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1. Privacy

   Key statutes Privacy Act 2020 Key secondary legislation Privacy Regulations 2020 Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews The collection, use and sharing of personal information in New Zealand is governed by the Privacy Act 2020, which came into force on 1 December 2020. The Act largely reinstates the Privacy Act 1993, while strengthening privacy protections. The reforms in the 2020 Act were based on the Law Commission’s 2011 Review of the Privacy Act 1993. Key changes include...

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2. Privacy

   A new Privacy Act will take effect from 1 December 2020. The Privacy Act 2020 (the Act) repeals and replaces the Privacy Act 1993. The Act strengthens privacy protections. It promotes early intervention and risk management by agencies (the name used for any organisation or person that handles personal information) and enhances the role of the Privacy Commissioner. The key changes include: Requirements to report privacy breaches: If an agency has a privacy breach that causes serious harm or...

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3. Privacy statement

   ...our website and its services, for example your email address if you sign up to a newsletter. We only use this personal information for the purpose(s) specified at the point of collection. When you do provide information to us, please carefully read the privacy statement provided at that point. Note that any information you provide us with is viewable by site administrators, certain Ministry of Justice staff and contractors (including third parties providing services relating to the administrati...

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4. Privacy Act 1993 and Privacy Act 2020

   ...  D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z A Access order - application under Privacy Act 2020, s 104 to enforce access direction made under s 92 – whether access direction made against legally recognisable entity so that access order could be enforced – Privacy Act 2020, ss 92 and 104 Sheehan v Bad Tenants Facebook Gr...

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5. Enhancing the Privacy Act

   The Government is changing the Privacy Act 2020 (the Act) to improve transparency about the collection of personal information and to better enable people to exercise their privacy rights. The Privacy Amendment Bill will introduce a new information privacy principle 3A (IPP 3A) relating to indirect collection of personal information. Under the new IPP 3A, an agency that collects personal information from a source other than the individual themselves must take reasonable steps to ensure that the...

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6. Privacy Guidelines for providers of Justice services

   These guidelines set out the Ministry's privacy and information management expectations of providers. They help providers comply with the Privacy Act 2020. About the Privacy Guidelines Privacy guidelines factsheet Provider FAQs Guidelines and templates for providers Privacy Guidelines - guidelines for providers of Justice services Appendix Two - Data security self-assessment Appendix Three - Conflict of interest form...

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7. Broadening the Privacy Act’s notification rules

   The Government is considering potential changes to the notification rules for collecting personal information under the Privacy Act 2020. The proposed changes would broaden the Act’s requirements for an individual to be notified when an agency collects their personal information indirectly through a third party. Extending the requirement to indirect collection would promote transparency. Transparency regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information is fundamental to protec...

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8. Arms Act rewrite public consultation privacy information

   ...Your submission is subject to the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). If your feedback is within scope of an OIA request for information, the Ministry is required to release the information unless one of the withholding grounds of the OIA apply. The Privacy Act Your submission is subject to the Privacy Act 2020 as it governs how the Ministry collects and uses personal information. Your rights You have the rights to ask the Ministry: for access to your personal information to make corrections...

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9. Privacy guidelines factsheet [pdf, 169 KB]

   New guidelines to reflect the Privacy Act 2020 and the Ministry’s expectations New requirements in the Privacy Act 2020 come into force from 1 December 2020. Providers of justice services will need to be prepared for this. We have prepared some guidelines that set clear expectations for providers as to how they handle and protect the information they hold on the Ministry’s behalf. More information about the changes to the Privacy Act can be found here: https...

10. Privacy guidelines - provider FAQs [pdf, 139 KB]

    ...information they hold on the Ministry’s behalf. Most providers already have sensible and effective systems and processes in place to manage sensitive information. Unfortunately, in recent years a range of government agencies have experienced privacy breaches by their service providers. In these cases, harm and unnecessary media attention could have been avoided if basic privacy procedures were followed. How has the Privacy Act changed? The Government has recently str...