 1982

When to send your information request to another department or organisation

14: Transfer of requests

Official Information Act 1982

What happens when you ask for official information: how it's decided and what you might have to pay

15: Decisions on requests

Official Information Act 1982

More time to answer your questions about official information

15A: Extension of time limits

Official Information Act 1982

Getting official information in a document or other format that you prefer

16: Documents

Official Information Act 1982

Getting some information, but not all: when parts of a document are deleted for your safety

17: Deletion of information from documents

Official Information Act 1982

When can your request for official information be turned down?

18: Refusal of requests

Official Information Act 1982

Asking for information that's hard to find or needs a lot of research

18A: Requests involving substantial collation or research

Official Information Act 1982

Agencies must consider discussing your request with you before refusing it under certain rules.

18B: Duty to consider consulting person if request likely to be refused under section 18(e) or (f)

Official Information Act 1982

When official information is refused, you are told why it was refused and can ask for it to be checked.

19: Reason for refusal to be given

Official Information Act 1982

Getting Info from Govt

Official Information Act 1982

What public service agencies do and how to get information from them

20: Publication setting out functions of public service agencies and organisations

Official Information Act 1982

You can ask to see certain official information and get access to it

21: Right of access to certain official information

Official Information Act 1982

You have the right to see rules that affect decisions made about you by the government or organisations.

22: Right of access to internal rules affecting decisions

Official Information Act 1982

Know why a government decision was made about you

23: Right of access by person to reasons for decisions affecting that person

Official Information Act 1982

Your Personal Info

Official Information Act 1982

You can ask to see your own personal information

24: Right of access to personal information

Official Information Act 1982

Keeping your personal information safe when you ask to see it

25: Precautions

Official Information Act 1982

Fixing mistakes in your personal information

26: Correction of information

Official Information Act 1982

When can officials say no to your request for personal information?

27: Reasons for refusal of requests for personal information

Official Information Act 1982

Checking Important Choices

Official Information Act 1982

Looking at decisions made about giving out information

Official Information Act 1982

Ombudsmen help you when government departments make wrong decisions about giving you information.

28: Functions of Ombudsmen

Official Information Act 1982

How the Ombudsmen Act 1975 helps guide investigations under the Official Information Act 1982.

29: Application of Ombudsmen Act 1975

Official Information Act 1982

Give the Ombudsman the information they ask for within 20 working days

29A: Requirements of Ombudsman to be complied with within certain period

Official Information Act 1982

Checking with the Privacy Commissioner when information is withheld for privacy reasons

29B: Consultation with Privacy Commissioner

Official Information Act 1982

What happens after someone investigates your complaint

30: Procedure after investigation

Official Information Act 1982

Some information can't be shared if it hurts New Zealand's security or helps criminals.

31: Disclosure of certain information not to be recommended

Official Information Act 1982

Following recommendations made to government agencies or ministers

32: Recommendations made to public service agency or Minister of the Crown or organisation

Official Information Act 1982

Rules for creating an Order in Council, including what it must say and how it's made

32A: Requirements in relation to Order in Council

Official Information Act 1982

Checking if a decision is fair or correct

32B: Right of review

Official Information Act 1982

Challenging a decision: how to appeal to a higher court

32C: Appeals

Official Information Act 1982

You get told the result if you make a complaint about official information.

33: Complainant to be informed of result of investigation

Official Information Act 1982

You can't go to court first if you're unhappy with a decision about your information request.

34: Restriction on application for review

Official Information Act 1982

Decisions made under certain parts of the law are looked at to see if they are correct.

Official Information Act 1982

How the Ombudsmen help with wrong government decisions under the Official Information Act.

35: Application of Ombudsmen Act 1975

Official Information Act 1982

Checking decisions to make sure they are fair and correct.

Official Information Act 1982

This law does not change the Ombudsmen's jobs unless it says so.

36: Saving in respect of Ombudsmen Act 1975

Official Information Act 1982

Info Boss Rules

Official Information Act 1982

Setting up the Information Authority

37: Establishment of Information Authority

Official Information Act 1982

What the Information Authority can do and its jobs

38: Functions and powers of Authority

Official Information Act 1982

What the Information Authority does with your personal information

39: Functions in respect of personal information

Official Information Act 1982

Who are the members of the Information Authority?

