New Zealand Acts

COMMERCE ACT 1986 - SECT 99AA

99AA Sharing of information and documents with public service agencies, statutory entities, Reserve Bank, and New Zealand Police

1 The Commission may provide to a public service agency, a statutory entity, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, or the New Zealand Police any information, or a copy of any document, that the Commission—

a) holds in relation to the performance or exercise of the Commission’s functions, powers, or duties under this Act or any other legislation; and

b) considers may assist the public service agency, statutory entity, the Reserve Bank, or the New Zealand Police in the performance or exercise of its functions, powers, or duties under this Act or any other legislation.

2 The Commission may provide information, or a copy of a document, under this section only if the Commission is satisfied that—

a) doing so will not substantially affect the performance of its other functions; and

b) appropriate protections are or will be in place for the purpose of maintaining the confidentiality of anything provided (in particular, information that is personal information within the meaning of the Privacy Act 2020 ).

3 The Commission may use any information, or a copy of any document, in the Commission’s performance or exercise of its functions, powers, or duties under any legislation if the information or copy is provided to the Commission—

a) by a public service agency, a statutory entity, the Reserve Bank, or the New Zealand Police under any legislation; or

b) by an overseas regulator.

4 In this section and section 99AB ,
"statutory entity" means an entity or office named in Schedule 1 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 .

5 This section applies despite anything to the contrary in any contract, deed, or document.

6 Nothing in this section limits the Privacy Act 2020 or section 29 of the Fuel Industry Act 2020 .

History: Section 99AA: inserted, on 5 May 2022, by section 42 of the Commerce Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 11).