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Privacy Commissioner's paper on Enforcement, Compliance and Complaints: Media release
4 March 2010
4 March 2010The Office of the Privacy Commissioner contributed to the Law Commission's Issues Paper on the review of privacy, released yesterday.
Privacy Commissioner welcomes Law Commission review : Media release
4 March 2010
4 March 2010Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff welcomes the Law Commission's Issues Paper on the review of the Privacy Act, released yesterday.
NZ Doctor Series - Privacy Matters (# 18)
3 March 2010
November 2009Freedom of the press is one of the planks our democracy stands on.
Criminal use of social networking information on the rise: Media release
1 March 2010
Recent reports show that there has been a huge increase in social networking sites being used for identity theft, says Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff at the beginning of Fraud Awareness Week 2010."With the wealth of personal information on sites such as Facebook and Twitter, criminals can have a field day.
Media release: European Data Protection Day - "Think Privacy!"
27 January 2010
On 28 January, countries throughout Europe are celebrating "Data Protection Day", an initiative of the Council of Europe and the European Commission to raise awareness of risks to individual privacy and of citizens' rights under privacy law.
Information Notice Credit Reporting Privacy Code Amendment No 3
13 January 2010
The Privacy Commissioner has recently issued the Credit Reporting Privacy Code Amendment No 3, as notified in the Gazette. The amendment was publicly consulted on in 2009 and will come into force on 22 February 2010.
Information paper for Credit Reporting Privacy Code Amendment No 3
13 January 2010
Credit Reporting Privacy Code 2004, Proposed Amendment No. 3: Information paper
Credit Reporting Privacy Code 2004 Amendment No 3
13 January 2010
Season's Greetings from the Privacy Commissioner
24 December 2009
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BDM (Births)/MoE Student Birth Confirmation
16 December 2009
• Annual Report• Technical information• System description• Historical activityAnnual ReportPurpose: To improve the quality and integrity of data held on the National Student Index (NSI) and reduce compliance costs for students by verifying their details for tertiary education organisations.
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Privacy Officer contacts
15 March 2010
PO Box 242, Wellington
Job vacancies
10 March 2010
Privacy and data protection is a rapidly developing field internationally.
Criminal use of social networking information on the rise: Media release
10 March 2010
Recent reports show that there has been a huge increase in social networking sites being used for identity theft, says Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff at the beginning of Fraud Awareness Week 2010."With the wealth of personal information on sites such as Facebook and Twitter, criminals can have a field day.
Credit Reporting Privacy Code 2004 with commentary and amendments
8 March 2010
The Credit Reporting Privacy Code 2004 with commentary and amendments is available below (35 pages).
New Zealand Law Commission Privacy Review
4 March 2010
In October 2006 the Law Commission commenced a review of the law of privacy.
Privacy Commissioner welcomes Law Commission review : Media release
4 March 2010
4 March 2010Privacy Commissioner Marie Shroff welcomes the Law Commission's Issues Paper on the review of the Privacy Act, released yesterday.
Privacy Commissioner's paper on Enforcement, Compliance and Complaints: Media release
4 March 2010
4 March 2010The Office of the Privacy Commissioner contributed to the Law Commission's Issues Paper on the review of privacy, released yesterday.
Statements, media releases
3 March 2010
Information Matching Workshops
3 March 2010
The Privacy Act and developing an information matching programme
The Health Information Privacy Code
3 March 2010
This workshop provides participants with an overview of the Health Information Privacy Code and is particularly suited to people employed in the health sector or interfacing with the health sector.