Section 144 — Privacy Act 2020: Form and content of information sharing agreement

144 Form and content of information sharing agreement (1) An information sharing agreement must be in writing. (2) An information sharing agreement must— (a) specify with due particularity the purpose of the information sharing agreement: (b) set out the information referred to in section 146 : (c) contain an overview of the operational details about the sharing of information under the agreement: (d) specify the safeguards that will apply to protect the privacy of individuals and ensure that any interference with their privacy is minimised: (e) if a party to the agreement is a New Zealand private sector agency, state which public sector agency will be responsible for dealing with complaints about an alleged interference with privacy if the New Zealand private sector agency is unable to be held accountable for those complaints: (f) state that every party to the agreement must give any reasonable assistance that is necessary in the circumstances to allow the Commissioner or an individual who wishes to make a complaint about an interference with privacy to determine the agency against which the complaint should be made: (g) if entered into under section 142 ,— (i) designate an agency as the lead agency; and (ii) specify with due particularity the class of agencies to which the agreement may apply; and (iii) include a schedule that sufficiently identifies the agencies within that class that are parties to the agreement. (3) An information sharing agreement may specify any other terms or conditions that the parties may agree to, including— (a) the fees and charges that are payable under the agreement; and (b) any other business processes relating to the sharing of information under the agreement. Compare: 1993 No 28 s 96I