New Zealand: Office of the Privacy Commissioner clarification on information sharing for child safety and wellbeing
Progress
Current status
adopted
09 Oct 2025 adopted
Scope
Implementers
New Zealand
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Office of Privacy Commissioner issued statement on information sharing for child safety and wellbeing
On 9 October 2025, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) of New Zealand issued a public statement clarifying that the Privacy Act 2020 does not prevent the sharing of information where there is a safety or well-being concern for a child. The …
SourceEvent type
outline
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority