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New Zealand: Closed consultation on Privacy Amendment Bill (No. 292-1) including data protection regulation

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Closed consultation on Privacy Amendment Bill (No. 292-1) including data protection 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 amendment proposes the introduction of a new information privacy principle (IPP …

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2023-09-05
under deliberation

On 5 September 2023, the New Zealand Parliament introduced the Privacy Amendment Bill, which aims t…

2024-05-06
in consultation

On 6 May 2024, the Parliament of New Zealand opened a consultation on the Privacy Amendment Bill (N…

2024-06-14
processing consultation

On 14 June 2024, the Parliament of New Zealand closes its consultation on the Privacy Amendment Bil…

2025-09-18
adopted

On 18 September 2025, Parliament adopted the Information Privacy Principle (IPP) 3A in the Privacy …

2025-09-22
adopted

On 22 September 2025, the Governor General of New Zealand signed the Privacy Amendment Bill into la…

2026-05-01
in force

On 1 May 2026, the Privacy Amendment Act, which introduces notification requirements for the indire…