New Zealand government
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Office of the Privacy Commissioner
Regulates the Privacy Act 2020.
What this authority does
Investigates privacy complaints, administers the 13 Information Privacy Principles, enforces the mandatory notifiable-privacy-breach regime introduced in 2020, and issues compliance notices.
Services for the public
- Privacy complaints
- Breach notification
- Compliance notices
- Privacy guidance
Before you contact this authority
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