New Zealand: Privacy Amendment Bill, including cross-border data transfer regulation was signed by Governor General
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Privacy 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 comparable safeguards for the purposes of cross-border data transfers. The Bill provides for data transfers on an individual basis and on the basis of membership of a block of countries.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cross-border data transfer 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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2023-09-05
under deliberation
2024-05-06
in consultation
2024-06-14
processing consultation
2025-09-18
adopted
2025-09-22
adopted