Severity: Medium New version NZ Action required
Justice Sector Unique Identifier Code 2020 comes into force
Original title: Justice Sector Unique Identifier Code 2020
- Published
- Source: privacy.org.nz
- Effective
- Not stated
- Deadline
- Not stated
- Framework: NZ Privacy Act
- Privacy Act 2020 (version as at 23 September 2026) source
Why it matters
The Privacy Commissioner has repealed and replaced the Justice Sector Unique Identifier Privacy Code 1998 with the new Justice Sector Unique Identifier Code 2020, which came into force on 1 December 2020. Justice sector agencies now have a partial exemption from information privacy principle 13 when reassigning unique identifiers to people proceeding through the justice system. This allows these agencies greater flexibility in managing identifier systems while still maintaining privacy protections under the exemption framework.
What changed
- Justice Sector Unique Identifier Privacy Code 1998 has been repealed and replaced with Justice Sector Unique Identifier Code 2020
- Code came into force on 1 December 2020
- Justice sector agencies receive partial exemption from information privacy principle 13 when reassigning unique identifiers to people in the justice system
Who is affected
Justice sector agencies in New Zealand involved in administering the justice system
What to do
The code provides justice sector agencies with a partial exemption from information privacy principle 13 when reassigning unique identifiers to people in the justice system.
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