New Zealand: Closed 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 the privacy protections in a third country to ensure that that country provides comparable safeguards for the purposes of cross-border data transfers, both on an individual basis and on the basis of membership of a block of countries.