New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 38ZE

38ZE Consultation before entering into direct access agreement

1 Before entering into a direct access agreement, the Ministers referred to in section 38ZC must consult and invite comment on the proposed agreement from—

a) the Privacy Commissioner; and

b) the advisory group established under section 88 .

2 When consulted on a direct access agreement, the Privacy Commissioner must have particular regard to the matters that the Ministers need to be satisfied of before entering into the agreement that are specified in section 38ZD(b) and (c) .

3 The Ministers must have regard to any comment received from the Privacy Commissioner and the advisory group on the proposed agreement.

History: Section 38ZE: inserted, on 24 June 2023, by section 63 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).