The Privacy Act requires organisations to have at least one person who fulfils the role of privacy officer. You don’t need to register your privacy officer with us.

Nov 13, 2025 · The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. Note 4 at the …

Jan 24, 2025 · The Act requires each agency to appoint one or more individuals to be a privacy officer. The privacy officer may be within or external to the agency (i.e. the privacy officer role …

The purpose of this Act is to promote and protect individual privacy by— providing a framework for protecting an individual’s right to privacy of personal information, including the right of an …

Dec 20, 2024 · Are there obligations to notify, submit filings to, register with or obtain approval from local data protection authorities to collect and/or process personal data generally?

Nov 16, 2025 · Covered entities must appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) to comply with the New Zealand Privacy Act 2020. The DPO is responsible for helping the entity adequately …

New Zealand’s 1993 privacy law required all agencies, both public and private sector, to appoint a privacy officer from “within that agency.” The new Privacy Act 2020 allows agencies to appoint …

As stated above, no registration or notification to the Privacy Commissioner is required before commencing any information processing activities in New Zealand, or prior to transferring or …

An agency must appoint as privacy officers for the agency 1 or more individuals (within or outside the agency) whose responsibilities include—

Organizations must ensure secure storage and protection of personal information. Restrictions on how personal information can be used and disclosed. Organizations must appoint at least one …