| Act | Section | Enacted | Repealed Year | Type | Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standards and Accreditation Act 2015 | Sch1 S24 | 1965 | Secrecy | A member of a standards development committee who has information in his or her capacity as a member that would not otherwise be available to him or her may not disclose that information to any person, or make use of, or act on, that information, except in very limited circumstances. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2015/0091/latest/DLM5947030.html | |
| Protected Objects Act 1975 | 17 | 1975 | Secrecy | Information about location or ownership of taonga tuturu shall not be disclosed; criminal penalties. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1975/0041/latest/DLM432512.html | |
| Remuneration Authority Act 1977 | 9 | 1977 | Secrecy | Members and staff of the Remuneration Authority must maintain secrecy. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1977/0110/latest/DLM15690.html | |
| Environment Act 1986 | 20 | 1986 | Secrecy | Commissioner and staff must maintain secrecy. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0127/latest/DLM99753.html | |
| Building Societies Act 1965 | 122B | 1987 | Type Exemption | Registrar and inspectors may refuse to disclose information from inspection until purpose of inspection has been satisfied. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1965/0022/latest/DLM372379.html | |
| Commerce Act 1986 | 100 | 1987 | Inquiry Powers | Commerce Commission may make temporary orders prohibiting publication of information during an inquiry. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0005/latest/DLM89944.html | |
| Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1908 | 13AA | 1987 | Type Exemption | Registrar and inspectors may refuse to disclose information from inspection until purpose of inspection has been satisfied. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1908/0081/latest/DLM144618.html | |
| Rates Rebate Act 1973 | 12 | 1987 | Secrecy | Information on rates rebates and applications must remain secret. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1973/0005/latest/DLM409732.html | |
| Independent Police Conduct Authority Act 1988 | 32 | 1988 | Secrecy | Authority and staff must maintain secrecy. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1988/0002/latest/DLM126508.html | |
| Banking (Prudential Supervision) Act 1989 | 105 | 1989 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1989/0157/latest/DLM200781.html | |
| Corporations (Investigation and Management) Act 1989 | 23 | 1989 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1989/0011/latest/DLM144925.html | |
| Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 | 38 | 1989 | Publication Prohibition | Proceedings of family group conferences cannot be published. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1989/0024/latest/DLM150000.html | |
| Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 | 438 | 1989 | Publication Prohibition | Proceedings of youth court cannot be published, except by leave. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1989/0024/latest/DLM155054.html | |
| Serious Fraud Office Act 1990 | 36 | 1990 | Secrecy | SFO staff must observe secrecy. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1990/0051/latest/DLM211472.html | |
| Child Support Act 1991 | 240 | 1991 | Tax secrecy | Information about child support covered by tax secrecy. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1991/0142/latest/DLM257366.html | |
| Resource Management Act 1991 | 42 | 1991 | Inquiry Powers | Local authority may temporarily/permanently prohibit publication of information relating to RMA hearing. Permanently in repect of tikanga and wahi tapu and temporarily for commercially sensitive. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1991/0069/latest/DLM233089.html | |
| Earthquake Commission Act 1993 | 25 | 1993 | Secrecy | Amounts of premiums paid by insurance companies to the Commission shall be kept secret. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0084/latest/DLM306769.html | |
| Taxation Review Authorities Act 1994 | 12 | 1994 | Tax secrecy | Employees of Taxation Review Authorities must maintain tax secrecy. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1994/0165/latest/DLM347476.html | |
| Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Act 1996 | 27 | 1996 | International treaty | Information acquired under Act or Convention must be kept confidential. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1996/0037/latest/DLM388312.html | |
| Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 | 55 | 1996 | Type Exemption | Exempts information supplied relating to applications not yet lodged as "held on behalf" of applicants (not providers) until the application is lodged. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1996/0030/latest/DLM384069.html | |
| Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 | 57 | 1996 | ORCON | Authority must consult sources when they receive a request for commercially sensitive information. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1996/0030/latest/DLM384084.html | |
| Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997 | 12 | 1997 | ORCON | Director-general must consult sources when they receive a request for commercially sensitive information. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1997/0087/latest/DLM415074.html | |
| Pork Industry Board Act 1997 | 48 | 1997 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1997/0106/latest/DLM422436.html | |
| Animal Welfare Act 1999 | 103 | 1999 | Refusal ground | Allows information which would identify people reporting non-compliance by ethics committee or code holder to be withheld under OIA. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1999/0142/latest/DLM51228.html | |
| Transport Accident Investigation Commission Act 1990 | 14R | 1999 | Type Exemption | Exempts accident investigation inquiry information, cockpit voice recordings and other evidence from OIA. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1990/0099/latest/DLM221895.html | |
| Employment Relations Act 2000 | 148 | 2000 | Mediation | Exempts mediation information from the OIA. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/0024/latest/DLM60918.html | |
| Employment Relations Act 2000 | 59 | 2000 | Type Exemption | Excludes collective agreements delivered to chief executive from the OIA. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/0024/latest/DLM59126.html | |
| Employment Relations Act 2000 | 222 | 2000 | Agency exemption | Exempts information held by the department or the Authority or the court in relation to any proceedings brought before the Authority or the court from the OIA. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/0024/latest/DLM61441.html | |
| Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act 2000 | 38 | 2000 | Type Exemption | Excludes information in S36(1)(f) (requiring specified classes of persons to supply prescribed information to the Authority for the purpose of compiling statistics on energy efficiency, energy conservation, and the use of renewable sources of energy:) collected by EECA under regulation from OIA. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/0014/latest/DLM54948.html | |
| International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000 | 29 | 2000 | International treaty | Requests for assistance from ICC must be kept confidential. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/0026/latest/DLM64186.html | |
| New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000 | 79 | 2000 | Inquiry Powers | Health inquiry board may permanently or temporarily prohibit publication of information relating to inquiry. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/0091/latest/DLM81276.html | |
| Protected Disclosures Act 2000 | 19 | 2000 | Refusal ground | Allows information which would identify whistleblowers to be withheld under OIA. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2000/0007/latest/DLM53920.html | |
| Public Trust Act 2001 | 34 | 2001 | Secrecy | Public Trust board members, committee members and employees must maintain secrecy. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2001/0100/latest/DLM123730.html | |
| Local Government Act 2002 | Sch 7 s11 | 2002 | Secrecy | Members of and persons employed/engaged by the Remuneration Authority must keep secret information acquired exercising powers under Local Government Act. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0084/latest/DLM175643.html | |
| Takeovers Act 1993 | 31X | 2002 | Inquiry Powers | Takeovers Panel may make temporary orders prohibiting publication of information during an inquiry. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0107/latest/DLM326176.html | |
| Children’s Commissioner Act 2003 | 22 | 2003 | Secrecy | Commissioner and staff must maintain secrecy in respect to all matters that come to their knowledge during the course of an investigation. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2003/0121/latest/DLM230485.html | |
| Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 | 59 | 2003 | Secrecy | Information from "protected quality assurance activity" may not be disclosed except for specified purposes (purposes in s60) | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2003/0048/latest/DLM203860.html | |
| Banking (Prudential Supervision) Act 1989 | 156G | 2003 | 2024 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1989/0157/latest/DLM201590.html |
| Banking (Prudential Supervision) Act 1989 | 156H | 2003 | 2024 | ORCON | Limits uses or republication of shared information | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1989/0157/latest/DLM201592.html |
| Building Act 2004 | Sch 3 s19 | 2004 | Secrecy | Requires members of the Building Practitioners Board to keep information confidential (Board is subject to OIA). | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2004/0072/latest/DLM309369.html | |
