Section 29 — Privacy Act 2020: IPPs 6 and 7 do not apply to certain information

29 IPPs 6 and 7 do not apply to certain information (1) IPPs 6 and 7 do not apply in respect of— (a) personal information during transmission by post, personal delivery, or electronic means; or (b) personal information that is contained in any correspondence or communication between an agency and any of the following persons and that relates to an investigation conducted by that person under any Act, not being information that was in existence before the commencement of the investigation: (i) an Ombudsman: (ii) any officer or employee appointed by the Chief Ombudsman under section 11(1) of the Ombudsmen Act 1975: (iii) the Commissioner: (iv) any employee or delegate of the Commissioner; or (c) personal information held by the Auditor-General, the Deputy Auditor-General, or any employee of the Auditor-General in connection with the performance or exercise of the Auditor-General’s functions, duties, or powers that is not personal information about any employee or former employee of the Auditor-General in their capacity as an employee; or (d) personal information contained in evidence given or submissions made to— (i) a government inquiry, until the final report of that inquiry is presented to the appointing Minister: (ii) a public inquiry (including a Royal commission), until the final report of that inquiry is presented to the House of Representatives: (iii) a person or body appointed under any Act to inquire into a specified matter; or (e) personal information contained in a video record made under the Evidence Regulations 2007 or any copy or transcript of the video record. (2) IPP 7 does not apply to personal information collected by Statistics New Zealand under the Statistics Act 1975 . Compare: 1993 No 28 ss 7(5) , 55