Section 51 — Privacy Act 2020: Security, defence, international relations as reason for refusing access to personal information

51 Security, defence, international relations as reason for refusing access to personal information An agency may refuse access to any personal information requested if the disclosure of the information would be likely— (a) to prejudice the security or defence of New Zealand or the international relations of the Government of New Zealand; or (b) to prejudice the entrusting of information to the Government of New Zealand on a basis of confidence by— (i) the Government of any other country or any agency of the Government of any other country; or (ii) any international organisation; or (c) to prejudice the security or defence of— (i) the Cook Islands; or (ii) Niue; or (iii) Tokelau; or (iv) the Ross Dependency; or (d) to prejudice relations between any of the Governments of— (i) New Zealand: (ii) the Cook Islands: (iii) Niue; or (e) to prejudice the international relations of the Government of— (i) the Cook Islands; or (ii) Niue. Compare: 1993 No 28 s 27