40: Membership of Authority

Official Information Act 1982

How long Authority members stay in their job

41: Term of office of members of Authority

Official Information Act 1982

Rules for getting access to information

42: Regulations providing for access to information

Official Information Act 1982

Stopping rules that control access to official information

43: Provision for disallowance of regulations providing for access to information

Official Information Act 1982

The organisation must write a yearly report about what they did.

44: Annual report

Official Information Act 1982

Breaking the rules about official information is against the law

45: Offences

Official Information Act 1982

Other important rules

Official Information Act 1982

Ministry of Justice helps other agencies follow the law by giving advice and assistance.

46: Assistance of Ministry of Justice

Official Information Act 1982

Rules made by the Governor-General to help the Official Information Act work properly

47: Regulations

Official Information Act 1982

You're protected from being sued if you share official information or if something happens after you get it.

48: Protection against certain actions

Official Information Act 1982

The Governor-General can update a list of organisations by making changes to it with a special order.

49: Power to amend Schedule 1 by Order in Council

Official Information Act 1982

Changes made to other laws because of this Act

50: Consequential amendments to other enactments

Official Information Act 1982

An old law called the Official Secrets Act is cancelled and no longer applies.

51: Repeal

Official Information Act 1982

Rules that already exist still apply when sharing official information.

52: Savings

Official Information Act 1982

Some rules about the Information Authority will stop applying from 30 June 1988

53: Expiration of provisions relating to Information Authority

Official Information Act 1982

Other organisations the Official Information Act 1982 applies to

Schedule 1: Organisations (additional to those named in Schedule 1 of the Ombudsmen Act 1975) to which this Act applies

Official Information Act 1982

Rules about getting information from the government

Schedule 2: Provisions relating to Information Authority

Official Information Act 1982

Laws changed by the Official Information Act 1982

Schedule 3: Enactments amended

Social Security Act 2018

How the government collects and uses information about you

300: Information gathering, disclosure, and matching

Social Security Act 2018

How people get messages and information

Social Security Act 2018

Report needed to check if sharing social security info between countries is safe and fair

381: Privacy report for orders adopting agreements with mutual assistance provisions

Social Security Act 2018

Explaining important words and ideas about social security agreements between countries

382: Interpretation

Social Security Act 2018

MSD can share information with other countries to help with social security

385: MSD may use mutual assistance provisions to exchange information

Social Security Act 2018

MSD might change your benefits if information from other countries doesn't match their records

386: Adverse action against individual if discrepancy shown by information from other country

Social Security Act 2018

Your benefit is protected and usually can't be given away or taken from you

417: Benefits cannot, in general, be assigned or charged, or pass by operation of law

Social Security Act 2018

Rules for special cards that show what help you can get

437: Regulations: issue and use of entitlement cards

Social Security Act 2018

Rules about sharing information with other countries to check benefit details

450: Regulations: reciprocity agreements with mutual assistance provisions, and adverse action if discrepancy shown by information from other country

Social Security Act 2018

Computers can help decide about your benefits, but people are still in charge

363A: Use of automated electronic systems to make decisions, exercise powers, comply with obligations, and take related actions

Social Security Act 2018

Government must tell people when computers make social security decisions

363B: Publication of details of arrangements for use of automated electronic systems

Social Security Act 2018

Changing computer-made decisions about you

363C: Variation and substitution of decisions made by automated electronic systems

Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

When you need someone to watch you sign, you can use a digital signature

227: Legal requirement that signature or seal be witnessed

Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Keeping important details when saving electronic messages

231: Extra conditions for electronic communications

Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Creating electronic copies for legal reasons is okay and doesn't break copyright rules

238: Copyright

Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017

Rules for doing legal stuff electronically

239: Regulations and Order in Council to amend Schedule 5

Legislation Act 2019

This law helps make New Zealand's laws easy to find, understand, and use.

3: Purpose of this Act

Legislation Act 2019

What special words in the law mean

5: Interpretation

Legislation Act 2019

When this part of the law applies to other New Zealand laws, unless they say it doesn't.

