Government Bill
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As reported from the Governance and Administration Committee
The Governance and Administration Committee has examined the Data and Statistics Bill and recommends that it be passed. We recommend all amendments unanimously.
The bill would repeal the Statistics Act 1975 and replace it with a new Data and Statistics Act that is intended to be more modern, fit for purpose, and future-proofed. The purpose of the bill is to:
ensure that high-quality, impartial, and objective official statistics are produced
promote consistent and collaborative approaches across government
improve the quality of data collected across government to promote its usefulness for producing official statistics and research
protect the interests of people and organisations represented in data that is used to produce official statistics and research
recognise and respect the Crown’s responsibility to give effect to te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi by providing for the interests of Māori in data, statistics, and research.
The bill seeks to address a range of issues with the Statistics Act. That Act was designed for a largely paper-based environment and has not kept pace with modern legislation or data development. The bill would:
recognise the Crown’s responsibility to consider and provide for Māori interests in data and statistics
enable more effective system leadership
strengthen and future-proof the framework for collecting data for official statistics
modernise the framework for accessing data for research
continue to provide appropriate safeguards and protections to ensure public trust and confidence when data is collected and used for official statistics and research.
As part of our consideration of the bill, we have examined its consistency with principles of legislative quality. We have no issues regarding the legislation’s design to bring to the attention of the House.
This commentary covers the main amendments we recommend to the bill as introduced. We do not discuss minor or technical amendments.
Clause 6 provides a definition of an “organisation”. It would include any body of persons (whether corporate or unincorporated), including whānau, hapū, or iwi, other than a public sector agency.
We recommend amending clause 6 to exclude from the definition a court or tribunal in relation to its judicial functions. Given the importance of the confidentiality of some court proceedings, we consider that it would be inappropriate for the Government Statistician to require courts and tribunals to provide this type of data for official statistics.
We note that, if other legislation expressly prevents the provision of data, public sector agencies are not required to provide data in response to a mandatory request. They are also not authorised to provide data to the Statistician voluntarily or by agreement.
We were advised that it would be desirable to clarify that the provisions of the District Court Act 2016 and the Senior Courts Act 2016 prevent the Ministry of Justice from providing court and judicial information to the Statistician. We recommend inserting section 236(3A) into the District Court Act and section 173(3A) into the Senior Courts Act to expressly prevent the provision of this type of information to the Statistician.
Clause 7 lists the public sector agencies that would be covered by the legislation. Clause 7(l) provides that an Office of Parliament, as defined in section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989, would be considered a public sector agency.1 Under clause 29(1), a public sector agency would need to comply with a request for data made under sections 23 or 26.2 They would need to do so by the date, and in the manner and form, specified in the request. Clause 45 sets out certain obligations of each public sector agency.
The Chief Ombudsman and the Office of the Auditor-General expressed concern about being included within the definition of a public sector agency. They believe their inclusion would make them subject to the powers of the executive branch of government. This is constitutionally inappropriate because it would undermine their statutory independence.
We understand that the bill is not intended to limit the independence of the Offices of Parliament. We agree that the obligation to comply with a request for data under clause 29 should not apply to Offices of Parliament. We therefore recommend deleting clause 7(l), and inserting clause 29(3A) to make it clear that an Office of Parliament should treat the provision of any data requested as voluntary.
Clause 47 relates to the use of data provided by an individual or organisation, as described in section 22(c)(i), for research. That section would enable the Statistician to collect data from any individual, public sector agency, or organisation by agreement, without a request having been made under sections 23 or 26. The Statistician would have to consider that the data was desirable for research under Part 5 of the legislation (which provides the framework for accessing data for research).
Clause 47(2) provides that the data could only be used to produce official statistics if the Minister approved its use, or the individual or organisation from which the data was collected authorised its use for that purpose.
We recommend inserting clause 47(3) to specify that, if data was collected from an Office of Parliament for research, their authorisation would be needed if the data was to be used for the production of official statistics.
As introduced, clause 7(m) defines the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Parliamentary Service as a “public sector agency”. The Clerk of the House of Representatives expressed concern that these parliamentary agencies were also being treated as part of the Executive, or subject to its direction. He pointed out that the parliamentary agencies belong to a separate branch of government and have statutory independence. The Clerk agreed with the Chief Ombudsman and the Controller and Auditor-General that such provisions are constitutionally inappropriate. The Chief Executive of the Parliamentary Service also shared these concerns.
We understand that the parliamentary agencies hold data and information that it would not be appropriate to divulge. The Clerk was also concerned that the bill, as introduced, could inadvertently create a conflict between Parliament’s existing confidentiality requirements and direction by an agency of the Executive.
We consider that the provision of any information requested should be voluntary for parliamentary agencies. Therefore, we recommend deleting clause 7(m) and adding the parliamentary agencies to proposed new clauses 29(3A) and 47(4).
Clause 12 provides for the appointment of a Government Statistician who would also be the chief executive of Statistics New Zealand (Stats NZ). Clause 13 sets out the functions of the Government Statistician. Clause 13(c) would enable the Statistician to authorise access to data for research in accordance with section 48.
We note that Stats NZ has two large integrated databases of microdata. The Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) contains de-identified linked data about people and households and the Longitudinal Business Database contains de-identified linked data about businesses.3
We believe the authority to integrate data for official statistics and research should be explicitly recognised in legislation. To enable this, we recommend adding two new functions for the Statistician. Our proposed new clause 13(aaa) would permit the Statistician to collect data in accordance with the legislation. Our proposed new clause 13(aab) would enable the Statistician to manage data, including linking data to form integrated sets, to produce official statistics and for research.
Clause 17 would enable the Statistician to delegate any of their functions under this, or any other, legislation (except for the powers to issue compliance or infringement notices). The Privacy Commissioner suggested that the Statistician should need to be satisfied that another agency had the capability to perform the functions or powers safely and responsibly before functions or powers were delegated to them. The Privacy Commissioner also proposed that the Statistician develop an assurance framework for assessing that capability.
We agree with the Privacy Commissioner that it is important that the Statistician has confidence that a delegate has the capability and culture to maintain privacy and confidentiality to the same standard as Stats NZ. We consider that the Statistician would be highly motivated to take care when considering possible delegations. This is because the Statistician would be responsible for any actions taken by a person acting under delegation. We do, however, recommend amending clause 17 to insert a requirement for the Statistician to publish information about relevant delegation, including their process in making the decision. We believe this would provide more transparency and accountability for the delegation of the Statistician’s functions and powers.
Clause 18 would require the Statistician to establish a multi-year data and statistical programme. Under clause 20, when preparing a draft programme, the Statistician would need to consult public sector agencies and any other person that they deemed appropriate.
We consider that the Statistician should also be required to consult the public generally, and individuals and organisations that the Statistician considered had a particular interest in the programme. We recommend amending clause 20 to this effect.
In his written submission, the Chief Ombudsman pointed out that the census is important for collecting data about people with disabilities. We have therefore proposed an amendment to clause 36, which would require the Statistician to consult any Offices of Parliament that the Statistician considered had a particular interest in the census. We believe it is also important that the interests of people with disabilities are considered when the Statistician is preparing a draft multi-year data and statistical programme. Consequently, we recommend amending clause 20 to require the Statistician to consult any Offices of Parliament that the Statistician considered had an interest in the programme.
Clause 24 would enable the Statistician to enter into an agreement with 1 or more public sector agencies to jointly collect data with the Statistician. The agreement would be for data that the agency had authority to collect for the performance of its functions or activities and that the Statistician required for official statistics.
We note that the bill would require the Government Statistician and researchers to take all reasonable steps to ensure that they did not publish data in a form that could identify any individual or organisation. However, the bill as introduced does not contain a similar requirement for public sector agencies operating under clause 24. We consider that those public sector agencies should be subject to the same requirements as the Government Statistician and researchers. Therefore, we recommend amending clause 24(6) to include such a requirement.
Clause 24(7)(a) provides that an individual or a competent officer of an organisation could authorise the publication or disclosure of identifying data relating to them. We note that some organisations may not have a corporate structure that has a decision-making body or person. This could make it difficult for iwi, hapū, and other collectives or groups to authorise the publication or disclosure of identifiable data about themselves. To address this, we recommend removing the references to “competent officer” in clauses 24, 39, and 54. We also recommend inserting clause 94A, to provide for a person to give an authorisation for an organisation if the Statistician was satisfied the person was authorised to represent the organisation.
Clause 34 would require the Statistician to take a census of populations and dwellings of New Zealand in 2023 and in every fifth year after that. If a change in the timing of the next census was needed, the bill as introduced would not allow the census date to be changed beyond the specified year, 2023. We believe flexibility is needed given the uncertainties created by COVID-19. We therefore recommend amending clause 34 to extend the period in which the next census could take place to “2023 or 2024”. We do not recommend any substantive change to the transitional provisions that apply to the next census in clause 4 of Schedule 1 of the bill.
National members support providing flexibility in the timing of the next census, but believe the amendment to clause 34 is too broad. As amended, the bill gives the Statistician discretion to delay the census planned for 2023 without providing any reasons. National believes that this should be a decision made by the Minister following public consultation, with the reasons for doing so restricted to the following events:
a National State of Emergency
an unreasonable level of risk to public health
an unreasonable level of risk to the health and safety of Statistics New Zealand staff
civil unrest.
National will table a Supplementary Order Paper to tighten the criteria and provide clearer scenarios that would justify a delay.
Clause 34 provides that the taking of a census could involve the collection of data by any of the methods described in section 22. It would include requests by the Statistician under section 23 for data from individuals, public sector agencies, or organisations.
We note that censuses in the future may not involve direct contact with individuals. We recommend inserting clause 34(5A) to make it clear that a request to an individual under section 23 as part of the census could be given by public notice.
Clauses 35 and 36 set out who the Statistician would be required to consult and engage with before determining how the census will be taken and what data will be collected. Under clause 35, they would need to consult public sector agencies, the public generally, and any interest groups the Statistician considered appropriate.
Clause 36 provides that the Statistician would need to engage with Māori in ways that the Statistician was satisfied would fulfil their duty in section 14(a). That section sets out the Statistician’s duties relating to te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi.