| Meat Board Act 2004 | 45 | 2004 | Type Exemption | Exempts quota compliance audit reports, draft reports amd workpapers from the OIA. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2004/0058/latest/DLM302035.html | |
| Meat Board Act 2004 | 65 | 2004 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by the Board and other persons to whom the information is provided by the Board, except in specified circumstances. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2004/0058/latest/DLM302060.html | |
| Charities Act 2005 | Sch2 s20 | 2005 | Secrecy | Board member not to disclose information (except as specified) they would not otherwise have if they weren't a member of the board. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2005/0039/latest/DLM4572443.html | |
| Public Records Act 2005 | 42 | 2005 | Type Exemption | Private records are not subject to the OIA simply because they are held by ArchivesNZ. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2005/0040/latest/DLM345768.html | |
| Crimes of Torture Act 1989 | 33 | 2006 | International treaty | Information obtained in exercise of functions under the Act must be kept secret by persons receiving it in the course of performing their duties under the act. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1989/0106/latest/DLM193225.html | |
| Climate Change Response Act 2002 | 99 | 2008 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0040/latest/DLM1662665.html | |
| Climate Change Response Act 2002 | 117 | 2008 | Privacy | Emissions rulings must not identify applicant. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0040/latest/DLM1662684.htm | |
| Limited Partnerships Act 2008 | 115 | 2008 | Type Exemption | Exempts information held by registrar on limited partners of limited partnerships from the OIA. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2008/0001/latest/DLM1139288.html | |
| Policing Act 2008 | 50 | 2008 | Anti-leak | Prohibits possession of "police property" (explicitly includes documents). | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2008/0072/latest/DLM1102253.html | |
| Immigration Act 2009 | 11 | 2009 | Refusal ground | s23 OIA (and S27 of Immigration Act 2009 - reasons for decisions) does not apply where decisions have "absolute discretion" status. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2009/0051/latest/DLM1440590.html | |
| Immigration Act 2009 | 40 | 2009 | Refusal ground | s23 OIA (reasons for decisions) does not apply to certain decisions made on the basis of classified information. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2009/0051/latest/DLM1440640.html | |
| Immigration Act 2009 | 97 | 2009 | Refusal ground | s23 OIA (reasons for decisions) does not apply to decisions to stop people boarding craft to NZ. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2009/0051/latest/DLM1440731.html | |
| Immigration Act 2009 | 177 | 2009 | Refusal ground | s23 OIA (reasons for decisions) does not apply to decisions to cancel deportation. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2009/0051/latest/DLM2388701.html | |
| Immigration Act 2009 | 190 | 2009 | Refusal ground | s23 OIA (reasons for decisions) does not apply to Ministerial reconsideration. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2009/0051/latest/DLM1440898.html | |
| Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 | 156ZN | 2009 | 2024 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1989/0157/latest/DLM2594829.html |
| Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 1989 | 156ZO | 2009 | 2024 | ORCON | Limits uses or republication of shared information | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1989/0157/latest/DLM2594830.html |
| Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010 | 135 | 2010 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2010/0111/latest/DLM2478476.html | |
| Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010 | 136 | 2010 | ORCON | Limits uses or republication of shared information. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2010/0111/latest/DLM2478477.html | |
| Financial Markets Authority Act 2011 | 59 | 2011 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2011/0005/latest/DLM3565224.html | |
| Financial Markets Authority Act 2011 | 44 | 2011 | Inquiry Powers | Allows FMA to temporarily prohibit publication (and exempt from OIA) investigation-related information. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2011/0005/latest/DLM3231726.html | |
| Biosecurity Act 1993 | 142C | 2012 | Type Exemption | Exempts non-publicly available information in the biosecurity database from disclosure under the OIA, even if it can be OIA'd from another source. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0095/latest/DLM4759405.html | |
| Electronic Identity Verification Act 2012 | 22 | 2012 | Access limit | Limits who can access identity photographs. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2012/0123/latest/DLM4529009.html | |
| Electronic Identity Verification Act 2012 | 23 | 2012 | Access limit | Limits who can access records of useage history of electronic ID information. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2012/0123/latest/DLM1798202.html | |
| Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012 | 158 | 2012 | Inquiry Powers | Allows EPA to prohibit publication of information in proceedings: indefinitely for (a) tikanga maori & wahi tapu, and (b) for the period of the proceedings for disclosing a trade secret or avoid causing unreasonable prejudice to a commercial position. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2012/0072/latest/DLM3956348.html | |
| National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012 | 51 | 2012 | Type Exemption | Exempts information held in the NAIT system from the OIA. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2012/0002/latest/DLM3430387.html | |
| Climate Change Response Act 2002 | 256 | 2013 | Secrecy | Requires EPA and enforcement officers to keep synthetic GHG info secret. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0040/latest/DLM4974119.html | |
| Crown Minerals Act 1991 | 90A | 2013 | Type Exemption | Prohibits publication of information relating to mining permits. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1991/0070/latest/DLM246779.html | |
| Crown Minerals Act 1991 | 90E(5) | 2013 | ORCON | Requires confidentiality of information shared with regulatory agencies. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1991/0070/latest/DLM5231040.html | |
| Land Transport Management Act 2003 | 129 | 2013 | ORCON | Statutory consultation requirement on OIA/LGOIMA requests for commercially sensitive fare / useage information about public transport. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2003/0118/latest/DLM5285428.html | |
| Non-bank Deposit Takers Act 2013 | 55 | 2013 | Type Exemption | Exempts information supplied to the Reserve Bank under this Act (s54 is a standard secrecy clause). | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2013/0104/latest/DLM3919067.html | |
| Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012 | 158B | 2014 | ORCON | Requires confidentiality of information shared between EPA and other agencies. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2012/0072/latest/DLM5968401.html | |
| Companies Act 1993 | 367A | 2015 | Type Exemption | OIA does not apply to director information (date and place of birth). | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0105/latest/DLM6461841.html | |
| Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 | 210 | 2015 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2015/0070/latest/DLM5977211.html | |
| New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act 2001 | 59 | 2015 | Agency exemption | Exempts fund investment vehicles from OIA. To avoid doubt, the Official Information Act 1982 and the Ombudsmen Act 1975 do not apply to VCF investment vehicles, but the Official Information Act 1982 applies to the Guardians in respect of information held by the Guardians about VCF investment vehicles. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2001/0084/latest/DLM6636409.html | |
| Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 | 97 | 2017 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2017/0017/latest/DLM6888356.html | |
| Intelligence and Security Act 2017 | 30 | 2017 | Secrecy | Prevents a government or private agency allowing access to/providing information about creation/use etc of assumed identities by authorised persons (employees of the two security and intelligence agancies). | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2017/0010/latest/DLM6920975.html | |
| Intelligence and Security Act 2017 | 41 | 2017 | Secrecy | Prohibits providing information about creation of corporate identities. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2017/0010/latest/DLM6920996.html | |
| Overseas Investment Act 2005 | 41D | 2018 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2005/0082/latest/LMS112000.html | |
| Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Act 2019 | 33 | 2019 | Mediation | Exempts mediation information from the OIA. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2019/0021/latest/LMS35730.html | |
| Climate Change Response Act 2002 | 5P | 2019 | ORCON | Climate Commission must keep information disclosed to it by EPA secret. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0040/latest/LMS282009.html | |
| Criminal Cases Review Commission Act 2019 | 37 | 2019 | Investigation | Exempts communications related to investigations from OIA. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2019/0066/latest/LMS90666.html | |
| Insolvency Practitioners Regulation Act 2019 | 62 | 2019 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication/disclosure of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2019/0029/latest/LMS205657.html | |
| Local Government Act 2002 | 35A | 2019 | Type Exemption | Temporarily exempts information on local govt reorganisations or disputes held by Local Government Commission from OIA until the consideration, investigation, resolution, review, or determination has been completed. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0084/latest/LMS271041.html | |
