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Fraud Awareness Week media release
17 July 2008
3 March 2008 Media Release “Protect yourself from scammers,” says Privacy Commissioner.
Fourth supplement to first periodic review of the operation of the Privacy Act 1993
7 July 2008
Report by the Privacy Commissioner to the Minister of Justice supplementing Necessary and Desirable: Privacy Act 1993 Review (December 1998) and the First, Second and Third Supplements to that report May 2008.
Third supplement to first periodic review of the operation of the Privacy Act 1993
7 July 2008
Report by the Privacy Commissioner to the Minister of Justice supplementing Necessary and Desirable: Privacy Act 1993 Review (December 1998) and the First and Second Supplements to that report (April 2000 and January 2003) December 2003.
Second supplement to first periodic review of the operation of the Privacy Act 1993
7 July 2008
Report by the Privacy Commissioner to the Minister of Justice supplementing Necessary and Desirable: Privacy Act 1993 Review (December 1998) and the first supplement to that report (April 2000) January 2003.
First Supplement to first periodic review of the operation of the Privacy Act 1993
7 July 2008
Report by the Privacy Commissioner to the Minister of Justice supplementing Necessary and Desirable: Privacy Act 1993 Review (December 1998) and offering further recommendations.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner: Statement of Intent 2008/09
3 July 2008
The purpose of this Statement of Intent is to set out the medium term intentions and undertakings of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for the period 2008/09 and our direction to 2010/11, and thereby promote our public accountability.
Privacy Commissioner recommendations for updates to privacy law:
3 July 2008
Privacy Commissioner recommendations for updates to privacy law: Fourth supplementary report The Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff has released a report that proposes new means to protect privacy.
Media release: "Privacy Bill helps trade and enhances personal rights"
2 July 2008
*2 July 2008* Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff today welcomed the introduction of the Privacy (Cross-border Information) Amendment Bill, saying it would have benefits for New Zealand’s trading opportunities and enhance personal rights.
Description of Information Matching
27 June 2008
Information matching generally involves the comparison of one set of records with another, to find records in both sets of data that belong to the same person.
Forum and Registration
25 June 2008
Full Day Forum and Registration During this week, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner will hold a full day forum.
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Effective website privacy notices
17 July 2008
Giving notice to website visitors about how your agency collects and uses personal information is good practice.
Fraud Awareness Week media release
17 July 2008
3 March 2008 Media Release “Protect yourself from scammers,” says Privacy Commissioner.
Privacy Principle Twelve
17 July 2008
* Unique identifiers * (1) An agency shall not assign a unique identifier to an individual unless the assignment of that identifier is necessary to enable the agency to carry out any one or more of its functions efficiently.
Privacy Principle Eleven
17 July 2008
*Limits on disclosure of personal information* An agency that holds personal information shall not disclose the information to a person or body or agency unless the agency believes, on reasonable grounds - (a) that the disclosure of the information is one of the purposes in connection with which the information was obtained or is directly related to the purposes in connection with which the information was obtained; or (b) that the source of the information is a publicly available publication; or (c) that the disclosure is to the individual concerned; or (d) that the disclosure is authorised by the individual concerned; or (e) that non-compliance is necessary - (i) to avoid prejudice to the maintenance of the law by any public sector agency, including the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution, and punishment of offences; or (ii) for the enforcement of a law imposing a pecuniary penalty; or (iii) for the protection of the public revenue; or (iv) for the conduct of proceedings before any court or tribunal (being proceedings that have been commenced or are reasonably in contemplation); or (f) that the disclosure of the information is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to - (i) public health or public safety; or (ii) the life or health of the individual concerned or another individual; or (g) that the disclosure of the information is necessary to facilitate the sale or other disposition of a business as a going concern; or (h) that the information - (i) is to be used in a form in which the individual concerned is not identified; or (ii) is to be used for statistical or research purposes and will not be published in a form that could reasonably be expected to identify the individual concerned; or (i) that the disclosure of the information is in accordance with an authority granted under section 54.
Glossary
17 July 2008
"Access" Access to information can take several forms: • giving a reasonable opportunity to look at a document, or listen to or view a recording • giving a copy of a document • giving a summary of the information • providing a transcript • giving the information orally "Agency" Almost everyone who holds personal information is an "agency" under the Privacy Act.
Privacy Principle Ten
17 July 2008
* Limits on use of personal information * An agency that holds personal information that was obtained in connection with one purpose shall not use the information for any other purpose unless that agency believes, on reasonable grounds, - (a) that the source of the information is a publicly available publication; or (b) that the use of the information for that other purpose is authorised by the individual concerned; or (c) that non-compliance is necessary - (i) to avoid prejudice to the maintenance of the law by any public sector agency, including the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution, and punishment of offences; or (ii) for the enforcement of a law imposing a pecuniary penalty; or (iii) for the protection of the public revenue; or (iv) for the conduct of proceedings before any court or tribunal (being proceedings that have been commenced or are reasonably in contemplation); or (d) that the use of the information for that other purpose is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent threat to - (i) public health or public safety; or (ii) the life or health of the individual concerned or another individual; or (e) that the purpose for which the information is used is directly related to the purpose in connection with which the information was obtained; or (f) that the information - (i) is used in a form in which the individual concerned is not identified; or (ii) is used for statistical or research purposes and will not be published in a form that could reasonably be expected to identify the individual concerned; or (g) that the use of the information is in accordance with an authority granted under section 54.
Privacy Principle Nine
17 July 2008
* Agency not to keep personal information for longer than necessary * An agency that holds personal information shall not keep that information for longer than is required for the purposes for which the information may lawfully be used.
Privacy Principle Eight
17 July 2008
*Accuracy, etc, of personal information to be checked before use.
Privacy Principle Seven
17 July 2008
*Correction of personal information* (1) Where an agency holds personal information, the individual concerned shall be entitled - (a) to request correction of the information; and (b) to request that there be attached to the information a statement of the correction sought but not made.
Privacy Principle Six
17 July 2008
*Access to personal information* (1) Where an agency holds personal information in such a way that it can readily be retrieved, the individual concerned shall be entitled - (a) to obtain from the agency confirmation of whether or not the agency holds such personal information; and (b) to have access to that information.