Section 138 — Privacy Act 2020: Interpretation

138 Interpretation In this subpart, unless the context otherwise requires,— adverse action has the meaning given to it in section 177 agency means a New Zealand agency that is— (a) a public sector agency; or (b) a New Zealand private sector agency approved information sharing agreement means an information sharing agreement approved by an Order in Council that is for the time being in force department has the meaning given to it in section 7 and also includes— (a) the New Zealand Police: (b) the New Zealand Transport Agency information sharing agreement or agreement means an agreement between or within agencies that enables the sharing of personal information (whether or not the sharing also includes information that is not personal information) to facilitate the provision of a public service lead agency means a department, part of a public sector agency that is a department, or specified organisation that enters into an information sharing agreement and is designated as the lead agency in— (a) the agreement; and (b) the Order in Council approving the agreement local authority means a local authority or public body named or specified in Schedule 1 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 New Zealand private sector agency has the meaning given to it in section 7(1) Order in Council , except in section 161 , means an Order in Council made under section 145(1) organisation means— (a) an organisation named in Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Ombudsmen Act 1975; and (b) an organisation named in Schedule 1 of the Official Information Act 1982 overseas agency means an agency that is not a New Zealand agency public sector agency means a department, an organisation, or a local authority public service means a public function or duty that is conferred or imposed on a public sector agency— (a) by or under law; or (b) by a policy of the Government relevant Minister means the Minister who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for a lead agency sharing , in relation to any information referred to in an approved information sharing agreement, means all or any of the following activities if authorised by an approved information sharing agreement: (a) collecting the information: (b) storing the information: (c) checking the information: (d) using the information: (e) disclosing the information: (f) exchanging the information: (g) if necessary, assigning a unique identifier to an individual specified organisation means any of the following organisations: (a) the Accident Compensation Corporation: (b) the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand: (c) a district health board: (d) the Earthquake Commission: (e) Education New Zealand: (f) Fire and Emergency New Zealand: (g) Housing New Zealand Corporation: (h) the New Zealand Qualifications Authority: (i) the Tertiary Education Commission: (j) WorkSafe New Zealand. Compare: 1993 No 28 s 96C