| New Zealand Infrastructure Commission/Te Waihanga Act 2019 | 26 | 2019 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2019/0051/latest/LMS170143.html | |
| Tax Administration Act 1994 | 18 | 2019 | Tax secrecy | Revenue officers must keep sensitive revenue information confidential; the Commissioner is not required to disclose any item of revenue information if the release of the information would adversely affect the integrity of the tax system or would prejudice the maintenance of the law. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1994/0166/latest/DLM350412.html | |
| Venture Capital Fund Act 2019 | 25 | 2019 | Agency exemption | To avoid doubt, the Official Information Act 1982 and the Ombudsmen Act 1975 do not apply to VCF investment vehicles, but the Official Information Act 1982 applies to the Guardians in respect of information held by the Guardians about VCF investment vehicles. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2019/0076/latest/LMS227094.html | |
| Climate Change Response Act 2002 | 30GF | 2020 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2002/0040/latest/LMS364593.html | |
| Health Act 1956 | 92ZZG | 2020 | Privacy | Contact tracing information cannot be disclosed except for the effective management of infectious diseases. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1956/0065/latest/DLM7086381.html | |
| Land Transport Management Act 2003 | 109A | 2020 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2003/0118/latest/LMS411065.html | |
| Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990 | 77 | 2020 | Secrecy | Product information in database must be kept confidential where it may reasonably be regarded as confidential or commercially sensitive. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1990/0108/latest/LMS428704.html | |
| Financial Market Infrastructures Act 2021 | 142 | 2021 | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2021/0013/latest/LMS103156.html | |
| Commerce Act 1986 | 99AA, 99AB | 2022 | ORCON | Requires confidentiality of information shared with/provided to a public service agency, a statutory entity, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, or the New Zealand Police. | https://legislation.govt.nz/bill/government/2021/0009/latest/LMS416034.html | |
| Data and Statistics Act 2022 | 104 | 2022 | Type Exemption | Information provided to statistician for research exempted from OIA. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2022/0039/latest/LMS454851.html | |
| Electricity Industry Act 2010 | 47B | 2022 | ORCON | Agency may impose conditions limiting use of information shared with other agencies. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2010/0116/latest/LMS748314.html | |
| Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Act 2022 | 60 | 2022 | Type Exemption | Removes communications between Ombudsman and child-support and many other agencies/organisations from scope of OIA, about the performance or potential performance of functions under the Ombudsmen Act 1975, whether or not an investigation is or was notified by an Ombudsman under that Act . | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2022/0043/latest/LMS591539.html | |
| Screen Industry Workers Act 2022 | 64 | 2022 | Type Exemption | Excludes collective agreements delivered to chief executive from the OIA. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2022/0052/latest/LMS642062.html | |
| Civil Aviation Act 2023 | 198 | 2023 | Publication prohibition | Allows Minister to temporarily prohibit publication of information relating to international air cooperation applications. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2023/0010/latest/LMS176038.html | |
| Deposit Takers Act 2023 | 442 | 2023 | Secrecy | Information acquired by the Reserve Bank must be kept confidential, except it may be disclosed/published if it meets the limited situations under Ss(2). | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2023/0035/latest/LMS496774.html | |
| Deposit Takers Act 2023 | 443 | 2023 | Secrecy | Ousts OIA jurisdiction over information covered by s442. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2023/0035/latest/LMS497976.html | |
| Deposit Takers Act 2023 | 130 | 2023 | Investigation | Reserve Bank can make confidentiality orders; OIA jurisdiction ousted for duration (up to 3 years). | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2023/0035/latest/LMS475869.html | |
| Income Insurance Scheme (Enabling Development) Bill | 12(3) | 2023 | 2025 | ORCON | Chief executives which provide information to the Corporation may impose conditions on use of shared information. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2022/0026/latest/LMS679550.html |
| Therapeutic Products Act 2023 | 352 | 2023 | 2024 | Secrecy | Information holders must not disclose information | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2023/0037/latest/LMS714505.html |
| Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Act 2023 | 294AAA | 2023 | Secrecy | Immigration forbidden to disclose "employment documents" obtained under s275A. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2023/0036/latest/LMS761145.html#LMS761142 | |
| Local Government Official Information and Meetings Amendment Act 2023 | 11 | 2023 | Secrecy | Applies "national security" withholding grounds to local government. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2023/0041/latest/LMS748471.html | |
| Inspector-General of Defence Act 2023 | 36 | 2023 | Secrecy | Inspector-General and staff must not disclose information; criminal penalties. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2023/0042/latest/LMS719790.html | |
| Inspector-General of Defence Act 2023 | 38 | 2023 | Publication prohibition | Inspector-General can prohibit publication of information; criminal penalties. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2023/0042/latest/LMS747700.html | |
| Inspector-General of Defence Act 2023 | Sch3 | 2023 | Type Exemption | Removes material relating to IGD investigations from scope of OIA. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2023/0042/latest/LMS717729.html | |
| Fuel Industry (Improving Fuel Resilience) Amendment Act 2023 | 72 | 2023 | ORCON | Chief executives has to be satisfied that adequate protections are in place to maintain confidentiality of information shared. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2023/0058/latest/LMS846695.html#LMS846692 | |
| Local Government (Water Services Preliminary Arrangements) Act 2024 | 50 | 2024 | ORCON | Limits uses of shared information. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2024/0031/latest/LMS964502.html | |
| Data and Statistics Act 2022 | 39 | 1877 (in old Act) | Secrecy | Statistician forbidden to disclose identifying information, with some exceptions. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2022/0039/latest/LMS437459.html | |
| Ombudsmen Act 1975 | 21 | 1962 (in old Act) | Agency exemption | Ombudsman and staff must maintain secrecy. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1975/0009/latest/DLM431157.html | |
| Intelligence and Security Act 2017 | 227 | 1969 (in old Act) | Publication prohibition | Prohibition on identifying intelligence agency staff. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2017/0010/latest/DLM6921267.html | |
| Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 | 19 | 1977 (as s45) | Privacy | Agency must not publish information that identifes individual patients. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1977/0112/latest/DLM18190.html | |
| Crown Minerals Act 1991 | 18 | 1991 (as s17) | Refusal ground | Allows OIA requests for submissions on minerals programmes to be refused to avoid serious offence to tikanga Māori or to avoid the disclosure of the location of wāhi tapu. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1991/0070/latest/DLM246320.html | |
| Natural Hazards Insurance Bill | 122 | 1993 (in old Act) | Secrecy | Amounts of premiums paid by insurance companies shall be kept secret. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2023/0001/latest/LMS607229.html | |
| Privacy Act 2020 | 206 | 1993 (in old Act) | Secrecy | Commissioner and staff must maintain secrecy. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2020/0031/latest/LMS23688.html | |
| Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 | Sch 5, 4 | 1995 (in old Act) | Secrecy | Mortality review committees must not disclose (in reality personal) information except for specified purposes. | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2022/0030/latest/LMS575993.html | |
| Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022 | 19 | 2000 (in old Act) | Refusal ground | Allows information which would identify whistleblowers to be withheld under OIA. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2022/0020/latest/LMS312551.html | |
| Weathertight Homes Resolution Services Act 2006 | 84 | 2002 (in old Act) | Mediation | Exempts mediation information given etc to the mediator from the OIA for requests to the mediator. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2006/0084/latest/DLM404128.html | |
| Human Rights Act 1993 | 87 | 2002? | Mediation | Exempts dispute resolution information from the OIA, except with the permission of the relevant party/ies. | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0082/latest/DLM304904.html | |
| Children and Young People’s Commission Act 2022 | 29 | 2003 (in old Act) | Secrecy | Commission and staff must maintain secrecy "The Commissioner and every employee of the Commissioner must maintain secrecy in respect of all matters that come to the knowledge of the Commissioner or the employee in the course of any inquiry." | https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2022/0044/latest/LMS733216.html | |
| Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021 | 269 | 2003 (in old Act) | Secrecy | Prohibits publication of information acquired by agency except in specified circumstances set out in S269(2). | https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2021/0031/latest/LMS320916.html |
