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-----Original Message-----
From: B Stewart <[FOI #33474 email]>
Sent: Friday, 9 January 2026 12:57 pm
To: OIA <[Privacy Commissioner request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Exercise of Privacy Act
enforcement powers since 1 June 2024

 

Dear Privacy Commissioner,

 

I co-author a professional publication on the Privacy Act 2020 and am
involved in teaching a post-graduate university course on privacy law and
make these requests in that context.

 

The first two parts of the request update a request you replied to on 30
May 2024 (your ref:  OIA/0361) and the third part updates a request you
replied to on 2 July 2024 (your ref:  OIA/0371).

 

1 Exercise of 'new' enforcement powers

 

This part of the request is focused upon the numbers of times the
enforcement powers introduced by the 2020 Act have been exercised.

 

(a)  Since 1 June 2024, how many times has the Commissioner issued an
access direction under s 93.

 

(b) Since 1 June 2024, how many times has the Commissioner issued a
compliance notice under s 123.

 

(c) Did the draft compliance notices issued in October 2023 and February
2024 result in issue of compliance notices? Have further draft compliance
notices been issued that are not included in (b) above.

 

2 Exercise of other powers

 

I would like confirmation of whether other enforcement powers have been
exercised.  As I expect the answer in each case is likely to be negative
all I ask is whether the provisions have been exercised. If the powers
have been exercised, I may seek further information. Have any of the
following powers been exercised since 1 June 2024?

(a) Grant of authorisation under s 30.

(b) Grant of authorisation under s 67.

(c) Report breach of duty or misconduct under s 96.

(d) Commencement of a prosecution, or referral to police, in relation to
any offence under the Act.

(e) Commencement of proceedings under s 130.

(f) Issue of a transfer prohibition notice under s 193

 

3 Referral to the Director of Human Rights Proceedings

 

Please advise how many referrals were made to the Director of Human Rights
Proceedings in 2024/25 and 2025/26 (to date).

 

B Stewart

 

Yours faithfully,

 

B Stewart

 

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Please find attached the Privacy Commissioner’s response to your official
information request.

 

 

Aku mihi

 

Sharyn Leonard

Executive Assistant (Legal) | Kaiâwhina Mâtâmua – Ture

 

Office of the Privacy Commissioner  Te Mana Mâtâpono Matatapu
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