9: Application of this Part

Legislation Act 2019

Basic rules to help understand laws

Legislation Act 2019

Rules to help change to the new law and keep old laws that still apply

Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

Legislation Act 2019

Adding information from other sources to a law: rules to follow

Schedule 2: Incorporation by reference

Legislation Act 2019

What big words in the law mean, to help with international rules

77: Definitions for purposes of international transparency obligations

Legislation Act 2019

We only share information that the public can already access

111: Disclosure relates only to information available to public under Official Information Act 1982

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Tenants must still remove their belongings when they move out, even if the landlord can dispose of some items.

62E: Responsibility of tenant unaffected

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Tenants have the right to enjoy their home peacefully without others bothering them.

66G: Quiet enjoyment

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The landlord must follow rules to protect tenants, like keeping services working and telling tenants about changes or sales.

66J: Other obligations of landlord

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The owner of a boarding house can make and change rules about how to use the house and its services, as long as the rules are fair and legal.

66O: Landlord may make house rules

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The landlord can only go into your room in special cases or with your permission.

66R: Landlord’s right to enter boarding room is limited

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The landlord must tell you when and why they want to come into your room

66S: Notice of entry

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Keeping private information secret when enforcing court orders

112F: Non-disclosure of contact information

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The government can share your address to give back your rental bond money if they can't find you.

22E: MSD may disclose address information for bond refund purposes

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The law says what must be included in a rental agreement between a landlord and tenant

13A: Contents of tenancy agreement

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

When the landlord or tenant changes, the new person must tell the other one about it

15: Notification of successor to landlord or tenant

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

You must tell the other person in your tenancy if you change your name or how to contact you.

16: Change of name or address

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The tenant gets to move in and have the place to themselves when the agreement says they can.

37: Vacant possession

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

The landlord must let you live in your rented home peacefully and comfortably without bothering you.

38: Quiet enjoyment

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Explains when and how a landlord can enter the rented property, and what they need to do first

48: Landlord's right of entry

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Rules about keeping people's names and details private in some housing cases

95A: Suppression orders

Residential Tenancies Act 1986

Rules for sharing a tenant's withdrawal notice or evidence

56E: Disclosure of notice of withdrawal or accompanying evidence

Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for how New Zealand can work with other countries to help keep things fair

48E: Government-to-government co-operation arrangements

Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for agreements between organisations in different countries

48G: Content of co-operation arrangements

Fair Trading Act 1986

Rules for sharing information and helping overseas regulators

48J: Conditions on providing compulsorily acquired information and investigative assistance

Fair Trading Act 1986

Letting people know when their information is shared with overseas regulators

48K: Notice to persons affected by provision of information

Fair Trading Act 1986

You can choose to share your information with other countries

48N: Information provided by consent

Fair Trading Act 1986

Privacy rules for shared information between regulators

48O: Maintenance of privilege

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Court can stop people from sharing information about an appeal to protect privacy

160: Court may make order prohibiting publication

Accident Compensation Act 2001

ACC can share information about people getting weekly payments to help with benefit checks and repayments

281: Disclosure of information by Corporation for benefit and benefit debt recovery purposes

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Person chosen to handle injury information and make rules about it

289: Information manager

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Information manager can ask government offices for injury details

290: Information manager can require government agencies to provide injury-related information

Accident Compensation Act 2001

How to give documents or share information under this law

307: How documents given or information notified

Accident Compensation Act 2001

Rules about sharing and collecting information for accident compensation

332: Regulations relating to information

Regulatory Standards Bill

What each part of the bill does

Regulatory Standards Bill

Getting info to check if laws are working well

43: Power to obtain information to enable regulatory reviews

Regulatory Standards Bill

Rules for asking contract workers for information

46: Restriction on requiring information from contracted person

Regulatory Standards Bill

What happens if you don't share information when asked

47: Consequences of failing to comply with notice

Public Service Act 2020

Changes are made to the laws about keeping people's personal information private.

Public Service Act 2020

Getting info from the Commissioner doesn't override other laws, like privacy laws.

