Part 4 s 52
Privacy Act 2020
(iv)
(d)
(e)
Version as at
6 December 2023
the Ross Dependency; or
to prejudice relations between any of the Governments of—
(i)
New Zealand:
(ii)
the Cook Islands:
(iii)
Niue; or
to prejudice the international relations of the Government of—
(i)
the Cook Islands; or
(ii)
Niue.
Compare: 1993 No 28 s 27
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Trade secret as reason for refusing access to personal information
(1)
An agency may refuse access to any personal information requested if the
information needs protecting because making the information available
would—
(2)
(a)
disclose a trade secret; or
(b)
be likely to unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the per‐
son who supplied the information or who is the subject of the informa‐
tion.
Subsection (1) does not apply if, in the circumstances of the particular case, the
withholding of that information is outweighed by other considerations that
make it desirable, in the public interest, to make the information available.
Compare: 1993 No 28 s 28
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Other reasons for refusing access to personal information
An agency may refuse access to any personal information requested if—
(a)
the information requested does not exist or, despite reasonable efforts to
locate it, cannot be found; or
(b)
the disclosure of the information would involve the unwarranted disclos‐
ure of the affairs of—
(c)
(d)
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(i)
another individual; or
(ii)
a deceased person; or
the disclosure of the information would be likely to prejudice the main‐
tenance of the law by any public sector agency, including—
(i)
the prevention, investigation, and detection of offences; and
(ii)
the right to a fair trial; or
the disclosure of the information would breach legal professional privil‐
ege; or