To better align with partnership under te Tiriti/the Treaty, we consider that engagement with Māori should occur before the consultation with other groups. We recommend swapping clauses 35 and 36 to reflect this.
As previously noted, we recommend amending clause 36 to enable the Statistician to consult any public sector agencies, Offices of Parliament, individuals, or organisations that the Statistician considered had a particular interest in the census.
Clause 39(1) would require the Statistician to take all reasonable steps to ensure that they did not publish or disclose data in a form that could reasonably be expected to identify an individual or an organisation. Clause 39(2) sets out the exceptions when the Statistician could publish or disclose data in a form that could identify an individual or organisation.
We note that Stats NZ publishes data about people living in small geographic areas to meet users’ needs for social, demographic, and economic statistics. For example, it publishes census data for statistical geographic areas, of which there are more than 29,000. These areas generally have 100 to 200 residents. We understand that, when publishing data for small geographic areas, there could be situations where Stats NZ published data about a characteristic of the population that incidentally identified an organisation. An example could be demographic data about people living in residential care that may relate to a residential care provider that owns all the care facilities in that area. The situation could also apply to data covering larger geographic regions. For example, data about the associations that people have with a religious, social, or cultural group could relate to a specific organisation that had a strict membership system.
Because disclosing data that identified an organisation would be inconsistent with clause 39(1), we discussed whether an exception to the confidentiality provisions should be inserted.
We were advised that the availability, quality, and usefulness of data could be affected if the Statistician was unable to apply an exception. This is because Stats NZ would need to suppress data about any associations. Also, it would not be practicable to obtain authorisations from the organisations that could be identified. Stats NZ would need to know detailed information about the existence and particular characteristics of organisations. It would then need to contact them to seek authorisation and modify the data if authorisation was not given.
We were initially concerned about the effects of including an exception but received an assurance that it is necessary. We therefore recommend inserting clause 39(2)(ba) to allow the Statistician to publish or disclose data in a form that could identify an organisation if the purpose of the identification was to describe characteristics of the population. Our proposed amendment would not override the obligation in clause 39(1) to maintain the confidentiality of individuals.
Clause 41 states that the Statistician could authorise the disclosure of any document or class of documents that they had classified as a historical document or class of documents. This would need to be in consultation with the Chief Archivist.
For consistency with the rest of subpart 5 of the bill, we recommend replacing the references to “documents” with “data”.
Clause 48 sets out when the Statistician could authorise access for research purposes to data held by Stats NZ. Clause 48(1)(a) provides that the Statistician would need to be satisfied that the proposed research was in the public interest.
Clause 49 specifies the factors the Statistician may consider when determining whether the proposed research is in the public interest. They include the nature and extent of any:
likely benefit to the public from the proposed research (clause 49(a))
likely contribution to the economic, social, cultural, and environmental well-being of Māori from the proposed research (clause 49(b))
risk to public confidence in the protection of the data or any risk of harm to any individual or organisation from the proposed access (clause 49(c)).
We consider that it should be mandatory for the Statistician to take into account the factors in clause 49(a) to (c), and recommend amending clause 49 accordingly.
We also believe that the Statistician should be required to consider the risk of harm to Māori when determining whether the proposed research was in the public interest. We recommend amending clause 49(c) to include this requirement.
Under clause 48(1)(b) the Statistician would need to be satisfied that the individual, public sector agency, or organisation seeking access to data was an appropriate researcher. Clause 50 sets out the factors that the Statistician would need to consider to determine whether the researcher was appropriate.
Clause 50(a) specifies that, if the researcher was a public sector agency or organisation, the Statistician would need to take into account the experience, knowledge, and skills of relevant individuals. We understand that the provisions relating to access to data for research are intended to be flexible enough to enable a research team to consist of researchers with different levels of experience. The provisions are also intended to support collaboration between researchers and community groups.
We recommend inserting clause 50(2) to make these intentions clearer. Our proposed amendment would permit the Statistician to determine whether the research team collectively had the necessary experience, rather than each individual.
Clause 39(2)(b) to (f) sets out when the Statistician could authorise that data be published or disclosed even if it could be reasonably expected to identify an organisation or individual. Under clause 55, the Statistician could allow the chief executive of a public sector agency to authorise access for research to data held by that agency.
We consider that it would be reasonable for chief executives of public sector agencies using Part 5 of the legislation (which covers access to data for research) to authorise a researcher to publish or disclose data in accordance with clause 39(2)(b) to (e). We recommend amending clause 56 to provide for this.
Clause 90 would enable the Statistician to provide written standards in relation to a range of matters. We recommend amending this wording to refer to setting standards, rather than providing written standards. Under clause 91, before setting a standard, the Statistician would need to engage with Māori in ways that would fulfil their duty in section 14(a) to the principles of te Tiriti/the Treaty.
We consider that the Statistician should also be required to consult the public before setting a standard. We would not expect this to apply to an amendment to a standard if the Statistician was satisfied that the amendment was minor or correcting a minor error. We recommend inserting clause 91A to this effect.
The Data and Statistics Bill was referred to the committee on 9 November 2021. We invited the Minister of Statistics, Hon Dr David Clark, to provide the first oral submission on the bill. They did so on 16 February 2022.
The closing date for submissions on the bill was 22 December 2021. We received and considered 40 submissions from interested groups and individuals. We heard oral evidence from 19 submitters via videoconference.
We received advice on the bill from Statistics New Zealand. The Office of the Clerk provided advice on the bill’s legislative quality. The Parliamentary Counsel Office assisted with legal drafting.
Ian McKelvie (Chairperson)
Rachel Boyack
Naisi Chen
Dr Deborah Russell (until 4 May 2022)
Jamie Strange (from 4 May 2022)
Hon Michael Woodhouse
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Hon Dr David Clark
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
This Act is the Data and Statistics Act 2021.
This Act comes into force on 1 June August 2022.
The purpose of this Act is to—
ensure that high-quality, impartial, and objective official statistics are produced relating to New Zealand to inform the public and inform decision making; and
promote consistent and collaborative practices across government in order to—
enable the trusted collection and use of data for the production of official statistics and for research; and
minimise the burden on those providing data for the production of official statistics and for research by avoiding unnecessary duplication of requests; and
improve the quality of data collected across government, and eliminate gaps in data collected, to promote its usefulness for the production of official statistics and for research; and
protect the interests of the people and organisations represented in, or by, data that is used for the production of official statistics and for research, by providing for—
appropriate privacy, confidentiality, and security; and
transparency about how the data is used; and
recognise and respect the Crown’s responsibility to give effect to the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi by providing for the interests of Māori in—
the collection of data, the production of statistics, and access to, and use of, data for research as tools for furthering the economic, social, cultural, and environmental well-being of Māori (including iwi and hapū); and
the way in which data is collected, managed, and used for the production of official statistics and for research.
In order to recognise and respect the Crown’s responsibility to give effect to the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi, this Act—
imposes duties on the Statistician as set out in section 14:
sets out in section 15 the principles of the engagement with Māori provided for under sections 19, 36, and 91 sections 19, 35, and 91:
provides in section 17 the ability for the Statistician to delegate the Statistician’s powers:
in section 19, requires the Statistician to engage with Māori when preparing a draft multi-year data and statistical programme:
in section 36 section 35, requires the Statistician to engage with Māori before determining the manner of taking, and the data to be collected in, a census of population and dwellings:
in section 91, requires the Statistician to engage with Māori when preparing standards setting a standard:
provides, in Part 5, criteria and requirements (for those authorising access to data for research under that Part) that are designed to reflect Māori interests in the use of data for research.
(1)
Part 1 deals with preliminary matters, including the definitions of terms used in this Act.
(2)
Part 2 provides for roles and responsibilities, including—
the continuation of Statistics New Zealand (section 10):
the functions and powers of the Minister under this Act (section 11):
the appointment, functions, duties, and independence of the Government Statistician (sections 12 to 17):
the establishment and periodic review of the multi-year data and statistical programme (sections 18 to 21).
(3)
Part 3 provides for the collection of data and for matters concerning statistical confidentiality. It sets out—
the ways in which data may be collected by the Statistician, including the making of requests for data, the provision of data by agreement, and other methods of collection (section 22):
provisions relating to the power of the Statistician, and, in certain cases, public sector agencies authorised by the Statistician, to make requests for data, and the obligation to comply with requests (sections 23 to 31):
the authority for an individual, public sector agency, or organisation to provide information to the Statistician by agreement without a request (sections 32 and 33):
specific requirements regarding the taking of the census of population and dwellings (sections 34 to 38):
statistical confidentiality and the circumstances in which the Statistician may disclose information that identifies any person or organisation (sections 39 to 42).
(4)
Part 4 relates to the production of official statistics, including—
the matters on which official statistics may be produced (section 43):
the power of the Minister to direct the Statistician to produce or cease production of statistics (section 44):
the obligations of a public sector agency to provide information to, consult, and assist the Statistician in relation to matters concerning the production of official statistics and affecting the data that might be made available for research under the this Act (section 45):
the ability of the Statistician to make official statistics available to any person or group of persons subject to temporary conditions about publication and disclosure (section 46).:
limits on the use, for the production of official statistics, of data that is collected by agreement for research (section 47).
(5)
Part 5 relates to access to data for research, including—
the Statistician’s power to authorise access for research to data held by Statistics New Zealand (sections 48 to 52):
the Statistician’s obligation to publish information about access to data held by Statistics New Zealand for research (section 53):
the obligations of researchers who access data for research (section 54):
the power of the chief executive of a public sector agency authorised to do so by the Statistician to grant access for research in accordance with Part 5 to data held by that agency (sections 55 and 56).
(6)
Part 6 relates to offences and enforcement, including—
powers of entry for the Statistician to obtain data that the Statistician considers necessary or desirable to enable the Statistician to produce official statistics (sections 57 to 59):
powers to issue compliance notices and infringement notices to enforce compliance with the provisions of the Bill (sections 60 to 75):
offences (sections 76 to 89).