102: Request for information does not limit other enactments

Public Service Act 2020

Changes to the law about sharing official information

111: Amendments to Official Information Act 1982

Public Service Act 2020

Changes to the Privacy Act 1993 law

118: Amendments to Privacy Act 1993

Public Service Act 2020

Changes to the Privacy Act 2020 law

124: Amendments to Privacy Act 2020

Public Service Act 2020

Rules about personal info held by government agencies have been changed

126: Section 10 amended (Personal information held by agency if held by officer, employee, or member of agency)

Public Service Act 2020

Changes to the law about privacy officers in the Public Service Act 2020

121: Section 23 amended (Privacy officers)

Public Service Act 2020

Change to the law about privacy officers in the Public Service Act 2020

128: Section 201 amended (Privacy officers)

Public Service Act 2020

Change to the rules about information government agencies keep

120: Section 3 amended (Information held by agency)

Privacy Act 2020

Agency's decision to give you access to your information

45: Decision to grant access to personal information

Privacy Act 2020

When an agency can refuse to give you your personal information

46: Decision to refuse access to personal information

Privacy Act 2020

When an agency may choose not to say if they have your information

47: Decision to neither confirm nor deny personal information is held

Privacy Act 2020

How an organisation responds when you ask them to correct your personal information

63: Decision on request to correct personal information

Privacy Act 2020

Deciding whether to attach your correction statement to your personal information

64: Decision on request to attach statement of correction

Privacy Act 2020

Rules for sharing personal information with other countries

214: Regulations: prescribed countries

Privacy Act 2020

Deciding if a privacy breach is serious enough to report

113: Assessment of likelihood of serious harm being caused by privacy breach

Privacy Act 2020

Commissioner can publish details about compliance notices if it's in the public interest

129: Publication of details of compliance notice

Privacy Act 2020

Commissioner can seek agreements or promises during investigations to resolve issues

83: Exploring possibility of settlement and assurance during investigation

Privacy Act 2020

How the Tribunal handles complaints about access to your personal information

109: Proceedings involving access to personal information

Privacy Act 2020

When and how agencies can charge for accessing or correcting your personal information

66: Charges

Privacy Act 2020

Rules for approving overseas schemes that protect your personal information

213: Regulations: prescribed binding schemes

Privacy Act 2020

How an agency must respond when you ask for your personal information

44: Responding to IPP 6 request

Privacy Act 2020

Protecting Your Private Information

Privacy Act 2020

Name of this privacy law

1: Title

Privacy Act 2020

When the Privacy Act 2020 starts working

2: Commencement

Privacy Act 2020

This Act outlines how your privacy is protected and aligns with global standards

3: Purpose of this Act

Privacy Act 2020

Rules for managing changes when the Privacy Act 2020 comes into effect

5: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

Privacy Act 2020

This law applies to everyone, including the New Zealand government

6: Act binds the Crown

Privacy Act 2020

Explaining key terms and concepts used in the Privacy Act 2020

7: Interpretation

Privacy Act 2020

Agency responsibility for personal information held by its workers or members

10: Personal information held by agency if held by officer, employee, or member of agency

Privacy Act 2020

Agencies holding information for others are not considered the holders unless they use it themselves

11: Personal information treated as being held by another agency in certain circumstances

Privacy Act 2020

Agency responsibility for staff actions and information

12: Actions of, and disclosure of information to, staff of agency, etc

Privacy Act 2020

Basic rules about how we keep your information safe and private

Privacy Act 2020

The Privacy Commissioner is a government official who oversees privacy matters

13: Privacy Commissioner

Privacy Act 2020

A second-in-command can be appointed to help run the privacy office

14: Deputy Privacy Commissioner

Privacy Act 2020

Restrictions on other roles for Privacy and Deputy Privacy Commissioners

15: Holding of other offices

Privacy Act 2020

The Privacy Commissioner's roles in safeguarding and promoting privacy in New Zealand

17: Functions of Commissioner

Privacy Act 2020

Minister must share Privacy Act report with Parliament

19: Responsible Minister must present copy of report on operation of Act to House of Representatives

Privacy Act 2020

Privacy Commissioner must work independently when making decisions

20: Duty to act independently

Privacy Act 2020

Commissioner must balance privacy with other important factors when making decisions

