Privacy Act 1993

Before its repeal, this Act was administered by: Ministry of Justice
  • repealed
  • Privacy Act 1993: repealed, on 1 December 2020, by section 216(1) of the Privacy Act 2020 (2020 No 31).

Versions of this Act

List of amendments incorporated in this version

  • Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement Between Inland Revenue, New Zealand Police, New Zealand Customs Service, and Serious Fraud Office) Order 2020 (LI 2020/196): clause 20

  • Public Service Act 2020 (2020 No 40): sections 119–123

  • Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38): section 668

  • Privacy Act 2020 (2020 No 31): section 216(1)

  • Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement Facilitating Customer Nominated Services) Order 2020 (LI 2020/133): clause 16

  • Taxation (KiwiSaver, Student Loans, and Remedial Matters) Act 2020 (2020 No 5): section 278

  • Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement between Department of Internal Affairs and Registrar-General) Order 2019 (LI 2019/270): clause 16

  • Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement between Registrar-General and New Zealand Police) Order 2019 (LI 2019/231): clause 15

  • Kāinga Ora–Homes and Communities Act 2019 (2019 No 50): section 33

  • Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019 (2019 No 29): section 83

  • Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement between Ministry of Social Development and New Zealand Customs Service) Order 2019 (LI 2019/75): clause 16

  • Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement between New Zealand Gang Intelligence Centre Agencies) Order 2018 (LI 2018/247): clause 17

  • Children’s Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 58): section 10(1)

  • Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46): section 259(1)

  • Education (Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand) Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 35): section 12(1)

  • Social Security Act 2018 (2018 No 32): section 459

  • Brokering (Weapons and Related Items) Controls Act 2018 (2018 No 9): section 44

  • Customs and Excise Act 2018 (2018 No 4): section 443(3)

  • Enhancing Identity Verification and Border Processes Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 42): Part 1

  • Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement between Ministry of Justice and Crown Law Office) Order 2017 (LI 2017/218): clause 14

  • Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement between Inland Revenue and Ministry of Social Development) Order 2017 (LI 2017/176): clause 15

  • Children, Young Persons, and Their Families (Oranga Tamariki) Legislation Act 2017 (2017 No 31): section 149

  • Land Transfer Act 2017 (2017 No 30): section 250

  • Outer Space and High-altitude Activities Act 2017 (2017 No 29): section 93

  • Taxation (Annual Rates for 2016–17, Closely Held Companies, and Remedial Matters) Act 2017 (2017 No 14): sections 396, 397

  • Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (2017 No 10): sections 313–317, 335

  • Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement Between Ministry of Justice and Statistics New Zealand) Order 2017 (LI 2017/51): clause 12

  • Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017 (2017 No 5): section 347

  • Patents (Trans-Tasman Patent Attorneys and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 89): section 8

  • Judicial Review Procedure Act 2016 (2016 No 50): section 24

  • District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49): section 261

  • Social Security (Extension of Young Persons Services and Remedial Matters) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 36): section 48

  • Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 (2015 No 63): sections 40, 41

  • Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement for Improving Public Services for Vulnerable Children) Order 2015 (LI 2015/162): clause 16

  • Parole (Extended Supervision Orders) Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 69): section 30

  • Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014 (2014 No 68): section 143

  • Financial Reporting Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 64): section 17

  • Victims’ Orders Against Violent Offenders Act 2014 (2014 No 45): section 30

  • Food Act 2014 (2014 No 32): section 447

  • Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement between Inland Revenue and Internal Affairs) Order 2014 (LI 2014/223): clause 14

  • Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa Act 2014 (2014 No 1): section 27

  • Companies Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 111): section 14

  • Social Housing Reform (Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Amendment) Act 2013 (2013 No 97): section 25

  • Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 95): section 26

  • WorkSafe New Zealand Act 2013 (2013 No 94): section 22

  • Financial Markets (Repeals and Amendments) Act 2013 (2013 No 70): section 150

  • Patents Act 2013 (2013 No 68): section 249

  • Inquiries Act 2013 (2013 No 60): section 39

  • Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 35): section 72

  • Holidays (Full Recognition of Waitangi Day and ANZAC Day) Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 19): section 8

  • Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 13): sections 35, 136

  • Student Loan Scheme Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 10): section 50

  • Privacy Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 1)

  • Electronic Identity Verification Act 2012 (2012 No 123): section 76

  • Legislation Act 2012 (2012 No 119): section 77(3)

  • Wine Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 70): section 17

  • Animal Products Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 59): section 19

  • Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 58): section 21

  • Road User Charges Act 2012 (2012 No 1): section 94

  • Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81): section 413

  • Student Loan Scheme Act 2011 (2011 No 62): section 223

  • Electoral (Administration) Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 57): section 59(2)

  • Privacy Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 44)

  • Auditor Regulation Act 2011 (2011 No 21): section 82

  • Legal Services Act 2011 (2011 No 4): section 144

  • Electoral Referendum Act 2010 (2010 No 139): section 81(2)

  • Electoral (Finance Reform and Advance Voting) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 137): section 40(2)

  • Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 (2010 No 115): section 121(1)

  • Privacy (Cross-border Information) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 113)

  • Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010 (2010 No 111): section 241(2)

  • Education Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 25): section 78(2), (3)

