Section 168 — Privacy Act 2020: Power to amend Schedule 3 by Order in Council

168 Power to amend Schedule 3 by Order in Council (1) The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the responsible Minister given after consultation with the Privacy Commissioner, amend Schedule 3 by— (a) inserting, repealing, amending, or replacing any item in Schedule 3 ; or (b) repealing Schedule 3 and substituting a new schedule. (2) Before recommending the making of an Order in Council facilitating access by an accessing agency to identity information held by a holder agency, the responsible Minister must be satisfied that— (a) the purpose for which the identity information is to be accessed relates to a specified function of the accessing agency; and (b) the identity information to be accessed is no more than is reasonably necessary to enable the accessing agency to achieve that purpose; and (c) any potential conflicts or inconsistencies between the sharing of personal information under Schedule 3 and any other enactment have been identified and appropriately addressed. Compare: 1993 No 28 s 109G