21: Commissioner to have regard to certain matters

Privacy Act 2020

Privacy Act 2020

The Privacy Boss and Their Job: Making Sure Your Information is Safe

Privacy Act 2020

Rules for how organisations must handle personal information

22: Information privacy principles

Privacy Act 2020

How other New Zealand laws can affect privacy rules

24: Relationships between IPPs and other New Zealand law

Privacy Act 2020

Limited privacy rules for personal or family information use

27: Restricted application of IPPs to personal information collected or held for personal or domestic affairs

Privacy Act 2020

Intelligence agencies can collect personal info without telling you

28: IPPs 2, 3, and 4(b) do not apply to personal information collected by intelligence and security agencies

Privacy Act 2020

Some personal info is exempt from rules about how it's handled, like during investigations or when sent electronically.

29: IPPs 6 and 7 do not apply to certain information

Privacy Act 2020

Commissioner can approve special use of personal information in certain cases

30: Commissioner may authorise collection, use, storage, or disclosure of personal information otherwise in breach of IPP 2 or IPPs 9 to 12

Privacy Act 2020

How you can enforce your right to access personal information held by public agencies

31: Enforceability of IPPs

Privacy Act 2020

Privacy Act 2020

Rules for handling personal information

32: Codes of practice in relation to IPPs

Privacy Act 2020

How codes of practice are created and issued by the Privacy Commissioner

33: Issue of code of practice

Privacy Act 2020

How to quickly create or change a code of practice in urgent situations

34: Urgent issue of code of practice

Privacy Act 2020

When a code of practice takes effect

35: Commencement of code

Privacy Act 2020

Rules for publishing codes of practice

36: Application of Legislation Act 2019 to codes

Privacy Act 2020

How the Commissioner can change or cancel codes of practice

37: Amendment and revocation of codes of practice

Privacy Act 2020

How codes of practice change the rules for privacy principles

38: Effect of codes of practice

Privacy Act 2020

Rules for Private Info

Privacy Act 2020

This section explains key terms used for accessing and correcting personal information

39: Interpretation

Privacy Act 2020

You can ask to see your personal information

40: Individuals may make IPP 6 request

Privacy Act 2020

How to request urgent access to your personal information

41: Urgency

Privacy Act 2020

Organisations must help you request access to or correct your personal information

42: Assistance

Privacy Act 2020

When and how agencies transfer your request for personal information

43: Transfer of IPP 6 request

Privacy Act 2020

Agencies can ask for more time to respond to your information request

48: Extension of time limits

Privacy Act 2020

Reasons for refusing access to personal information to protect individuals

49: Protection, etc, of individual as reason for refusing access to personal information

Privacy Act 2020

Access to personal assessments can be denied if promised confidential

50: Evaluative material as reason for refusing access to personal information

Privacy Act 2020

Personal information can be withheld if sharing it might affect national security or foreign relations

51: Security, defence, international relations as reason for refusing access to personal information

Privacy Act 2020

Organisations can refuse access to your personal information if it reveals trade secrets or harms business interests

52: Trade secret as reason for refusing access to personal information

Privacy Act 2020

When your request for personal information can be denied

53: Other reasons for refusing access to personal information

Privacy Act 2020

Agencies can set rules for accessing your information instead of denying it completely

54: Agency may impose conditions instead of refusing access to personal information

Privacy Act 2020

How agencies can withhold parts of documents containing your personal information

55: Withholding personal information contained in document

Privacy Act 2020

How agencies can provide you with your personal information

56: Ways personal information in document may be made available

Privacy Act 2020

Agencies must verify identity and consent before releasing personal information

57: Responsibilities of agency before giving access to personal information

Privacy Act 2020

Privacy Act 2020

Understanding key terms for fixing or updating your personal information

58: Interpretation

Privacy Act 2020

You can ask to change your personal information

59: Individuals may make correction requests

Privacy Act 2020

How to make and handle urgent requests to correct personal information

60: Urgency

Privacy Act 2020

Agencies must help you request corrections to your personal information

61: Assistance

Privacy Act 2020

Sending your personal information correction request to the right agency

62: Transfer of correction request

Privacy Act 2020

Agencies can request more time to correct your personal information

65: Extension of time limits

Privacy Act 2020

Privacy Act 2020

Commissioner can let government agencies charge for personal info access or correction

