Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995

Schedule 1A
Disclosure of information to specified agencies

s 78A

  • Schedule 1A: substituted, on 24 January 2009, by section 45 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48).

Specified agency Type of information Purpose
Accident Compensation Corporation  Birth information and name change information  To verify the identity of a claimant, and a claimant's eligibility or continuing eligibility for a benefit
  Marriage information, civil union information, and name change information To verify a claimant's change of name
  Death information To identify deceased claimants
Board of Trustees of National Provident Fund Birth information, marriage information, civil union information, name change information, and death information To verify the identity of a member or beneficiary of the National Provident Fund, and the eligibility or continuing eligibility of a member or beneficiary for payments under the Fund
Department of Internal Affairs Birth information, marriage information, civil union information, name change information, and death information 

To verify whether a person is eligible—

  • (a) to hold a New Zealand passport:

  • (b) for New Zealand citizenship

Department of Labour Birth information and name change information 

To—

  • (a) verify a person's citizenship status:

  • (b) verify a person's entitlement to reside in New Zealand:

  • (c) update and verify immigration records

  Marriage information and civil union information To verify the marriage or civil union of a person to a New Zealand citizen
  Death information To identify deceased holders of temporary entry class visas
Government Superannuation Fund Authority Birth information, marriage information, civil union information, name change information, and death information To verify the identity of a member or beneficiary of the Government Superannuation Fund, and the eligibility or continuing eligibility of a member or beneficiary for payments under the Fund
Inland Revenue Department Birth information, marriage information, civil union information, and name change information 

To verify the identity of a person to establish—

  • (a) the tax file number of the person:

  • (b) the details of an applicant for child support

  Death information To identify deceased taxpayers and verify their details
Ministry of Education Birth information, name change information, and death information To verify and update student information on the National Student Index
Ministry of Health Birth information, name change information, and death information To verify and update health information on the National Health Index
  Birth information and death information To compile mortality statistics
Ministry of Justice Marriage information and civil union information To verify a fine defaulter's name change
  Death information 

To—

  • (a) remove the names of deceased persons from jury lists:

  • (b) remit or enforce payment of fines owed by deceased persons

Ministry of Justice (Maori Land Court Unit) Death information To identify deceased Maori landowners
Ministry of Social Development Birth information, marriage information, civil union information, name change information, and death information 

To—

  • (a) verify a person's eligibility or continuing eligibility for benefits, war pensions, grants, loans, or allowances:

  • (b) verify a person's eligibility or continuing eligibility for a community services card or a card the availability of which is based principally on the age and residence of a person, or of his or her spouse or civil union partner, or former spouse or civil union partner:

  • (c) identify debtors, including any person no longer in receipt of a benefit, war pension, grant, loan, or allowance

New Zealand Transport Agency Birth information and name change information To verify details supplied by an applicant for a driver licence
  Marriage information and civil union information To verify the name change of the holder of a driver licence
  Death information To identify deceased holders of driver licences

  • Schedule 1A: amended, at 2 am on 29 November 2010, by section 406(1) of the Immigration Act 2009 (2009 No 51).

  • Schedule 1A: amended, on 24 January 2009, pursuant to section 50(1) of the Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47).