Database
Restrictions on data
NEW ZEALAND
Since July 1993
Chapter Data policies |
Sub-chapter Restrictions on cross-border data flows
Privacy Act of 1993
Consent is not required for the transfer of data to third countries, subject to compliance with the Information Privacy Principles. However, both the Privacy Act and the Health Information Privacy Code continue to apply to personal information and health information even when it is transferred out of New Zealand.
The Privacy Commissioner is given the power to prohibit a transfer of personal information from New Zealand to another state, territory, province or other part of a country by issuing a transfer prohibition notice.
The Privacy Commissioner is given the power to prohibit a transfer of personal information from New Zealand to another state, territory, province or other part of a country by issuing a transfer prohibition notice.
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Restrictions on data
NEW ZEALAND
Since 2010
Chapter Data policies |
Sub-chapter Restrictions on cross-border data flows
Inland Revenue Acts
New Zealand’s Inland Revenue Service issued a “Revenue Alert” stating that companies were required to store business records in data centers physically located in New Zealand in order to comply with the Inland Revenue Acts.
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