Who can access th emotor vehicle register?
Alex Harris made this Official Information request to New Zealand Transport Agency
The request was successful.
From: Alex Harris
Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,
NZTA has recently widened access to the motor vehicle register and associated personal information. Its opt-out website (https://transact.nzta.govt.nz/transactio...) notes that the agency provides information in bulk to those with special "authorisation". It notes that this may include "insurers, finance companies and motor vehicle traders".
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:
* a list of all persons, companies, agencies, orgnaisations or other bodies who have been granted such an authorisation for bulk access to the vehicle register.
* the process by which such an authorisation is applied for
* the criteria considered when granting or refusing to grant such an authorisation.
I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.
With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.
Yours faithfully,
Alex Harris
New Zealand Transport Agency
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Dear Alex
This email acknowledges your request made under the Official Information
Act 1982 for information on access to the Motor vehicle register and
requests:
· a list of all persons, companies, agencies, organisations or
other bodies who have been granted such an authorisation for bulk access
to the vehicle register.
· the process by which such an authorisation is applied for
· the criteria considered when granting or refusing to grant such
an authorisation.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) received your request on 25 October 2012.
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Regards
Andrew Martin
Manager, Official Information
NZ Transport Agency
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New Zealand Transport Agency
Good afternoon Alex
Please find attached Alan Montgomery's response to your request for
information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Regards
Ellena
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Customer Response Team
NZ Transport Agency
Private Bag 11777
Palmerston North 4442
New Zealand
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David Burgess left an annotation ()
This response from the NZTA refers to an attachment, which lists the organisations that have a streamlined backdoor to the register. These organisations can access the personal information of people who have told the registrar to withhold access. This attachment is missing from the respones. I have made a new OIA for this list. David Burgess.
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The link to gazette notices of special authorisations:
http://www.dia.govt.nz/MSOS118/On-Line/N...
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