67: Commissioner may authorise public sector agency to impose charge

Privacy Act 2020

Privacy Act 2020

Getting and fixing your personal info: Your rights and how to do it

Privacy Act 2020

Explains key terms used in this part of the Privacy Act 2020

68: Interpretation

Privacy Act 2020

When an agency mishandles your personal information or request

69: Interference with privacy of individual

Privacy Act 2020

How to complain if you think someone has interfered with your privacy

70: Complaints

Privacy Act 2020

Anyone can complain about privacy matters, even if they weren't personally affected

71: Who may make complaint

Privacy Act 2020

How to make a complaint to the Privacy Commissioner

72: Form of complaint

Privacy Act 2020

What happens when you make a privacy complaint

73: Procedure on receipt of complaint

Privacy Act 2020

The Privacy Commissioner can refuse to look into your complaint for various reasons

74: Commissioner may decide not to investigate complaint

Privacy Act 2020

The Privacy Commissioner can send your complaint to a better-suited official

75: Referral of complaint to another person

Privacy Act 2020

Sending your privacy complaint to another country if it's about something that happened there

76: Referral of complaint to overseas privacy enforcement authority

Privacy Act 2020

Trying to resolve complaints before starting an investigation

77: Exploring possibility of settlement and assurance without investigating complaint

Privacy Act 2020

Privacy Act 2020

When the Privacy Commissioner can investigate issues

79: Application of this subpart

Privacy Act 2020

How the Privacy Commissioner starts and communicates about an investigation

80: Commencing investigation

Privacy Act 2020

How the Privacy Commissioner conducts and manages complaint investigations

81: Conducting investigation

Privacy Act 2020

Commissioner can decide how to conduct investigations within legal limits

82: Commissioner may regulate own procedure

Privacy Act 2020

The Privacy Commissioner can require meetings to resolve complaints

85: Compulsory conferences of parties to complaint

Privacy Act 2020

Commissioner can require people to appear and provide information for investigations

86: Power to summon persons

Privacy Act 2020

The Commissioner can require you to provide information for investigations

87: Power to require information and documents

Privacy Act 2020

Privacy Commissioner can require disclosure of confidential information with some exceptions

88: Disclosure of information may be required despite obligation of secrecy

Privacy Act 2020

Rights and protections when providing information to the Privacy Commissioner

89: Protection and privileges of persons required to provide information, etc

Privacy Act 2020

Information provided to the Commissioner is protected and privileged

90: Disclosed information privileged

Privacy Act 2020

What happens after the Privacy Commissioner investigates a complaint about accessing your personal information

91: Procedure after completion of investigation relating to access to personal information

Privacy Act 2020

Steps after investigating charges for information requests

93: Procedure after completion of investigation relating to charging

Privacy Act 2020

What happens after an investigation is completed

94: Procedure after completion of other investigations

Privacy Act 2020

Special rules for handling privacy complaints about intelligence agencies

95: Special procedure relating to intelligence and security agency

Racing Industry Act 2020

TAB NZ must follow rules about sharing information with the public

126: Application of Official Information Act 1982

Civil Aviation Act 2023

When the Civil Aviation Authority can share information they have

465: Disclosure or publication of information

Civil Aviation Act 2023

Rules about what information airlines and airports must share with the public

410: Regulations relating to information disclosure by aviation participants

Civil Aviation Act 2023

Telling you about information that might be bad for you

81: Disclosure of prejudicial information

Civil Aviation Act 2023

What the Director thinks about before taking action against your aviation documents

99: Considerations relevant to decision about taking action under section 96, 97, or 98

Civil Aviation Act 2023

The Director must tell you about information they have that affects you, unless they can keep it secret by law.