(7)
Part 7 contains general and miscellaneous provisions, including—
the power of the Statistician to issue written set standards relating to the production of official statistics and the collection and management of data for official statistics and research under the this Act (section 90):
amendments to other Acts to clarify the extent to which those Acts limit or prevent the provision of data to the Statistician under clauses 29, 30, and 32.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
authorised person, in sections sections 69 to 73, has the meaning in section 68
authorised person,—
in sections 61 to 67, has the meaning given to it in section 60:
in sections 69 to 73, has the meaning given to it in section 68
data includes information
infringement fee, in relation to an infringement offence, means the infringement fee for the offence specified in the regulations
infringement offence means an offence identified in this Act as being an infringement offence
Minister means the Minister of Statistics
Office of Parliament has the meaning given to it in section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989
official statistics means statistics—
produced by the Statistician or a public sector agency; or
produced by an individual or organisation approved in writing by the Statistician to produce those statistics
organisation includes—
any body of persons (whether corporate or unincorporated), including whānau, hapū, or iwi, other than a public sector agency; and
for the purposes of Part 5, a government entity that has its head office or principal place of business outside New Zealand
organisation—
includes—
for the purposes of Part 5, a government entity that has its head office or principal place of business outside New Zealand; but
does not include a court or tribunal in relation to its judicial functions
overseas person has the meaning set out in section 52(3)
produce, in relation to statistics, includes developing and designing statistics, and production has a corresponding meaning
provide, in relation to data requested under Part 3, means providing to provide the data to the Statistician or public sector agency requesting the data or enabling to enable the Statistician or public sector agency to access the data
public sector agency has the meaning given to it in section 7
regulations means regulations made under this Act
Statistician means the Government Statistician referred to in section 12.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, public sector agency means—
a public service agency as defined in section 10(a) of the Public Service Act 2020:
the New Zealand Police:
the New Zealand Defence Force:
a statutory entity named in Schedule 1 of the Crown Entities Act 2004:
the Reserve Bank of New Zealand:
an organisation named or described in Schedule 4, or a company named in Schedule 4A, of the Public Finance Act 1989:
a board as defined in section 10(1) of the Education and Training Act 2020:
an institution as defined in section 10(1) of the Education and Training Act 2020:
a Crown entity company or Crown entity subsidiary as defined in section 10 of the Crown Entities Act 2004:
a State enterprise as defined in section 2 of the State-Owned Enterprises Act 1986:
a mixed ownership model company as defined in section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989:
an Office of Parliament as defined in section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989:
the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Parliamentary Service:
the Parliamentary Counsel Office:
a local authority as defined in section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 2002.
The transitional, savings, and related provisions set out in Schedule 1 have effect according to their terms.
This Act binds the Crown.
There continues to be a department of State called Statistics New Zealand.
Statistics New Zealand is the same body as the body of that name existing immediately before the commencement of this section.
The Minister has the following functions and powers under this Act:
to specify the Government’s data and statistical priorities:
to approve the multi-year data and statistical programme required under section 18:
to approve joint collection agreements under section 24:
to exercise the power in section 28(3) (certain requests for data require approval by Minister):
to exercise the power in section 44 (Minister may direct Statistician to produce or cease production of statistics on matter).
There must be an officer appointed under the Public Service Act 2020 to be called the Government Statistician.
The Government Statistician is also the chief executive of Statistics New Zealand.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 13
The functions of the Statistician include—
to collect data in accordance with this Act:
to manage data (including linking data to form integrated sets) for the production of official statistics and for research:
to produce and communicate, with or without comments, official statistics:
to establish and maintain the multi-year data and statistical programme required under section 18:
to authorise access to data for research in accordance with section 48:
to guide and direct best practice in the production and communication of official statistics:
to collaborate with statistics offices or agencies outside New Zealand to produce globally comparable statistics:
to examine any published statistics and comment on their interpretation and validity, if the Statistician considers it necessary:
to advise the Minister on data and statistical priorities:
to provide set standards under section 90:
to review the production of official statistics by other public sector agencies:
to carry out any other functions conferred on the Statistician under this Act or any other legislation.
The Statistician must,—
in performing the Statistician’s functions under this Act, recognise and respect the Crown’s responsibility to give effect to the principles of te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi by recognising the interests of Māori in—
the way in which data is collected, managed, and used for the production of official statistics and for research:
build and maintain the capability and capacity of Statistics New Zealand to—
understand te Tiriti o Waitangi/the Treaty of Waitangi and the perspectives of Māori (including iwi and hapū) in relation to the collection and use of data for the production of official statistics and for research; and
engage with Māori about the collection of data, the production of official statistics, and the use of data for research under this Act to provide useful insights about the economic, social, cultural, and environmental well-being of Māori (including iwi and hapū):
foster the capability and capacity of Māori to—
collect and use data for the production of statistics; and
access and use data under this Act for research; and
engage with the Statistician under this Act.
The principles of the engagement required by sections 19, 36, and 91 sections 19, 35, and 91 are that engagement—
must begin early and be meaningful:
should include early discussion of the ways in which the Statistician and Māori can most effectively engage in the particular context:
should include consideration of opportunities for Māori to partner with the Statistician in relation to activities that are the subject of the engagement.
The Statistician has the sole responsibility for deciding on—
the production of statistics by the Statistician, including the selection of data sources, concepts, definitions, methods, and classifications to be used; and
the timing, manner, and content of the dissemination and communication of those statistics.
This section is subject to section 44.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 15(1)
The Statistician may delegate in accordance with clauses 2 to 4 of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020 any of the Statistician’s functions or powers under this Act or any other Act (including functions or powers delegated to the Statistician under this Act or any other Act), except that—
the delegation of functions or powers delegated to the Statistician by a Minister requires the prior written approval of that Minister; and
the delegation of functions or powers delegated to the Statistician by the Public Service Commissioner requires the prior written approval of the Public Service Commissioner.
However, the Statistician must not delegate to a person outside the public service (as described in clause 2(5) of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020) any of the following:
the power to issue a compliance notice under section 61:
the power to issue an infringement notice under section 70.
Clauses 2 to 4 of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020 apply to delegations under this section as if those delegations were made under clause 2 of that schedule.
The Statistician must publish information about—
any delegation the Statistician makes other than to an employee of, or an individual working as a contractor or as a secondee from elsewhere in the State services for, Statistics New Zealand; and
matters considered by the Statistician in making the delegation.
The obligation under subsection (4)—
may be fulfilled by publishing the information in the department’s annual report; and
does not limit clause 2(8) of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020.
The Statistician must establish a multi-year data and statistical programme.
The purpose of the programme is to identify and prioritise any of the following that may contribute to the purpose in section 3:
the collection and holding of particular data by public sector agencies (including Statistics New Zealand):
the production of particular statistics by the Statistician or public sector agencies.
The Statistician must prepare a draft multi-year data and statistical programme and submit it to the Minister for approval.
The Statistician must ensure that the programme is published at all times on an Internet site maintained by or on behalf of Statistics New Zealand.
When preparing a draft multi-year data and statistical programme, the Statistician must engage with Māori in ways that the Statistician is satisfied will promote the fulfilment of the Statistician’s duty in section 14(a).
When preparing a draft multi-year data and statistical programme, the Statistician must consult public sector agencies and any other person that the Statistician thinks appropriate.
When preparing a draft multi-year data and statistical programme, the Statistician must consult, in the manner that the Statistician thinks appropriate,—
the public sector agencies and the Offices of Parliament that, in the opinion of the Statistician, have a particular interest in the programme:
the public generally:
the individuals and organisations that, in the opinion of the Statistician, have a particular interest in the programme.
The multi-year data and statistical programme required under section 18 must be reviewed by the Statistician at intervals not exceeding 5 years.
The programme may be amended or replaced in the same way as it may be made.
Data may be collected by the Statistician under this Act—
by means of a request under section 23:
by means of a request on behalf of the Statistician by a public sector agency under section 26:
if the Statistician considers the data is necessary or desirable to enable the Statistician to produce official statistics, or desirable for research under Part 5,—
by collection from any individual, public sector agency, or organisation by agreement with the Statistician, without a request having been made under section 23 or 26; or
by collection by the Statistician under any arrangement that the Statistician may think fit, including observation and publicly available sources.
The Statistician may request data from an individual, public sector agency, or organisation if—
the individual, public sector agency, or organisation is in a position to provide the data; and
the Statistician considers the data is necessary or desirable to enable the Statistician to produce official statistics.
When making a request under this section, the Statistician may, if the Statistician considers it is appropriate to do so, specify that the provision of the data is voluntary in whole or in part.
The Statistician may, with the approval of the Minister, enter into an agreement with 1 or more public sector agencies for the collection, jointly with the Statistician, of data that the agency has, or agencies have, authority to collect for the performance of its, or their, functions or activities.
The Statistician may, with the approval of the Minister, enter into an agreement with 1 or more public sector agencies for the collection, jointly with the Statistician, of data that—
the agency has, or agencies have, authority to collect for the performance of its, or their, functions or activities; and
the Statistician considers is necessary or desirable to enable the Statistician to produce official statistics.
The manner in which data to which the agreement applies may be collected is by the making of requests by the Statistician under section 23.
A request by the Statistician for data to which an agreement applies must—
state that the data is being collected by the Statistician under an agreement with the agency or agencies; and
specify—
that the data may be disclosed to an agency that is a party to the agreement; and
the purposes for which the data will or may be used under subsection (5).
The Statistician may, for the purpose in subsection (5) only, disclose to an agency that is a party to the agreement any data to which the agreement applies that is collected by the Statistician.
The purpose of the disclosure under subsection (4) is for the production by that agency of official statistics, or for research by the agency.
An agency to which data is disclosed under subsection (4) may publish or otherwise disclose the data only in a form that could not reasonably be expected to identify any individual or organisation (subject to the exception in subsection (7)).
An agency to which data is disclosed under subsection (4) must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the agency does not publish or otherwise disclose the data in a form that could reasonably be expected to identify any individual or organisation.
Subsection (6) does not prevent the publication or other disclosure of identifying data about an individual or organisation if—
the individual, or, as the case may be, a competent officer of the organisation has authorised the publication or other disclosure; or
the Statistician authorises the publication or other disclosure of data and the publication or other disclosure of data is of a type described in section 39(2)(b) to (e).
