The Privacy Act is changing, and the new law will come into force on 1 December 2020. The changes to the Privacy Act will mean that all organisations (including charities) will have greater privacy obligations. Now is a good time to familiarise yourself with the changes.

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner is releasing lots of useful information to help organisations understand their new obligations. 

You can find all their resources on the new Privacy Act, which will come into force on 1 December 2020 at the below link

https://privacy.org.nz/privacy-act-2020/resources/

For a section-by-section comparison of the old and new Privacy Acts, view our comparison table here.  

The more accessible resources - e-learning modules and podcast episodes are outlined below. 

e-Learning Modules

They have two new e-learning modules on the new Privacy Act.

Privacy Act 2020: Privacy Act 2020 module gives an overview of the key changes in the Privacy Act 2020 and why the law was revised.

Privacy breach reporting: Learn about the new requirement to report serious privacy breaches, which will come into force on 1 December.

Both of these modules take approximately 30 minutes and can be completed in more than one session.

Access the modules here: elearning.privacy.org.nz

Podcast Episodes

Join Privacy Commissioner John Edwards and General Counsel Joanna Hayward as they discuss New Zealand's new Privacy Act 2020 in this podcast series which looks at different aspects of the new Act:

• Ep 1: An introduction to the Privacy Act 2020 (dur: 9 mins)
• Ep 2: The Privacy Act 2020 – Mandatory privacy breach notification (dur: 9 mins)
• Ep 3: The Privacy Act 2020 – Access directions (dur: 7 mins)
• Ep 4: The Privacy Act 2020 – Compliance and enforcement (dur: 9 mins)
• Ep 5: The Privacy Act 2020 – The new principle 12 (dur: 9 mins)
• Ep 6: The Privacy Act 2020 – Re-imagining privacy or Privacy 2.0 (dur: 9 mins).