New Zealand: Implemented Privacy Act 2020 including cybersecurity regulation (Act 2020 No. 31)
Description
Implemented Privacy Act 2020 including cybersecurity regulation (Act 2020 No. 31)
On 1 December 2020, the Privacy Act (2020 No. 31) entered into force. The Act includes provisions for cybersecurity regulation and mandates that agencies covered by the Bill must report data breaches. Specifically, the cybersecurity regulations, whi…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2018-03-19
under deliberation
2020-06-23
adopted