Privacy Act 2020

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The Privacy Act 2020 is New Zealand’s primary data protection law that regulates the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information and provides individuals with rights to access and correct their data.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of New Zealand
data protection law
administeredBy Office of the Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) NERFINISHED
aimsTo ensure responsible handling of personal information
promote individual privacy
protect personal information
appliesTo New Zealand private sector agencies
New Zealand public sector agencies
agencies in New Zealand
overseas agencies carrying on business in New Zealand
contains information privacy principle 1
information privacy principle 10
information privacy principle 11
information privacy principle 12
information privacy principle 13
information privacy principle 2
information privacy principle 3
information privacy principle 4
information privacy principle 5
information privacy principle 6
information privacy principle 7
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information privacy principle 9
continues information privacy principles from Privacy Act 1993
country New Zealand
empowers Privacy Commissioner NERFINISHED
establishes information privacy principles
givesPower Privacy Commissioner to issue compliance notices NERFINISHED
Privacy Commissioner to make access directions
grantsRight right to access personal information
right to complain to the Privacy Commissioner
right to request correction of personal information
includes cross-border disclosure rules
offences for destroying personal information after a request
offences for misleading an agency to obtain personal information
introduces notifiable privacy breaches regime
jurisdiction New Zealand
language English
legalStatus in force
provides complaints and enforcement mechanisms
regulates collection of personal information
disclosure of personal information
security of personal information
storage of personal information
use of personal information
replaces Privacy Act 1993 NERFINISHED
requires notification of serious privacy breaches to affected individuals
notification of serious privacy breaches to the Privacy Commissioner
subjectMatter personal information

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