The Statistician may authorise a public sector agency to request data, on behalf of the Statistician, data that the Statistician considers is necessary or desirable to enable the Statistician to produce official statistics (whether or not the agency otherwise has authority to collect the data).
When giving an authority under this section, the Statistician may, if the Statistician considers it is appropriate to do so, specify that the provision of the data in response to any request made under section 26 is to be, either in whole or in part, voluntary.
A public sector agency that is authorised under section 25 to request data may request the data on behalf of the Statistician from an individual, public sector agency, or organisation if the individual, public sector agency, or organisation is in a position to provide it.
Data obtained by the public sector agency in response to a request under subsection (1) is, when it is provided to the Statistician by the agency, to be treated for all purposes under this Act and any other legislation as data collected by the Statistician under this Act.
The public sector agency must protect data that has been obtained by it in response to a request under subsection (1) by such the security safeguards as that are reasonable in the circumstances for the public sector agency to use.
The fact that data is obtained directly or indirectly by a public sector agency as a result of a request under subsection (1) does not confer any authority on that agency to use that data.
A request under section 23 or 26 must—
specify that it is a request under this Act and specify which of sections 23 or 26 the request is made under:
specify the data requested:
specify the date by which the data is to be provided:
specify the manner and form in which the data is to be provided:
in the case of a request under section 23, identify any data the provision of which is voluntary:
in the case of a request under section 26, if the Statistician has specified that the provision of the data is, either in whole or in part, voluntary, identify the data the provision of which is voluntary:
if the request is not, in whole, a request for the voluntary provision of information, contain a summary of the legal obligation under section 29 to comply with the request and the consequences of non-compliance.
A request for data under section 23 or 26 must not be made unless an approval given by the Minister under subsection (3) applies to it.
Subsection (1) does not apply—
if the request is to a public sector agency in section 7(a) to (e); or
if, and to the extent that, the provision of data is specified in the request to be voluntary.
The Minister may approve requests for data under section 23 or 26 by all or any of the following means:
specifying data that may be requested:
specifying individuals, organisations, and public sector agencies, and organisations (or classes of individuals, organisations, and public sector agencies, and organisations) to which the making of requests is approved:
approving the repetition of requests from time to time:
approving a programme of work requiring the collection of particular data:
approving a particular request.
An individual, public sector agency, or organisation to whom which a request for data is made under section 23 or 26 must provide the data by the date, and in the manner and form, specified in the request.
if legislation other than this Act expressly prevents the provision of the data; or
to any data the provision of which is identified in the request or otherwise to be voluntary; or
in the case of a request made to a public sector agency, to any data the public sector agency refuses to provide under subsection (3).
A public sector agency may refuse to provide data if providing the data to the Statistician for the production of official statistics would be likely—
to prejudice the security or defence of New Zealand or the international relations of the Government of New Zealand; or
to prejudice the entrusting of information to the Government of New Zealand on a basis of confidence by—
the Government of any other country or any agency of the Government of any other country; or
any international organisation; or
to prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation, and detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial.
(3A)
In the case of a request to an Office of Parliament, the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, or the Parliamentary Service, the provision of all the data requested is to be treated as voluntary.
Except with the prior approval of the Statistician, responding to a request by referring to another document from which the data can be obtained does not constitute compliance with the request.
This section applies to the provision of data in response to a request under section 23 or 26 if the provision of the data is specified to be voluntary.
The individual, public sector agency, or organisation to whom which the request is made is authorised to provide data to the Statistician under this Act unless—
legislation other than this Act expressly prevents the provision of the data; or
the provision of the information data is contrary to any instrument, trust, or rule of law (other than in legislation), or an order of a court.
This section applies to the provision of data in response to a request under section 23 or 26.
No individual, public sector agency, individual, or organisation may specify conditions on which data is provided by the individual, public sector agency, individual, or organisation to the Statistician in response to the request.
This section applies to the collection of data as described in section 22(c)(i).
An individual, public sector agency, or organisation is authorised to provide data to the Statistician under this Act for the production of official statistics or research unless—
If data is collected from an individual or organisation as described in section 22(c)(i) for research, the individual or organisation may specify access conditions in relation to the use of the data for research.
The access conditions may—
provide for—
additional requirements that must be satisfied before the Statistician may authorise access to the data under section 48; or
additional factors the Statistician must or may take into account before determining whether to authorise access to the data under section 48; or
permit the Statistician to authorise access to the data according to criteria that are less restrictive than those that would otherwise apply under section 48.
No individual or organisation may specify conditions on which data is provided by the individual or organisation to the Statistician as described in section 22(c)(i) for the production of official statistics.
No public sector agency may specify conditions on which data is provided by the public sector agency to the Statistician as described in section 22(c)(i) for the productions of official statistics or for research.
The Statistician must take a census of population and dwellings of New Zealand in 2023 and in every fifth year after that.
The Statistician must take a census of population and dwellings of New Zealand—
in 2023 or 2024; and
in every fifth year after the year in which the census is held in accordance with paragraph (a).
Taking a census may involve the collection of data by any means described in section 22.
The period of time during which the census will be taken must be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council on the recommendation of the Minister.
At a suitable time after the Order in Council made under subsection (3), the Statistician must publish the information specified in subsection (5)—
on an Internet site that is administered by or on behalf of Statistics New Zealand; and
by any other additional means the Statistician considers sufficient for notifying the public of New Zealand.
The information referred to in subsection (4) is—
the period during which the census will be taken:
details of where to seek help and support related to the census:
details of—
how an individual may access a request made by the Statistician under section 23 as part of the census, or obtain a copy of the request; and
how an individual may respond to a request made by the Statistician under section 23 as part of the census:
the legal obligation under section 29 to provide the data requested.
(5A)
In order to make a request under section 23 to an individual as part of the census, it is sufficient for the Statistician to publish under subsection (4) the information specified in subsection (5)(c)(i).
An order made under this section is secondary legislation (see see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 23(1)–(3)
Before determining the manner of taking, and the data to be collected in, a census of population and dwellings, the Statistician must—
consult public sector agencies:
consult the public generally:
consult interest groups as the Statistician thinks fit.
Before determining the manner of taking, and the data to be collected in, a census of population and dwellings, the Statistician must engage with Māori in ways that the Statistician is satisfied will promote the fulfilment of the Statistician’s duty in section 14(a).
Before determining the manner of taking, and the data to be collected in, a census of population and dwellings, the Statistician must consult, in the manner that the Statistician thinks appropriate,—
the public sector agencies and the Offices of Parliament that, in the opinion of the Statistician, have a particular interest in the census:
the individuals and organisations that, in the opinion of the Statistician, have a particular interest in the census.
Within 12 months after the last day in the period appointed under section 34(3), the Statistician must—
conduct a review of the operation of the census; and
present a report on the review to the Minister.
The Statistician must publish the review on an Internet site maintained by or on behalf of Statistics New Zealand.
An individual must ensure that they obtain a copy of, or other details of how to access and respond to, a request made by the Statistician under section 23 as part of the census.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 25(1)
The Statistician must take all reasonable steps to ensure that the Statistician does not publish or otherwise disclose data in a form that could reasonably be expected to identify any individual or organisation.
Despite subsection (1), the Statistician may publish or otherwise disclose—
data in a form that may identify an individual or organisation if the publication or other disclosure is authorised in writing by the individual to whom, or the organisation to which, or organisation to which the data relates:
data that is publicly available under any Act or publicly available from other sources if the Statistician is satisfied that, in the circumstances of the case, it would not be unfair or unreasonable to disclose the data:
data in a form that may identify an organisation (but that could not reasonably be expected to identify any individual) if the purpose of the publication or other disclosure is to describe characteristics of the population:
data about a business entity that the Statistician is satisfied is non-sensitive, including (but not limited to) the name, address, and contact details of the business entity, its location, its business type or structure, the industry and sector type it belongs to, and indicators of the size of the business, such as the number of employees:
details of external trade (other than personal information within the meaning of the Privacy Act 2020), including the value and quantities of commodities, countries traded with, ports and airports of departure and arrival, and modes of transport used:
data about locations of individuals, organisations, and things in a form that could not reasonably be expected to identify any individual:
data for the purposes of a prosecution or a proposed prosecution under this Act.
No provision in subsection (2) limits or affects any other provision in that subsection.
An authorisation by an organisation for the purpose of subsection (2)(a) may be given by a competent officer of the organisation.
The disclosure of data to a person who has completed a certificate of confidentiality under section 42(3) is not disclosure of data for the purpose of subsection (1).
This section—
does not limit any other provision of this Act that provides for the Statistician to publish or otherwise disclose data; and
applies despite anything in the Customs and Excise Act 2018, sections 17 to 17M of the Tax Administration Act 1994, or any other Act.
In this section, business entity means any person or body of persons (whether corporate or unincorporated) carrying on any undertaking, whether for gain or reward or not.
Compare: 1975 No 1 ss 37(1), (6), 37A
The Statistician may disclose identifying data to an individual, public sector agency, or organisation (individual, agency, or organisation A) if—
the Statistician collected the data from individual, agency, or organisation A under this Act; or
the Statistician collected the data from another individual, public sector agency, or organisation but individual, agency, or organisation A is authorised, under a provision contained in any legislation (other than this section), to access the data.
Before disclosing identifying data as described in subsection (1), the Statistician may modify the data.
Before disclosing identifying data as described in subsection (1)(b), the Statistician must obtain the agreement of the individual, public sector agency, or organisation that provided the identifying data to the Statistician.
In this section, identifying data means data that identifies any individual or organisation.
The Statistician may authorise the disclosure of any document or class of documents that the Statistician has, in consultation with the Chief Archivist, classified as a historical document or a class of historical documents.
The Statistician may authorise the disclosure of any data or class of data that the Statistician has, in consultation with the Chief Archivist, classified as historical data for the purpose of subsection (2).
A response to a request made to an individual under Part 3 is, for the purposes of the Public Records Act 2005,—
a restricted access record, until it is classified as a historical document historical data by the Statistician under this section; and
an open access record, after it is classified as a historical document historical data by the Statistician under this section.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 37D
An employee of Statistics New Zealand, before commencing their duties, must complete a certificate of confidentiality.
