Advisory opinions
Advisory opinions are opinions that agencies and ministers can seek from the Privacy Commissioner concerning the application of the Privacy Act.
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Advisory opinions are opinions that agencies and ministers can seek from the Privacy Commissioner concerning the application of the Privacy Act.
Statement regarding public and sector agencies may seek an advisory opinion from the Commissioner concerning the application of the Privacy Act 1993.
The OPC has made a number submissions responding the NZ Domain Name Commission (DNC)'s review of the .nz WHOIS service. Those submissions are available here:
Privacy Commissioner finds inadequacies in the way the 3 major credit reporting agencies – Veda, Centrix and Dun and Bradstreet – respond to requests for PI.
The results of the OPC's 2015 spot check on credit reporting agency compliance with the Privacy Act and the Credit Reporting Privacy Code.
Approximately two-thirds (65 percent) of New Zealanders continue to be concerned about privacy, says the latest UMR survey by the Privacy Commissioner.
The Privacy Concerns & Sharing Data survey was commissioned by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and conducted by UMR Research from 30 Mar to 18 April 2016
New Zealand’s first ‘Right to Know Day’ will take place on Thursday 12 May 2016.
An employer refused to hand over certain information to an employee who contested a job performance evaluation.
A couple had their joint credit cards cancelled by a bank in what turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.