Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008

Schedule 1A Disclosure of information to specified agencies

s 78A

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 limited term permits or 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
Land Transport New Zealand	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
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.