New Zealand: Cross-border data transfer regulation in Privacy Amendment Bill (No. 292-1)
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Privacy Amendment Act, including cross-border data transfer regulation, enters into force
On 23 September 2025, the Privacy Amendment Act's provisions on cross-border data transfer regulation entered into force. The Act provides that the Privacy Commissioner may assess the privacy protections in a third country to ensure that that countr…
SourcePrivacy Amendment Bill, including cross-border data transfer regulation was signed by Governor General
On 22 September 2025, the Governor General of New Zealand signed the Privacy Amendment Bill into law. The Bill provides that the Privacy Commissioner may assess the privacy protections in a third country to ensure that that country provides comparab…
SourcePrivacy Amendment Bill (No. 292-1) including cross-border data transfer regulation was adopted by Parliament
On 18 September 2025, the Parliament of New Zealand adopted the Privacy Amendment Bill (No. 292-1), which proposes amendments to the Privacy Act 2020. The Privacy Amendment Bill clarifies in Part 2 that the Privacy Commissioner may assess the privac…
SourceClosed consultation on Privacy Amendment Bill (No. 292-1) including cross-border data transfer regulation
On 14 June 2024, the Parliament of New Zealand closes its consultation on the Privacy Amendment Bill (No. 292-1), which proposes amendments to the Privacy Act 2020. The Privacy Amendment Bill would clarify that the Privacy Commissioner may assess th…
SourceOpened consultation on Privacy Amendment Bill (No. 292-1) including cross-border data transfer regulation
On 6 May 2024, the Parliament of New Zealand opened a consultation on the Privacy Amendment Bill (No. 292-1), which proposes amendments to the Privacy Act 2020. The consultation will be closed on 14 June 2024. The Privacy Amendment Bill would clarif…
SourceIntroduced Privacy Amendment Bill (No. 292-1) including cross-border data transfer regulation
On 5 September 2023, the New Zealand Parliament introduced the Privacy Amendment Bill, which aims to make changes to the Privacy Act. The Privacy Amendment Bill would clarify that, for the purposes of assessing whether privacy protection in a third …
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