New Zealand Privacy Act 2020, IPP 12: disclosing personal information to a foreign person or entity (Privacy Act 2020, s 22, information privacy principle 12(1) (text as published by the Privacy Commissioner))
A disclosure to a US buyer is allowed only if the person authorises it after being told expressly that the buyer may not protect the information as the New Zealand Act does, or if the holder believes on reasonable grounds that the buyer is required to protect it with comparable safeguards, for example by an agreement between them. Other routes are the buyer carrying on business in New Zealand, being subject to comparable privacy laws, or being in a prescribed scheme or country. The text was read on the Privacy Commissioner's page.
Dated 18 Oct 2026Source checked 18 Oct 2026Basis: primary text
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“An agency (A) may disclose personal information to a foreign person or entity (B) in reliance on IPP 11(1)(a), (c), (e), (f), (h), or (i) only if ... the individual concerned authorises the disclosure to B after being expressly informed by A that B may not be required to protect the information in a way that, overall, provides comparable safeguards to those in this Act; ... A otherwise believes on reasonable grounds that B is required to protect the information in a way that, overall, provides comparable safeguards to those in this Act (for example, pursuant to an agreement entered into between A and B).”
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