  • Accident Compensation Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 1): section 5(1)(b)

  • Insolvency Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 52): section 21(2)

  • Immigration Act 2009 (2009 No 51): section 406(1)

  • Privacy Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 39)

  • Taxation (International Taxation, Life Insurance, and Remedial Matters) Act 2009 (2009 No 34): section 861

  • Land Transport Amendment Act 2009 (2009 No 17): section 35(4)

  • Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008 (2008 No 97): section 81

  • Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72): section 116(a)(vii)

  • Real Estate Agents Act 2008 (2008 No 66): section 173

  • Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 48): section 47

  • Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 47): section 50(1)

  • Criminal Disclosure Act 2008 (2008 No 38): section 39

  • Corrections (Social Assistance) Amendment Act 2008 (2008 No 24): section 7(2), (3)

  • Limited Partnerships Act 2008 (2008 No 1): section 120

  • Income Tax Act 2007 (2007 No 97): section ZA 2(1)

  • Privacy Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 73)

  • Building Societies Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 43): section 8(2)

  • Sentencing Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 27): section 58

  • Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 (2007 No 15): section 96

  • Student Loan Scheme Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 13): section 43(2), (4) and (5)

  • Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006 (2006 No 74): section 185

  • Electricity Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 70): section 43

  • Climate Change Response Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 59): section 33

  • Insolvency Act 2006 (2006 No 55): section 445

  • Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters (Information Matching) Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 34): section 9

  • Education Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 19): section 52(2)

  • Privacy Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 11)

  • Veterinarians Act 2005 (2005 No 126): section 102

  • Land Transport Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 77): section 95(6)

  • Prisoners’ and Victims’ Claims Act 2005 (2005 No 74): sections 74, 75

  • Citizenship Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 43): section 16

  • Registered Architects Act 2005 (2005 No 38): section 83

  • Railways Act 2005 (2005 No 37): section 103(3)

  • Relationships (Statutory References) Act 2005 (2005 No 3): section 7

  • Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115): section 200

  • Civil Union Act 2004 (2004 No 102): section 46

  • Land Transport Management Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 97): section 19(1)

  • Building Act 2004 (2004 No 72): section 414

  • Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004 (2004 No 70): section 89

  • Corrections Act 2004 (2004 No 50): sections 205(2)(a), (3), 206

  • Wine Act 2003 (2003 No 114): section 126

  • Privacy Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 94)

  • Supreme Court Act 2003 (2003 No 53): section 48(1)

  • Gambling Act 2003 (2003 No 51): section 374

  • Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48): section 175(1)

  • State Sector Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 41): sections 12(3), 14(1)

  • Social Workers Registration Act 2003 (2003 No 17): section 149

  • Motor Vehicle Sales Act 2003 (2003 No 12): section 145

  • Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84): section 262

  • Land Transfer Regulations 2002 (SR 2002/213): regulation 44

  • Privacy Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 73)

  • Citizenship Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 62): section 4

  • Trade Marks Act 2002 (2002 No 49): section 201

  • Victims’ Rights Act 2002 (2002 No 39): section 53

  • Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002 (2002 No 17): section 72

  • Sentencing Act 2002 (2002 No 9): section 186

  • Local Government (Rating) Act 2002 (2002 No 6): section 137(1)

  • Electoral Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 1): section 101(3)

  • Public Trust Act 2001 (2001 No 100): section 170(1)

  • Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96): section 71(1)

  • Education Standards Act 2001 (2001 No 88): section 83

  • Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001 (2001 No 49): section 337(1)

  • Local Electoral Act 2001 (2001 No 35): section 151

  • Public Audit Act 2001 (2001 No 10): section 52

  • Social Welfare (Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 88): section 7

  • Privacy Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 76)

  • Legal Services Act 2000 (2000 No 42): section 128

  • Bail Act 2000 (2000 No 38): section 74(2)

  • Radiocommunications Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 8): section 61

  • Personal Property Securities Act 1999 (1999 No 126): section 191(1)

  • Animal Products (Ancillary and Transitional Provisions) Act 1999 (1999 No 94): section 8(1)

  • Sale of Liquor Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 92): section 125

  • Land Transport Act 1998 (1998 No 110): section 215(1)

  • Employment Services and Income Support (Integrated Administration) Act 1998 (1998 No 96): section 11

  • Rating Valuations Act 1998 (1998 No 69): section 54(1)

  • Privacy Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 57)

  • Privacy Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 71)

  • Privacy (Fifth Schedule) Order 1997 (SR 1997/86)

  • Social Security Amendment Act (No 4) 1996 (1996 No 145): section 3

  • Privacy Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 142)

  • Fisheries Act 1996 (1996 No 88): section 316(1)

  • Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1996 (1996 No 47): sections 32, 33

  • Dog Control Act 1996 (1996 No 13): section 79

  • Electoral Amendment Act (No 2) 1995 (1995 No 61): section 96

  • Radio New Zealand Act (No 2) 1995 (1995 No 53): section 2

  • Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act 1995 (1995 No 16): section 95

  • Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 (1994 No 88): section 81(1)–(3)

  • Privacy Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 70)

  • Human Rights Act 1993 (1993 No 82): section 145

  • Privacy Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 59)

  • Privacy Act 1993 (1993 No 28): sections 114, 129B

  • Public Finance Act 1989 (1989 No 44): section 65R(3)