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New Zealand: Implemented Privacy Act 2020 including data protection regulation (Act 2020 No. 31)

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Implemented Privacy Act 2020 including data protection regulation (Act 2020 No. 31)

On 1 December 2020, the Privacy Act 2020 (2020 No. 31), including data protection regulation, was implemented. Public and private sector agencies must comply with the 13 Information Privacy Principles (IPPs) when collecting, using, and disclosing pe…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2018-03-19
under deliberation

On 19 March 2018, the Privacy Bill (Bill No.34-3), including data protection regulation, was introd…

2020-06-23
adopted

On 23 June 2020, the New Zealand Parliament adopted the Privacy Bill (Bill No.34-3). Public and pri…

2020-12-01
in force

On 1 December 2020, the Privacy Act 2020 (2020 No. 31), including data protection regulation, was i…