100: Obligations of Director in relation to disclosure or non-disclosure of information obtained under section 96, 97, or 98

Civil Aviation Act 2023

The Director can check if you're a safety risk to aviation

126: Director may carry out security checks

Civil Aviation Act 2023

What to do if you disagree with a security check decision made about you

129: Review procedure for adverse security check determination made wholly or partly on recommendation under Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Don't act if you think someone is being forced or threatened

36: Accredited requestor must not act if reasonable grounds to believe authorisation or instruction is given under threat of physical or mental harm

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

The boss writes a letter to say you're approved and tells everyone about it

100: How approval is given

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Rules for sharing information by people allowed to ask for it

34: Requirements in regulations or standards for accredited requestors to make information available

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Protection for sharing customer information when you think you're following the law

91: Defence for providing data in compliance or purported compliance with this Act

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

A company that shares information or does specific tasks as part of the Customer and Product Data Act

10: Regulated data service

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Chief Executive can change rules for data requestors on their own

115: Chief executive may modify terms or conditions on own motion

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Making data more useful and accessible while promoting safety and innovation

Customer and Product Data Bill

Explaining the bill's parts and what they mean

Customer and Product Data Bill

A simple explanation of how this law wants to make it easier for you to control and share your information

Customer and Product Data Bill

Documents explaining the main ideas behind the bill

Customer and Product Data Bill

Understanding the Big Picture: The Main Ideas Behind the Rules

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

What this law is called

1: Title

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

When this law begins to apply to everyone

2: Commencement

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

This law helps you and businesses use data safely to improve services and products

3: Purpose

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

This part explains important words used in the law

5: Interpretation

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Special rules to help the law work smoothly when changes happen

12: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

Customer and Product Data Bill

The government must follow this law too

13: Act binds the Crown

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Getting Started: What This Law Means and How It Works

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Rules for old and new stuff when the law changes

Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Rules for sharing and protecting your information

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Rules for managing information and making decisions about data sharing

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Customer and Product Data Bill

Rules about getting permission to use information

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

You don't have to agree to data sharing to get a product

42: Authorisation must not be required as condition of providing product

Customer and Product Data Bill

Rules about who can ask for special information

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Explaining how to allow someone to use your information

37: Giving authorisation

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Keeping Your Information Safe and Under Your Control

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Checking who you are when you ask for information

45: Verification of identity of person who makes request

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Companies must keep track of how they share people's information

46: Data holder must keep records about regulated data service

Customer and Product Data Bill

Rules about how companies handle your information and products

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Rules for making the Customer and Product Data Act 2025 work

131: General regulations

Customer and Product Data Bill

Companies must create and follow rules about customer and product information

47: Data holders and accredited requestors must have customer data, product data, and action performance policies

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

This law explains how companies must handle your personal and product information when you or someone you trust asks for it

4: Overview

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Who is in charge of keeping important customer and product information

6: Data holder

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

What the law means by customers and their information

8: Customer, customer data, and designated customer data

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

What products are and what information about them is important

9: Product, product data, and designated product data

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Rules that explain how to follow the Customer and Product Data Act 2025

138: Standards

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Rules for special decisions about customer and product information

104: Designation regulations

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Companies must share your personal information with you if you ask correctly

14: Data holder must provide customer data to customer

Customer and Product Data Bill

Rules about how companies handle your personal information

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Give your info if you say it's okay and the asker is allowed

15: Data holder must provide customer data to accredited requestor if customer’s authorisation is confirmed

Customer and Product Data Bill

Rules about sharing information about products

Customer and Product Data Bill

Companies must have a computer system ready to handle data requests

27: Data holder must operate electronic system for providing regulated data services

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Data holder must follow verified customer requests from approved requestors

19: Data holder must perform certain actions on accredited requestor’s request if customer’s authorisation is confirmed

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Companies must share specific product info if you ask nicely through a special system

22: Data holder must provide product data to any person

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Rules and consequences for breaking the data law

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Companies must check if you've allowed them to share your information before they do it

39: Authorisation must be confirmed

Customer and Product Data Bill

Keeping important information safe and organized

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Businesses must let customers complain if they're unhappy with how their data is used

48: Data holders and accredited requestors must have customer complaints process

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

How to ask to be allowed to make official requests

108: Application for accreditation

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

The boss decides if someone can use customer information

112: Decision by chief executive

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Only you, your helper, or a special approved person can ask for your customer data

43: Only customer, secondary user, or accredited requestor may request regulated data service

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Breaking the rules of an exemption is the same as breaking the original law

142: Effect of breach of term or condition of exemption

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

The Governor-General can let some people not follow parts of this law

141: Exemptions

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Rules about what information can be shared and who can use it

107: Contents of designation regulations

Customer and Product Data Bill

People who use information after it has been shared

Customer and Product Data Bill

What is a regulated data service and why is it important?