An individual seeking to access data held by the Statistician for research, before accessing data under Part 5 for the first time, must complete a certificate of confidentiality.
Any of the following individuals must complete a certificate of confidentiality if the Statistician requires the person to do so:
an individual (including an employee of a public sector agency) who is engaged in the collection of data for, or engaged in, the production of official statistics:
an individual who has access to data provided to the Statistician under this Act:
an individual who is seeking access to data held by Statistics New Zealand for research and has previously completed a certificate of confidentiality under subsection (2).
Subsections (2) and (3) apply whether or not the individual has given a declaration, certificate, or other undertaking of confidentiality in any form under any other Act.
A certificate must be in a form, and contain the matters, approved by the Statistician.
An obligation undertaken in a certificate of confidentiality does not come to an end only because the individual who completed the certificate ceases to—
hold the employment or contractual position in respect of which they were required to complete the certificate; or
undertake the activity in accordance with this Act that they were undertaking at the time of completion of the certificate.
The certificate must be provided to the Statistician or kept in a form acceptable to the Statistician by the individual (or the public sector agency or organisation that employs or appoints, or contracts services from, the individual).
Official statistics may be produced on any matter relating to New Zealand including, without limitation, its economic, social, cultural, and environmental situation.
The Minister may direct the Statistician to produce statistics, or cease to produce statistics, of any kind.
The Statistician must comply with a direction given under subsection (1).
The Statistician must give public notice of any direction by the Minister.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 15(2)
A public sector agency must—
provide information when requested by the Statistician about the production of official statistics by that agency; and
raise any material concerns with the Statistician regarding the quality, production, or timeliness of—
statistics identified in the multi-year data and statistical programme maintained established under section 18; or
statistics notified to the agency from time to time by the Statistician; and
when requested by the Statistician, advise the Statistician about data it holds that is being, or is proposed to be, used as a source for official statistics; and
consult the Statistician before making changes to the data it collects, the data or statistical collections it holds, the content of its data or statistical collections, or the manner of collecting or managing data if those changes could affect—
the data used by the Statistician or any public sector agency for statistical production; or
the statistics produced from data held by the agency; or
data that is made available by the Statistician for research under Part 5; and
within a reasonable time after receiving notice in writing from the Statistician that the Statistician is conducting a review of the production of official statistics, provide any reasonable facilities that are necessary to facilitate completion of the review; and
when requested by the Statistician, provide information about that agency’s compliance with standards issued set under section 90.
Compare: 1975 No 1 ss 5(1), 7(2)
The Statistician may make official statistics available to any person or group of persons subject to either or both of the following temporary conditions:
that the statistics not be broadcast, or published, for a period specified by the Statistician; or
that for a period specified by the Statistician the statistics not be disclosed to any other person without the permission of the Statistician.
The Statistician must provide notice in writing of the conditions to the person or group of persons to whom they apply.
the persons to whom official statistics have been made available in accordance with this section; and
what official statistics have been made available; and
the purposes for which the official statistics have been made available; and
the conditions imposed under subsection (1).
Information required to be published under subsection (3) may be published in summary form.
This section applies if data is collected from an individual or organisation as described in section 22(c)(i) for research.
The data must not be used for the purposes of the production of official statistics unless—
the Minister approves the use of the data for the production of official statistics; or
the individual from whom or organisation from which the data was collected authorises the use of the data for the production of official statistics.
Despite subsection (2), if the data is collected from an organisation in subsection (4), it must not be used for the purposes of the production of official statistics unless the organisation authorises the use of the data for the production of official statistics.
The organisations referred to in subsection (3) are—
an Office of Parliament:
the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives:
the Parliamentary Service.
The Statistician may authorise an individual, public sector agency, or organisation to access, for research, data that is held by Statistics New Zealand if the Statistician is satisfied that—
the proposed research is in the public interest (see section 49); and
the individual, public sector agency, or organisation seeking access to the data is an appropriate researcher (see section 50); and
the access to the data is subject to appropriate measures to protect the privacy, confidentiality, and security of the data (see section 51); and
a certificate of confidentiality has been provided to Statistics New Zealand in accordance with section 42(2) by,—
in the case of an individual, the individual:
in the case of a public sector agency or organisation, each individual seeking access to the data on behalf of the public sector agency or organisation; and
in the case of an individual or organisation that is an overseas person, the requirements of section 52 have been met.
The Statistician may impose conditions relating to the following on any access authorised under subsection (1):
access to and use of the data:
publication or disclosure of the results of the research.
The Statistician’s decision under this section is subject to any applicable access conditions specified under section 33.
In determining under section 48(1)(a) whether the proposed research is in the public interest, the Statistician may must take into account—
the nature and extent of any likely benefit to the public from the proposed research; and
the nature and extent of any likely contribution to the economic, social, cultural, and environmental well-being of Māori (including iwi and hapū) from the proposed research; and
the nature and extent of any of the following risks arising from the proposed access:
risk of harm to Māori:
risk of harm to an individual or organisation:
risk to public confidence in the protection of the data.
the nature and extent of any risk to public confidence in the protection of the data or any risk of harm to any individual or organisation from the proposed access; and
the method by which the Statistician collected the data under section 22; and
to the extent practicable, information known to the Statistician about—
the purpose for which the data was originally collected by the Statistician or the individual, public sector agency, or organisation that provided it to the Statistician; and
any information provided to any individual, public sector agency, or organisation to which the data relates at the time of that original collection about the purposes for which the data might be used; and
any other matters that the Statistician considers relevant.
The Statistician may also take into account—
In determining under section 48(1)(b) whether an individual, public sector agency, or organisation seeking access to data for research is an appropriate researcher, the Statistician—
must take into account whether the individual, public sector agency, or organisation (or, in the case of a public sector agency or organisation, each individual within the agency or organisation whom the Statistician considers to be a relevant individual) has the experience, knowledge, and skills to—
access and use the data for the proposed research; and
access and use the data in an ethically and culturally appropriate manner; and
protect the privacy, confidentiality, and security of the data; and
may, to the extent relevant, take into account any 1 or more of the following:
whether the individual, public sector agency, or organisation will engage with the individual, public sector agency, or organisation that provided the data to the Statistician if it is desirable to do so:
whether the individual, public sector agency, or organisation has appropriate connections to, understanding of, or support from the individuals who are the subject of the data or the communities to which the data relates:
whether the individual, public sector agency, or organisation will share the results of the research with the individuals who are the subject of the data or the communities to which the data relates.
In taking into account whether a public sector agency or an organisation has the experience, knowledge, and skills described in subsection (1)(a)(i) to (iii), the Statistician may take into account any 1 or more of the following:
whether 1 or more individuals seeking access to the data on behalf of the agency or organisation individually have the experience, knowledge, and skills:
whether 1 or more individuals seeking access to the data on behalf of the agency or organisation together have the experience, knowledge, and skills:
In determining under section 48(1)(c) whether access to the data is subject to appropriate measures to protect the privacy, confidentiality, and security of the data, the Statistician must take into account—
the nature of the data and the form in which it is being accessed, including—
the sensitivity (including cultural sensitivity) of the data; and
the likelihood and potential impact of any individual or organisation being identified from the data; and
the likelihood and potential impact of any individual or organisation being identified from the data in light of the other data that may be available to the individual, public sector agency, or organisation accessing the data; and
the extent to which the data will be modified by Statistics New Zealand before access is authorised to reduce the risk of any individual or organisation being identified from the data; and
the manner in which the data will be accessed, stored, and used, including—
the location where the data will be accessed, stored, and used; and
the security and technical safeguards that the individual, public sector agency, or organisation seeking to access the data has in place to ensure that the data remains secure and not subject to unauthorised access; and
the means by which the individual, public sector agency, or organisation seeking to access the data will ensure that the data is used in a an ethically and culturally appropriate and ethical manner and protected from inappropriate use.
If an individual or organisation seeking to access data is an overseas person, the Statistician must consider whether the overseas person is required to protect the data in a way that, overall, provides comparable safeguards to those in this Act, taking into account—
the laws that apply in the relevant jurisdiction; and
the relationship between Statistics New Zealand and the overseas person; and
any means available to the Statistician to ensure that the overseas person complies with any conditions imposed under section 48(2).
For the purpose of subsection (1)(b) and (c), the Statistician may take into account any agreement entered into between the overseas person and the Statistician or any other individual, public sector agency, or organisation.
In this Act,—
an individual is an overseas person if the individual is not present in New Zealand:
an organisation is an overseas person if—
the organisation is incorporated outside New Zealand; or
the organisation has its head office or principal place of business outside New Zealand; or
individuals will access data on behalf of the organisation from outside New Zealand.
who is accessing data held by Statistics New Zealand in accordance with this subpart; and
what data is being accessed; and
the purposes for which the data is being accessed; and
how the data is being accessed (including any access conditions agreed under section 33); and
any characteristics of the data being accessed or limitations that may affect the quality of any research using the data.
Information required to be published under subsection (1) may be published in summary form.
An individual, public sector agency, or organisation that is authorised to access data under section 48 (and, in the case of a public sector agency or an organisation, each individual within the agency or organisation who has completed a certificate of confidentiality under section 42) must—
access and use the data only for the research for which access is authorised under section 48(1); and
comply with any conditions imposed by the Statistician under section 48(2); and
take all reasonable steps to ensure that any data published or otherwise disclosed is in a form that could not reasonably be expected to identify any individual or organisation; and
take all reasonable steps to ensure that they do not publish or otherwise disclose data in a form that could reasonably be expected to identify any individual or organisation; and
publish or otherwise disclose the results of their research and their methodologies.
Subsection (1)(c) does not apply if—
the individual, or, as the case may be, a competent officer of the organisation has authorised in writing to that publication or other disclosure; or
the Statistician agrees to the publication or disclosure of data and the publication or disclosure of data is of a type described in section 39(2)(b) to (e).
Despite subsection (1)(c), the individual, public sector agency, or organisation (as applicable) may publish or otherwise disclose—
data in a form that may identify an individual or organisation if the publication or other disclosure is authorised in writing by the individual or the organisation to which the data relates:
data of a type described in section 39(2)(b) to (e) if the Statistician authorises the publication or disclosure.
The publication of results and methodologies under subsection (1)(d) may be in summary form.
Nothing in subsection (1)(d) requires—
a public sector agency to disclose data if a request for that data could be refused under section 18 of the Official Information Act 1982 (other than for the reason set out in section 18(d) of that Act); or
disclosing the data would be contrary to any legislation.
This section applies to a public sector agency of a type described in section 7(a) to (e).
The Statistician may, if requested by the chief executive of the public sector agency, determine that the chief executive may authorise access, for research, to data held by the public sector agency in accordance with section 56.
A determination under subsection (2) may specify the manner in which the chief executive must notify any person seeking to access data of the chief executive’s intention to authorise access under this Part in accordance with section 56.
A determination made under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).
In this section and section 56, chief executive means,—
in relation to a public service agency as defined in section 10(a) of the Public Service Act 2020, a public service chief executive as defined in section 5 of that Act:
in relation to the New Zealand Police, the Commissioner of Police appointed under section 12 of the Policing Act 2008:
in relation to the New Zealand Defence Force, the Chief of Defence Force:
in relation to a statutory entity named in Schedule 1 of the Crown Entities Act 2004, its board (as defined in section 10 of that Act):
in relation to the Reserve Bank, the Governor (as defined in section 5(1) of the Reserve Bank Act 2021).
The chief executive of the public sector agency to which a determination under section 55 applies—
may authorise access for research purposes to data held by the public sector agency in accordance with this section; and
must, if intending to authorise an individual, public sector agency, or organisation, or another public sector agency to access data in accordance with this section, notify that individual, public sector agency, or organisation, or public sector agency of their intention to do so in accordance with any requirements specified in the determination.
The following sections apply to the chief executive and any individual, public sector agency, or organisation that is authorised to access data by the chief executive following notification in accordance with subsection (1)(b) as if all references to the Statistician were references to the chief executive and all references to Statistics New Zealand were to the public sector agency to which the determination under section 55 applies:
section 39(2)(b) to (e) (relating to the types of data the individual, public sector agency, or organisation may publish or otherwise disclose under section 54(2)(b)):
sections 48(1) and (2) and 49 to 52 (relating to when the chief executive may authorise access to data for research):
section 42(2), (5), and (7) (relating to certificates of confidentiality):
section 54 (relating to researcher obligations in relation to data accessed for research):
section 94A (relating to authorisation by an organisation).
Sections 48(1) and (2) and 49 to 52 apply to the chief executive of the public sector agency to which the determination applies with the following modifications:
all references to the Statistician must be read as references to the chief executive of the public sector agency to which the determination applies; and
all references to Statistics New Zealand must be read as references to the public sector agency to which the determination applies.
The following sections (as modified by subsection (4)) apply to an individual, organisation, or public sector agency that is authorised to access data by the chief executive of the public sector agency to which the determination applies following notification in accordance with subsection (1)(b) of the chief executive’s intention to authorise access in accordance with this section:
section 54(1), (2)(a), (3), and (4) (relating to researcher obligations in relation to data accessed for research).
The sections listed in subsection (3)(a) and (b) must be read as if all references to the Statistician were references to the chief executive of the public sector agency to which the determination applies.
The chief executive of the public sector agency to which the determination applies must publish information about—
who is accessing the data held by the public sector agency for research in accordance with this section; and
how the data is being accessed; and
Information required to be published under subsection (5) may be published in summary form.
Nothing in this section limits or affects a provision contained in any legislation that—
authorises or requires data to be made available; or
imposes a prohibition or restriction on the availability of data; or
otherwise regulates the manner in which data may be obtained from or made available by the public sector agency.
For the purpose of obtaining any data that the Statistician considers necessary or desirable to enable the Statistician to produce official statistics, the Statistician, or any employee of Statistics New Zealand authorised in writing for the purpose of this section by the Statistician (an authorised employee), may—
enter any place of business (other than a private dwelling or marae), and may inspect any part of the premises, any goods that are being stored or offered for sale, and any relevant records; and
require any person who by reason of that person’s role relating to the business has custody of or access to any relevant records to produce for inspection, or facilitate the inspection of, the relevant records within any reasonable period that may be specified by the Statistician or authorised employee.
The Statistician or authorised employee may exercise the powers under subsection (1) only if—
the occupier of the place, or, as the case may be, the person referred to in subsection (1)(b), consents; or
the Statistician or authorised employee obtains a warrant under section 58.
The provisions of subparts 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 10 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (except for sections 118 and 119) apply to the exercise of the power of entry and inspection under this section.
In this section,—
business means any undertaking whether carried on for gain or reward or not, but does not include a public sector agency, an Office of Parliament, the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, or the Parliamentary Service
relevant records, in relation to a business, means accounts or records or other business information of the business.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 35(1), (2)
An issuing officer may, on an application made as specified in subsection (2), issue a search warrant in relation to a place of business or enterprise (other than a private dwelling or marae), if the issuing officer is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that it is necessary or desirable for the purpose of enabling the Statistician to produce official statistics, to exercise,—
in relation to any place of business or enterprise, any of the powers in section 57(1)(a); or
in relation to any person, any of the powers in section 57(1)(b).
The application referred to in subsection (1)—
may be made only by the Statistician or an authorised employee (as defined in section 57); and
must be made in the manner provided by subpart 3 of Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 35(3), (4)
Data obtained using the powers in section 57 (including under a search warrant issued under section 58) must be treated for all purposes under this Act and any other legislation as data provided to the Statistician under this Act.
In sections 61 to 67, authorised person means—
the Statistician; or
the chief executive (as defined in section 55(5)) of a public sector agency in respect of which a notice has been given under section 55.
An authorised person may issue a compliance notice to a person—
requiring the person to cease doing something being done by the person, or to cause something being done on behalf of that person to cease, if the authorised person has reasonable grounds to believe that the thing being done contravenes Part 5; or
prohibiting the person from doing something, or from causing something to be done on behalf of that person, if the authorised person has reasonable grounds to believe the thing to be done is likely to contravene Part 5; or
requiring the person to do something that the authorised person has reasonable grounds to believe is necessary to ensure that the person complies with Part 5.
A compliance notice must state—
the name of the person to whom it is issued; and
the reasons why the authorised person issued it; and
the requirement or prohibition in section 61 imposed by the authorised person; and
one of the following:
for a requirement, the period within which the action must be taken or must cease, being a reasonable period within which to take the action required or to cease the action; or
for a prohibition, the time and date, if any, from which the prohibition is to take effect; and
the conditions, if any, imposed by the authorised person; and
the consequences of not complying with the notice; and
the right of review in section 66; and
the name and address of the public sector agency whose chief executive issued the notice.
The authorised person must ensure that the compliance notice is served on the person to whom it is issued.
Section 73(1), (2), and (3)(a) applies with all necessary modifications to the service of a compliance notice as if it were an infringement notice.
Unless the contrary is shown, a compliance notice sent to a valid electronic address is to be treated as having been served at the time the electronic communication first enters an information system that is outside the control of the public sector agency on behalf of which the compliance notice is issued.
The person to whom a compliance notice is issued must—
comply with the notice; and
do so within the period stated in the notice, if a period is stated; and
pay all the costs and expenses of complying with the notice, unless the notice states otherwise.
This section is subject to the right of review in section 66.
A compliance notice may be amended or cancelled at any time by the authorised person who issued it.
The power in subsection (1) is subject to any decision under section 66.
A person to whom a compliance notice is issued may apply to the authorised person who issued it for a review of the notice.
The application must state—
the reasons why the applicant thinks the notice should be reviewed; and
the outcome the applicant is seeking.
The compliance notice remains in force until the decision on the review is notified to the applicant under section 67.
The authorised person who issued the compliance notice must ensure that the review applied for under section 66 is conducted by a person (the reviewer) who was not involved in issuing the compliance notice concerned.
The reviewer must review the compliance notice on the papers within 20 working days after the date on which the application for review was lodged.
The reviewer may—
confirm or vary the compliance notice; or
cancel the compliance notice; or
cancel the compliance notice and substitute another compliance notice that the reviewer considers appropriate.
The reviewer must give the applicant written notice of the reviewer’s decision.
In sections 69 to 73,—
authorised person means—
the chief executive of a public sector agency that is authorised under section 25 to request data on behalf of the Statistician.
A person who is alleged to have committed an infringement offence may—
be proceeded against by the filing of a charging document under section 14 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011; or
be issued with an infringement notice under section 70.
Proceedings commenced in the way described in subsection (1)(a) do not require the leave of a District Court Judge or Registrar under section 21(1)(a) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.
See section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 for the procedure that applies if an infringement notice is issued.
An authorised person may issue an infringement notice to a person if the authorised person believes on reasonable grounds that the person is committing, or has committed, an infringement offence.
An authorised person may revoke an infringement notice before—
the infringement fee is paid; or
an order for payment of a fine is made or deemed to be made by a court under section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.
The authorised person must take reasonable steps to ensure that the person to whom the notice was issued is made aware of the revocation of the notice.
The revocation of an infringement notice before the infringement fee is paid is not a bar to any further action as described in section 69(1)(a) or (b) against the person to whom the notice was issued in respect of the same matter.
An infringement notice must be in the form prescribed in the regulations and must contain the following particulars:
details of the alleged infringement offence that fairly inform a person of the time, place, and nature of the alleged offence:
the amount of the infringement fee:
the name and address of the agency whose chief executive issued the notice:
how the infringement fee may be paid:
the time within which the infringement fee must be paid:
a summary of the provisions of section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957:
a statement that the person served with the notice has a right to request a hearing:
a statement of what will happen if the person served with the notice neither pays the infringement fee nor requests a hearing:
any other matters prescribed in the regulations.
An infringement notice may be served on the person who the authorised person believes is committing or has committed the infringement offence by—
delivering it to the person or, if the person refuses to accept it, bringing it to the person’s notice; or
leaving it for the person at the person’s last known place of residence with another person who appears to be of or over the age of 14 years; or
leaving it for the person at the person’s place of business or work with another person; or
sending it to the person by prepaid post addressed to the person’s last known place of residence or place of business or work; or
sending it to an electronic address of the person in any case where the person does not have a known place of residence or business in New Zealand.
