Its time to start planning

On 17 March the Justice Minister (Andrew Little) tabled a Supplementary Order Paper for the Privacy Bill, which states that the new Privacy Bill will come into force on 1 November 2020. What Businesses (Agencies) need to do now. Agencies...

5 Key things to consider

The Privacy Bill 2018 is scheduled to come into effect on 1 November 2020. Here are 5 things your business should be doing Make sure you have a Privacy OfficerMake sure your Privacy Policy is up to dateMake sure you know what your procedures are if you have a...

Data Collection and Storage

The territorial scope of privacy and data protection can be fundamental. When does one jurisdiction’s legal reach extend to the actions of organisations beyond its geographical borders?   Late last year, the European Data Protection Board (EDPD) published...

Changes are coming

We’ll be saying it for the rest of this year because we want everyone to be aware and ready for it when it happens: The new Privacy Act 2020 is coming into effect on 1 December 2020....