10: Regulated data service

Customer and Product Data Bill

Rules for how things should be done

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

When the boss can stop someone from asking for customer info

118: When chief executive may suspend or cancel accreditation

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Rules for keeping and sharing customer and product information

32: Requirements for data holders in regulations or standards

Customer and Product Data Bill

Rules for managing important details

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Rules about asking for, giving, and sharing information

Customer and Product Data Bill

Rules about when the law doesn't apply to someone

Customer and Product Data Bill

This part explains the basic ideas and rules of the law.

Customer and Product Data Bill

Words and phrases are explained to help understand the law.

Customer and Product Data Bill

This section explains what happens during changes and how things are kept safe.

Customer and Product Data Bill

This law applies to the government too.

Customer and Product Data Bill

Explains where this law applies

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Where the law applies and who it affects

11: Territorial application of Act

Customer and Product Data Bill

How to tell someone if you're worried about your information

Customer and Product Data Bill

Rules that help keep your personal information safe

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

You can check and change who sees your information

40: Customer or secondary user must be able to control authorisation

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

How to ask for permission to handle customer info

109: How application is made

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

The government must explain their decision about your request

113: Notice of decision

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

How long your permission to ask for data lasts

116: Duration of accreditation

Customer and Product Data Bill

Approved companies must tell the government what they did with people's information each year

113: Annual reporting by accredited requestors

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

How to ask for changes to your accreditation

114: Application to modify accreditation

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

How permission to use your information can stop

38: Ending authorisation

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Companies with data must follow rules when sharing or using it

31: Data holders must comply with requirements for requests, providing services, and making information available

Customer and Product Data Bill

A computer system that uses electricity to work with information

Customer and Product Data Bill

Rules for making a valid request for information or action

26: When request is valid

Customer and Product Data Bill

Rules about asking for data in the right way

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Rules for sharing information when you have a joint bank account or loan

21: How data holders and accredited requestors must deal with joint customers

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

The Minister must talk to important people before making new rules

106: Minister must consult on proposed designation

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

How to keep your special permission to ask for data

117: Renewal of accreditation

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Someone with special permission to ask for information

7: Accredited requestor

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

The government keeps a list of everyone involved in sharing customer and product data

121: Register of participants in customer and product data system

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

The register helps you find out who can ask for and share customer data

122: Purposes of register

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

What's in the public list of companies that handle your information

126: Contents of register that is publicly available

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

What extra information can data holders and requestors see in the register?

127: Contents of register that is available to data holders and accredited requestors (other than information publicly available under section 126)

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

Data holders must tell the government about their status and details

125: Other data holders must provide information to chief executive

Customer and Product Data Act 2025

The boss can ask you for information to help with their job

53: Chief executive may require person to supply information or produce documents

Fast-track Approvals Act 2024

Protecting private information about Māori groups

91: Information held by relevant administering agencies and local authorities that is sensitive to iwi or hapū

Fast-track Approvals Act 2024

EPA shares important papers on their website for everyone to see

93: EPA must publish notices and other documents

About this project

What is this project?

This project is an experiment to take difficult language, and make it easier to read and understand for everyone.

How do we do this?

What's our process for taking the law and turning it into plain language?

Why is the law written like it is?

Laws are often hard to read. They use a lot of words and language we don't usually use when we talk.

Should we use AI for this?

What are the good and bad sides of using AI?

Is this information the actual law?

We hope that this information will help people understand New Zealand laws. But we think that it's important you talk to someone who understands the law well if you have questions or are worried about something.

You can talk to Community Law or Citizen's Advice Bureau about your rights.

Remember that AI can make mistakes, and just reading the law isn't enough to understand how it could be used in court.