Service on an officer of a body, or on the body’s registered office, is deemed to be service on the body.
Unless the contrary is shown,—
an infringement notice (or a copy of it) sent by prepaid post to a person under subsection (1) is to be treated as having been served on that person on the fifth working day after the date on which it was posted; and
an infringement notice sent to a valid electronic address is to be treated as having been served at the time the electronic communication first enters an information system that is outside the control of the authorised person.
All infringement fees paid for infringement offences must be paid into a Crown Bank Account.
A reminder notice must be in the form prescribed in the regulations, and must include the same particulars, or substantially the same particulars, as the infringement notice.
A person commits an offence if the person—
intentionally fails or refuses to comply with section 29(1):
intentionally fails or refuses to comply with a requirement imposed under section 57(1)(b).
It is not a defence to a prosecution under this section that neither a copy of, nor other details of how to access and respond to, a request made by the Statistician under section 23 as part of the census was delivered or given to the defendant.
A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding,—
in the case of an individual, $2,000; and
in any other case, $12,000.
Compare: 1975 No 1 ss 43(1), 25(3)
A person commits an offence if the person knowingly makes a false or misleading statement or knowingly makes any material omission when responding to—
a request for data made to the person under Part 3; or
a requirement imposed under section 57(1)(b).
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 44
A person commits an offence if the person, having completed a certificate of confidentiality under section 42,—
knowingly breaches an obligation undertaken in the certificate of confidentiality; or
knowingly makes a false statement about whether the person has breached an obligation undertaken in the certificate of confidentiality.
in the case of an individual, $5,000; and
in any other case, $15,000.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 40(a), (c)
A person commits an offence if, while performing, or purporting to perform, any duty or function, or exercising, or purporting to exercise, any power under this Act, the person intentionally obtains, or seeks to obtain, data knowing that the person is not authorised to obtain it.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 40(b)
A person who is authorised under section 48 to access data for research commits an offence if the person—
knowingly contravenes section 54(1)(a) or (b); or
knowingly publishes or discloses data—
knowing that the reasonable steps required by section 54(1)(c) have not been taken; or
being reckless as to whether the reasonable steps required by section 54(1)(c) have been taken.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 45A
is authorised under section 48 to access data for research; and
discloses data obtained under that authority to any other person—
knowing that the other person is not authorised under section 48 to access the data for research; or
being reckless as to whether the other person is authorised under section 48 to access the data for research.
A person (person A) commits an offence if—
person A knowingly obtains data from a person (person B) who is authorised under section 48 to access data for research; and
person A knows that, when person B provided the data, person B—
knew that person A was not authorised under section 48 to access the data for research; or
was reckless as to whether person A was authorised under section 48 to access the data for research; and
person A retains or uses the data.
A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) or (2) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding,—
A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person fails to comply with section 64(1)(a) or (b).
A person who commits an offence against this section is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding,—
in the case of an individual, $5,000; or
A person commits an offence if the person knowingly or recklessly destroys, defaces, removes, mutilates, or renders unusable—
a request for data made under Part 3; or
data provided in response to a request under Part 3.
A person commits an offence if the person intentionally interferes with, hinders, or obstructs the Statistician or any employee of Statistics New Zealand in the exercise of any power conferred by this Act.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 41
A person commits an offence if the person, not being an employee of Statistics New Zealand, by words, conduct, or demeanour pretends that the person is an employee of Statistics New Zealand or assumes the name, designation, or description of an employee of Statistics New Zealand.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 42
A person commits an offence if the person wilfully deceives or attempts to deceive the Statistician or any employee of Statistics New Zealand in the exercise or performance by the Statistician or employee of any of the Statistician’s powers, duties, or functions under this Act.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 46(b)
is a person to whom (or is in a group of persons to which) any condition applies under section 46; and
without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with the condition.
A person who fails to comply with section 29(1) commits an infringement offence and is liable to—
an infringement fee of the amount prescribed in the regulations; or
a fine imposed by a court not exceeding the amount prescribed in the regulations.
A person who fails to comply with section 38 commits an infringement offence and is liable to—
The Statistician may provide written set standards in relation to—
the production and communication of official statistics; and
data or statistical collections held by public sector agencies that—
could be used by the Statistician or any public sector agency for statistical production; or
could be made available by the Statistician for research under Part 5; and
the manner of collecting or managing data that—
the access and use of data for research under Part 5 and the publication of results and methodologies of the research.
The Statistician may apply the whole or any part of the standards, with any variations that the Statistician thinks fit in any particular case, to the following by written notice to each agency concerned:
all public sector agencies; or
particular public sector agencies or classes of public sector agencies.
The standards applied under subsection (2) are guidance for the agencies to which they apply.
Despite subsection (3), the Statistician may specify in a notice under subsection (2) that the whole or any part of any standard, subject to any variations specified by the Statistician under that subsection, is a mandatory requirement.
Standards set under this section and any notice under subsection (2) must be in writing.
Before providing standards setting a standard under section 90, the Statistician must engage with Māori in ways that the Statistician is satisfied will promote the fulfilment of the Statistician’s duty in section 14(a).
Before setting a standard under section 90, the Statistician must consult, in the manner that the Statistician thinks appropriate, those individuals, public sector agencies, and organisations that, in the opinion of the Statistician, have a particular interest in the standard.
Subsection (1) does not apply to an amendment to a standard if the Statistician is satisfied that the amendment—
is only correcting a minor error; or
is otherwise of a minor nature only.
The chief executive of a public sector agency that is authorised under section 25 to request data on behalf of the Statistician must not delegate to a person outside the public service (as described in clause 2(5) of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020) the power to issue an infringement notice under Part 6.
The chief executive of a public sector agency in respect of which a notice has been given under section 55 must not delegate to a person outside the public service (as described in clause 2(5) of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020) the power to issue a compliance notice under Part 6.
This section applies despite clauses 2 to 4 of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020.
Clause 2 of Schedule 6 of the Public Service Act 2020 applies subject to this section.
The Statistician must, as soon as practicable after the close of each financial year, provide to the Minister a report on the administration of this Act.
The report must include information about actions taken by the Statistician to fulfil the Statistician’s duties under section 14.
The Minister must present the annual report to the House of Representatives as soon as practicable after the Minister receives it.
In this section, financial year has the meaning given to it in section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989.
The following must not be disclosed, or used as evidence, in any proceedings:
data collected by the Statistician under this Act:
data that was provided to the Statistician in response to a request under section 23 or 26 and that is in the possession of an individual who, or organisation or public sector agency that, the individual, public sector agency, or organisation that provided it.
Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to data provided to the Statistician in response to a request under section 23 or 26 if the individual, public sector agency, or organisation, or public sector agency that provided it agrees to its disclosure.
No individual who has completed a certificate of confidentiality under section 42 is compellable in any proceedings to—
give oral testimony regarding the content of any data obtained or accessed under this Act; or
produce any document or record with respect to the content of the data.
Subsections (1) and (3)(b) do not apply if the disclosure, use, or production is—
in respect of a prosecution under this Act; or
otherwise permitted under section 39 or 41.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 38
An authorisation by an organisation for the purpose of this Act may be given by a person who the Statistician is satisfied is authorised to represent the organisation.
Despite anything to the contrary in section 25 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, no charging document may be filed in respect of an offence against this Act after the date that is 12 months after the date on which the offence was committed.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 48
In any proceedings for an offence against this Act, a certificate by the Statistician that under section 28(3) the Minister has approved a request for data is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, sufficient evidence that the Minister has approved the request.
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 46A
Subsection (2) applies if—
an obligation is imposed on an individual, public sector agency, or organisation under Part 3 to provide data before a particular time by a particular date; or
a person is required to comply with a requirement imposed under section 57(1)(b) before a particular time by a particular date.
The obligation to provide the data or comply with the requirement continues even if the obligation or requirement has not been complied with at or before the particular time by the particular date referred to in subsection (1).
Compare: 1975 No 1 s 43(2A)
The written, printed, or electronic signature of any of the following may be used on any document in relation to the exercise or performance by that person of the person’s powers, duties, and functions under this Act:
the Statistician:
the chief executive of a public sector agency that is authorised under section 25 to request data on behalf of the Statistician:
the chief executive of a public sector agency in respect of which a notice has been given under section 55.
An electronic signature referred to in subsection (1) must—
adequately identify the signatory and adequately indicate the signatory’s approval of the information to which the signature relates; and
be as reliable as is appropriate given the purpose for which, and the circumstances in which, the signature is required.
Any document purporting to bear the written, printed, or electronic signature of a person referred to in subsection (1) is, until the contrary is proved, to be treated as having been duly signed by the person whose signature it purports to bear.
Judicial notice must be taken of every signature referred to in this section and of the fact that the person whose signature it purports to be holds or has held the office referred to in subsection (1)(a), (b), or (c), as the case may be.
The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, make regulations for the following purposes:
prescribing fees for infringement offences under this Act, which,—
in the case of an individual, must not exceed $1,000; and
in any other case, must not exceed $3,000:
prescribing maximum fines for infringement offences under this Act, which,—
in the case of an individual, must not exceed $2,000; and
in any other case, must not exceed $6,000:
prescribing infringement notices and reminder notices:
providing for anything this Act says may or must be provided for by regulations:
providing for anything incidental that is necessary for carrying out, or giving full effect to, this Act.
Regulations made under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).
The Statistics Act 1975 (1975 No 1) is repealed.
Section 102 amends the Official Information Act 1982.
In section 2(1), definition of official information, after paragraph (l), insert:
does not include information provided to the Government Statistician solely for research by or on behalf of an individual or an organisation (as defined in section 6 of the Data and Statistics Act 2021).
Section 104 amends the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.
In section 2(1), definition of infringement notice, after paragraph (jg) (jh), insert:
section 70 of the Data and Statistics Act 2021; or
Compare: SC 14
Amend the Acts specified in Schedules 2 and 3 and Part 1 of Schedule 4 as set out in those schedules.
