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Ministerial briefing on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, November 2008
17 December 2008
Briefing for the incoming Minister of Justice, November 2008.
Ministerial briefing on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, November 2007
17 December 2008
Briefing for the incoming Minister of Justice, November 2007.
Ministerial briefing on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, October 2005
17 December 2008
Briefing of the incoming Minister.
Data matching encryption
4 December 2008
Security gap being closed *9 September 2008* Enhanced security is now being required when New Zealand government agencies transfer data to other agencies for authorised information matching programmes Privacy Commissioner, Marie Shroff said today.
Annual Report of the Privacy Commissioner 2008
4 December 2008
Annual Report for the Privacy Commissioner for the year ended June 2008.
Privacy Commissioner consulted over Google Street View
2 December 2008
The Privacy Commissioner has discussed Street View with Google.
Part 5 Procedural provisions relating to access to and correction of personal information
20 November 2008
*33 Application* This Part of this Act applies to the following requests (in this Act referred to as information privacy requests): (a) A request made pursuant to subclause (1)(a) of principle 6 to obtain confirmation of whether or not an agency holds personal information: (b) A request made pursuant to subclause (1)(b) of principle 6 to be given access to personal information: (c) A request made pursuant to subclause (1) of principle 7 for correction of personal information.
Part 4 Good reasons for refusing access to personal information
20 November 2008
*27 Security, defence, international relations, etc* *(1)* An agency may refuse to disclose any information requested pursuant to principle 6 if the disclosure of the information would be likely— (a) To prejudice the security or defence of New Zealand or the international relations of the Government of New Zealand; or (b) To prejudice the entrusting of information to the Government of New Zealand on a basis of confidence by— (i) The government of any other country or any agency of such a government; or (ii) Any international organisation; or (c) To prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation, and detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial; or (d) To endanger the safety of any individual.
Private Word Issue 68, November 2008
17 November 2008
Cloud computing - a vast reservoir of computing storage and processing power that is accessible over the internet.
Security Breach Workshops
3 November 2008
This workshop will provide participants with an overview of the Privacy Commissioner's breach guidance material.
Recently updated
Annual Report of the Privacy Commissioner 2008
22 December 2008
Annual Report for the Privacy Commissioner for the year ended June 2008.
Operating programmes
18 December 2008
The list of operating programmes is comprised of all those programmes that have their legislative provision included in Schedule 3 of the Privacy Act.
Ministerial briefing on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, November 2008
17 December 2008
Briefing for the incoming Minister of Justice, November 2008.
Ministerial briefing on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, November 2007
17 December 2008
Briefing for the incoming Minister of Justice, November 2007.
Ministerial briefing on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, October 2005
17 December 2008
Briefing of the incoming Minister.
Information Matching bulletins
17 December 2008
The Information Matching Bulletin is an occasional newsletter distributed in PDF format by email.
Privacy Commissioner consulted over Google Street View
10 December 2008
The Privacy Commissioner has discussed Street View with Google.
Justice Sector Unique Identifier Code 1998 Proposed Amendment No. 2
10 December 2008
The Privacy Commissioner has given public notice of her intention to issue an amendment to the Justice Sector Unique Identifier Code 1998.
Information Matching reports and reviews
10 December 2008
General descriptions and reports of the results of all operating programmes can be found in the Commissioner’s annual reports.
Resources for government agencies
10 December 2008
A number of resources are available for government agencies involved in or considering the use of an authorised information matching programme.