On December 1st, 2020, New Zealand’s revamped privacy act went into effect. The Privacy Act originally passed in 1993 and has been revisited multiple times, but the 2020 act clarifies its reach and outlines what organizations need to do in order to be compliant.
In addition to updating the original privacy act, Privacy Act 2020 also expands the office of the National Privacy Commissioner that can receive complaints from individuals, investigate privacy concerns, require organizations to make changes to their operations, and even impose fines on organizations not in compliance.