Privacy of NZ arrivals data

Alex Harris made this Official Information request to New Zealand Customs Service

The request was successful.

From: Alex Harris

Dear New Zealand Customs Service,

Section 21 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 requires craft en route to New Zealand to provide specified information to Customs. The information required is specified in sections 12C and 12D of the Customs and Excise Regulations 1996, and includes personally identifying information on passengers, including their name, date of birth, gender, nationality, travel document information as well as information on their movements. I would like to request the following information under the OIA:

* How long personally identifying information on passengers en route to New Zealand is retained by Customs;
* what precautions Customs uses to protect this personally identifying information from loss, unauthorised access or modification, or other misuse;
* what other agencies it is shared with or disclosed to, and the legal authority for such sharing or disclosure;
* any privacy policy which applies to the collection, storage, use and disclosure of this information.

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

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New Zealand Customs Service

Dear Mr Harris

Thank you for your email below in which you request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):

1. How long personally identifying information on passengers en route to New Zealand is retained by Customs;
2. What precautions Customs uses to protect this personally identifying information from loss, unauthorised access or modification, or other misuse;
3. What other agencies it is shared with or disclosed to, and the legal authority for such sharing or disclosure;
4. Any privacy policy which applies to the collection, storage, use and disclosure of this information.

Customs will respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable and within 20 working days from the date after which your request was received.

Please feel free to contact Customs if you have any questions or concerns relating to your request.

Kind regards
Procedures and Support team
NZ Customs Service

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New Zealand Customs Service


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Dear Mr Harris

Please find attached a response to your request.

Kind regards
Chief Customs Officer
Procedures and Support

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