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Office of the Privacy Commissioner
PO Box 10094, Wellington 6140
Level 11, 215 Lambton Quay
Wellington, New Zealand
P +64 4 474 7590 F +64 4 474 7595
E [email address]
0800 803 909 Enquiries
privacy.org.nz
30 October 2024
Miss W Forest
By email only to:
[FYI request #28859 email]
Tēnā koe
Official Information Act Request (Our Ref: OIA/0408)
We refer to your Official Information Act request of 22 October 2024.
You request:
During the commissioner's two previous reporting years and current year - whichever is
convenient to obtain information from relating to current and two previous calendar years.
Which or How many investigations the commissioner has commenced that could be
counted as under the act s. 79(b) by the commissioner's own initiative.
If the commissioner also have any data surrounding what or at least what area the
investigations were in e.g. internet privacy etc. this would be helpful for research purposes.
Your request is declined under section 18(e) of the Official Information Act on the basis that
we do not hold the information you have requested. According to our records, the Privacy
Commissioner has not commenced any investigations on his own initiative under s79(b) of the
Privacy Act 2020 over this period.
Please note however that the Privacy Commissioner has exercised his regulatory functions to
engage or inquire into various privacy matters, including under section 17(1)(i) of the Privacy
Act. Our media statements about our public inquiries and compliance investigations are
available on the OPC website including:
• Inquiry into Foodstuffs Noth Island’s FRT trial starts today
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• New Zealand-Australia investigation into Latitude breach begins
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• Terms of reference of joint inquiry into Police photographing of members of the public
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https://privacy.org.nz/publications/statements-media-releases/inquiry-into-foodstuffs-north-islands-
frt-trial-starts-today/
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https://privacy.org.nz/publications/statements-media-releases/new-zealand-australia-investigation-
into-latitude-breach-begins/
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https://privacy.org.nz/publications/statements-media-releases/terms-of-reference-of-joint-inquiry-
into-police-photographing-of-members-of-the-public/
OIA/0408/A1025055
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• Privacy Commissioner to focus on privacy in rental sector
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• Compliance investigation into Mercury IT breach commenced.
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If you are not satisfied with my response to your request, under section 28 of the Official
Information Act 1982 you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review my
decision on your request.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Liz MacPherson
Deputy Privacy Commissioner
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https://privacy.org.nz/publications/statements-media-releases/privacy-commissioner-to-focus-on-
privacy-practices-in-rental-accommodation-sector/
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https://privacy.org.nz/publications/statements-media-releases/compliance-investigation-into-
mercury-it-breach-commenced/
OIA/0408/A1025055
