Human Rights Review Tribunal Amendment Regulations 2020
2020/195
Human Rights Review Tribunal Amendment Regulations 2020
Patsy Reddy, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 10th day of August 2020
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
These regulations are made under section 144 of the Human Rights Act 1993 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
Contents
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the Human Rights Review Tribunal Amendment Regulations 2020.
2 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the Human Rights Review Tribunal Regulations 2002 (the principal regulations).
3 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 1 December 2020.
4 Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)
In regulation 3, definition of proceedings, paragraph (a)(ii) (as inserted by section 217 and Schedule 9 of the Privacy Act 2020), replace “section 97 or 98”
with “section 97, 98, 104, 105, 130, or 131”
.
5 Regulation 6 amended (Person or body bringing proceedings)
In regulation 6, table, after the item relating to section 98 of the Privacy Act 2020 (as inserted by section 217 and Schedule 9 of the Privacy Act 2020), insert:
| Under section 104 of the Privacy Act 2020 | the aggrieved individual | |
| Under section 105 of the Privacy Act 2020 | the agency against which an access direction has been made | |
| Under section 130 of the Privacy Act 2020 | the Privacy Commissioner | |
| Under section 131 of the Privacy Act 2020 | the agency that has been issued with a compliance notice |
6 Regulation 10 amended (Proceedings under section 97 or 98 of the Privacy Act 2020)
(1)
In the heading to regulation 10 (as amended by section 217 and Schedule 9 of the Privacy Act 2020), replace “section 97 or 98”
with “97, 98, 104, 105, 130, or 131”
.
(2)
In regulation 10(b), replace “section 97 or 98”
with “97, 98, 104, 105, 130, or 131”
.
(3)
After regulation 10(b), insert:
(c)
the aggrieved individual, if the proceedings are brought under section 104 of that Act; or
(d)
the agency against which an access direction has been made, if the proceedings are brought under section 105 of that Act; or
(e)
the Privacy Commissioner, if the proceedings are brought under section 130 of that Act; or
(f)
the agency issued with a compliance notice, if the proceedings are brought under section 131 of that Act.
7 Regulation 14 amended (Other persons or bodies to be notified of proceedings)
In regulation 14, table, after the item relating to section 98 of the Privacy Act 2020 (as inserted by section 217 and Schedule 9 of the Privacy Act 2020), insert:
| Under section 104 of the Privacy Act 2020, brought by the aggrieved individual | the Privacy Commissioner | |
| Under section 105 of the Privacy Act 2020, brought by the agency against which an access direction has been made | the Privacy Commissioner |
8 Regulation 15 amended (Filing and Service of Statement of Reply)
In regulation 15(2) (as amended by section 217 and Schedule 9 of the Privacy Act 2020), after “the Privacy Act 2020,”
insert “including proceedings under section 104 of that Act,”
.
9 Regulation 16 amended (Conduct of proceedings: power to give directions, etc)
In regulation 16(3)(b) (as inserted by section 217 and Schedule 9 of the Privacy Act 2020), replace “section 97 or 98”
with “section 97, 98, 104, 105, 130, or 131”
.
10 Regulation 17 amended (Meeting of parties before any hearing)
In regulation 17(2) (as amended by section 217 and Schedule 9 of the Privacy Act 2020), after “under section 99”
, insert “or 108”
.
11 Regulation 18 amended (Time and place of hearing)
After regulation 18(2)(d), insert:
(da)
if the proceedings are under section 104 or 105 of the Privacy Act 2020, on the Privacy Commissioner; and
12 Regulation 21 amended (Tribunal’s decision)
After regulation 21(1)(f), insert:
(fa)
if the proceedings are under section 104 or 105 of the Privacy Act 2020, to the Privacy Commissioner; and
Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the regulations, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 1 December 2020, amend the Human Rights Review Tribunal Regulations 2002 (the principal regulations).
The amendments are necessary to implement certain changes to the role of the Human Rights Review Tribunal (the Tribunal) made by the Privacy Act 2020 (which also comes fully into force on 1 December 2020). In particular, under that Act,—
agencies will be able to appeal to the Tribunal against access directions and compliance notices issued by the Privacy Commissioner:
the Privacy Commissioner will be able to apply to the Tribunal to enforce compliance orders:
aggrieved individuals will be able to apply to the Tribunal to enforce access directions.
The amendments made by these regulations specify the procedures for—
appealing against access directions:
appealing against compliance notices issued by the Privacy Commissioner or the Commissioner’s decision to vary or cancel a compliance notice:
enforcing access directions:
enforcing compliance notices.
Date of notification in Gazette: 13 August 2020.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Justice.