Privacy Act 2020

Privacy Act 2020 (New Zealand)

Jurisdiction: New Zealand · NZ
In force since: 1 December 2020
Supervisory authority: Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Primary source: Official text

Who it applies to

Agencies handling personal information in New Zealand.

Documents it requires

Rights it grants

Access a copy of their data
Correct inaccurate data

Cookies and consent

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Key provisions

IPP 3 — Tell people why you are collecting their data
IPP 6 — Right of access
IPP 11 — Limits on disclosure
IPP 12 — Conditions for sending data overseas

What we are watching in Asia-Pacífico

These are the changes our update engine tracks for this market. When one takes effect, the documents it affects are regenerated and republished — you do not have to notice it yourself.

APPI (Japón) — reforma
1 April 2022
Reforma de la Act on the Protection of Personal Information: notificación de brechas y reglas para transferencias internacionales.
Privacy Act (Australia) — primera reforma
10 December 2024
Primer paquete de reformas de la Privacy Act australiana: mayor poder sancionador y transparencia en decisiones automatizadas.

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Privacy Act 2020 for your kind of product

This page is an engineering summary of publicly available regulatory requirements, generated from LexVibe's framework registry — not legal advice. Every framework links to its official text so you can check it yourself. For decisions about your own compliance posture, consult the primary sources and a lawyer qualified in the relevant jurisdiction.