New Zealand: Office of the Privacy Commissioner guidelines on model contract clauses for sending personal information overseas

Progress

Current status
adopted
19 Nov 2020 adopted

Scope

Implementers
New Zealand
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

19 Nov 2020
adopted

Issued Office of the Privacy Commissioner guidelines on model contract clauses for sending personal information overseas

On 19 November 2020, the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner released guidelines with model contract clauses for sending personal information overseas, following the Privacy Act 2020. Under the new privacy principle 12, businesses must ensure personal …

Source
Event type outline
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority