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privacy.org.nz
22 May 2023
Amanda Murtagh
By email only to: [FYI request #22721 email]
Tēnā koe
Official Information Act Request (Our Ref: OIA/0281)
We refer to your Official Information Act Request of 8 May 2023.
You request:
Please provide a clarification, and or definition, and or context of "charge" under
Section 66 of the Privacy Act 2020.
Your request is granted. Section 66 of the Privacy Act 2020 allows agencies to charge in
relation to fulfil ing an IPP6 (access) or IPP7 (correction) request in certain circumstances.
Please find attached a guidance document entitled “a guide to charging for personal
information under the Privacy Act 2020 for agencies”.
This guidance document has also been published on our website, and is available here:
https:/ privacy.org.nz/responsibilities/charging-for-access-to-personal-information/
If you require any further clarification or information about section 66, please contact our
Enquiries team at
[email address].
Under section 28 of the Official Information Act 1982 you have the right to ask the Ombudsman
to investigate and review our decision on your request.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Joanna Hayward
General Counsel
OIA/0281/A857232