Section 215 — Privacy Act 2020: Other regulations

215 Other regulations (1) The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, made on the recommendation of the responsible Minister, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes: (a) providing the procedure for giving, issuing, or serving notices and documents under this Act, including to persons or agencies who are overseas: (b) prescribing a body as a regulatory body for the purposes of the definition of news entity in section 7(1) : (c) specifying the information to be included in a compliance notice under section 125(1)(e) : (d) prescribing the matters that the Commissioner may specify to a lead agency as matters that are to be included in a report by the lead agency under section 155 : (e) providing for such matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to this Act and for its due administration. (2) The responsible Minister may not recommend the making of regulations under subsection (1)(b) unless the Minister— (a) has consulted with the Commissioner; and (b) is satisfied that the body— (i) acts independently in performing its functions and duties; and (ii) encourages news entities to develop and observe principles, standards, or codes of conduct appropriate to the type of news activity undertaken by the entities, particularly principles, standards, or codes of conduct in relation to the privacy of individuals; and (iii) has a proper procedure for receiving and dealing with complaints about news activities. Compare: 1993 No 28 s 128