Amend the secondary legislation specified in Part 2 of Schedule 4 as set out in that schedule.
The Education (Statistics New Zealand Authorised to Use National Student Numbers) Regulations 2008 (SR 2008/134) are revoked.
s 8
In this Part,—
commencement date means the date on which this Act comes into force
former Act means the Statistics Act 1975.
For the purpose of section 18(1), the Statistician must establish the first multi-year data and statistical programme as soon as practicable after the commencement date.
A person who, before the commencement date, made a declaration of secrecy under section 21 of the former Act is to be treated for the purpose of this Act as having completed a certificate of confidentiality under section 42.
Consultation carried out by the Statistician before the commencement date in relation to the 2023 census is treated as consultation for the purpose of section 34.
Section 35 does not apply to the 2023 census.
Section 35 does not apply to the census required by section 34(1)(a).
Consultation carried out by the Statistician before the commencement date in relation to the census required by section 34(1)(a) is treated as consultation for the purpose of section 36.
This Act applies to information collected by the Statistician under the former Act as if it were data collected by the Statistician under this Act.
Any agreement between the Statistician and a government department, local authority, or statutory body made in accordance with section 9 of the former Act and in effect immediately before the commencement date is to be treated as an agreement entered into with the approval of the Minister under section 24.
Any approval given by the Minister under section 6(1) of the former Act is to be treated as an approval given under section 28 to collect the same information.
Any direction of the Minister of a kind referred to in section 15(2) of the former Act and in effect immediately before the commencement date is to be treated as a direction of the Minister given under section 44(1).
This clause applies if before the commencement date the Statistician disclosed information in accordance with section 37C of the former Act for a research or statistical project.
The former Act applies in respect of the research or statistical project as if this Act had not been enacted.
s 105(1)
After section 100ZC(5), insert:
Nothing in a readiness or response levy order limits or prevents the provision of information to the Government Statistician for the production of official statistics or research under the Data and Statistics Act 2021.
After section 142C(2)(h), insert:
to provide it to the Government Statistician for the production of official statistics or research under the Data and Statistics Act 2021.
After section 26C, insert:
Nothing in this Act limits or prevent the provision of information recorded under this Act to the Government Statistician for the production of official statistics or research under the Data and Statistics Act 2021.
In section 7, insert as subsection (2):
Nothing in a levy order limits or prevents the provision of information to the Government Statistician for the production of official statistics or research under the Data and Statistics Act 2021.
After section 236(3), insert:
For the purposes of sections 29, 30, and 32 of the Data and Statistics Act 2021,—
the provision of court information (other than permitted information in accordance with section 237) and judicial information to the Government Statistician is expressly prevented; but
nothing in this Act limits or prevents the provision of Ministry of Justice information to the Government Statistician for the production of official statistics or research.
In Schedule 24, after clause 5, insert:
Nothing in this schedule limits or prevents the provision of information (including national student numbers) to the Government Statistician for the production of official statistics or research under the Data and Statistics Act 2021.
After section 112, insert:
Nothing in this Act limits or prevents the provision of any of the following information to the Government Statistician for the production of official statistics or research under the Data and Statistics Act 2021:
a list of electors in a particular age group as defined in section 114(9):
a list of electors of Māori descent:
a list of electors whose birthdays fall within a period of 12 months:
a list of electors as at a date specified by the Statistician:
a list of electors on the dormant roll:
in relation to each elector on a list described in paragraphs (a) to (e), the elector’s name, date of birth, postal address, residential address, occupation (if any), preferred honorific (if any), and meshblock:
information about any elector appearing to be entitled to vote in—
1 or more named electoral districts; or
all electoral districts; or
1 or more named regions or constituencies of a region; or
1 or more named territorial authority districts; or
1 or more named wards; or
1 or more named community board areas; or
1 or more named local board areas:
any other information that the Electoral Commission agrees to provide to the Government Statistician for the production of official statistics or research.
Despite subsection (1), the Electoral Commission must not provide to the Government Statistician information that is subject to a direction under section 115(1).
After section 38(5), insert:
Nothing in this section limits or prevents the provision of information to the Government Statistician for the production of official statistics or research under the Data and Statistics Act 2021.
After section 15B(5), insert:
After section 23A, insert:
Nothing in this Act limits, prevents, or permits a fee to be charged for, the provision of information to the Government Statistician for the production of official statistics or research under the Data and Statistics Act 2021.
In section 5, definition of law enforcement or regulatory agency, repeal paragraph (c).
After section 269(6), insert:
After section 173(3), insert:
the provision of court information (other than permitted information in accordance with section 174) and judicial information to the Government Statistician is expressly prevented; but
In section 6(1), insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
Consumers Price Index means the Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index
In section 116, replace “Consumer” with “Consumers” in each place.
“Consumer”
“Consumers”
In section 388(4)(a), replace “Consumer” with “Consumers”.
In section 2(1), insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
In section 2(1), definition of inflation percentage, delete “New Zealand”.
“New Zealand”
In section 112(4)(b) and (8), replace “New Zealand Consumer” with “Consumers”.
“New Zealand Consumer”
In section 236(1)(a), after “combined)”, insert “ or any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”.
“combined)”
“ or any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”
In section 236(1)(b) and (2)(b)(ii), replace “the all groups index number of the Consumer” with “the index number of the Consumers”.
“the all groups index number of the Consumer”
“the index number of the Consumers”
In Schedule 3, replace the item below the table relating to average weekly earnings with:
* Average weekly earnings (for all industries, males and females combined), published by Statistics New Zealand (or if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index) for the June quarter in the immediately preceding child support year. The weekly earnings are annualised.
In section 53O(b), replace “Consumer” with “Consumers”.
In section 55F(2), replace “New Zealand Consumer” with “Consumers”.
In Schedule 7, clause 3(2)(c), replace “Quarterly Employment Survey published by Statistics New Zealand (or, if that survey ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as an equivalent to that survey)” with “QES”.
“Quarterly Employment Survey published by Statistics New Zealand (or, if that survey ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as an equivalent to that survey)”
“QES”
In Schedule 7, clause 3(2)(g), replace “Quarterly Employment Survey” with “QES”.
“Quarterly Employment Survey”
In Schedule 7, after clause 3(4)(c), insert:
QES means the Quarterly Employment Survey published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that survey ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being an equivalent to that survey.
In Schedule 3, clause 21(4),—
replace “Index number of the Consumers Price Index All Groups excluding credit services issued by the Government Statistician” with “index number of the Consumers Price Index (less credit services subgroup)”; and
“Index number of the Consumers Price Index All Groups excluding credit services issued by the Government Statistician”
“index number of the Consumers Price Index (less credit services subgroup)”
replace “Index number of the quarterly Consumers Price Index All Groups excluding credit services issued by the Government Statistician” with “index number of the Consumers Price Index (less credit services subgroup)”.
“Index number of the quarterly Consumers Price Index All Groups excluding credit services issued by the Government Statistician”
In Schedule 3, clause 21(6), insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
Consumers Price Index (less credit services subgroup) means the Consumers Price Index (less credit services subgroup) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index
In section 645(10), replace the definition of CPI with:
CPI means the Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index
Replace section 266A(7) with:
In this section, CPI means the Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index.
Replace section 48(5) with:
Consumers Price Index means the Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index.
In section 61L(6), (7)(b), and (8), replace “all groups index number of the New Zealand Consumer” with “index number of the Consumers” in each place.
“all groups index number of the New Zealand Consumer”
“index number of the Consumers”
In section 61Q(7),—
replace “all groups index number of the New Zealand Consumer” with “index number of the Consumers”; and
replace “all groups index number of the Consumer” with “index number of the Consumers”.
“all groups index number of the Consumer”
In section 61R(9)(b), replace “all groups index number of the New Zealand Consumer” with “index number of the Consumers”.
In section 61S(7)(b), replace “all groups index number of the New Zealand Consumer” with “index number of the Consumers”.
In section 71K(9)(b)(ii), replace “all groups index number of the New Zealand Consumer” with “index number of the Consumers”.
In section 81O(6),—
In section 81T(a), replace “all groups index number of the New Zealand Consumer” with “index number of the Consumers”.
In section 86E(8), replace “all groups index number of the New Zealand Consumer” with “index number of the Consumers” in each place.
In section 88P(2)(b), replace “all groups index number of the New Zealand Consumer” with “index number of the Consumers”.
In section 5(1A), (1C), and (1D), replace “all groups index number of the New Zealand Consumers” with “index number of the Consumers” in each place.
“all groups index number of the New Zealand Consumers”
After section 5(5), insert:
In this section, Consumers Price Index means the Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index.
In section EY 28(8)(b)(i) and (c)(ii), replace “consumer price index” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups)”.
“consumer price index”
“Consumers Price Index (all groups)”
After section EY 28(8), insert:
(9)
In this section, Consumers Price Index (all groups) means the Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index.
In section EY 30(2)(c), (3)(e)(i), and (5BA)(c), replace “consumer price index” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups)”.
After section EY 30(15), insert:
(16)
In section MF 7(1), (2), (2BA), and (2B), replace “New Zealand Consumers Price Index” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups)” in each place.
“New Zealand Consumers Price Index”
In section MF 7(2B), replace “New Zealand Consumers Price Index all groups excluding cigarettes and other tobacco products” with “Consumers Price Index (less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup)” in each place.
“New Zealand Consumers Price Index all groups excluding cigarettes and other tobacco products”
“Consumers Price Index (less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup)”
In section MF 7(2B), replace “New Zealand Consumers Price Index (All Groups) published by Statistics New Zealand” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups)” in each place.
“New Zealand Consumers Price Index (All Groups) published by Statistics New Zealand”
After section MF 7(5), insert:
Consumers Price Index (all groups) means the Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index
Consumers Price Index (less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup) means the Consumers Price Index (less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index.
In section 92(2), delete “(All Groups) published by Statistics New Zealand”.
“(All Groups) published by Statistics New Zealand”
After section 92(2), insert:
In section 3, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
In section 158(4), replace “New Zealand Consumers” with “Consumers”.
“New Zealand Consumers”
In section 164(2), replace “Consumer” with “Consumers”.
In section 276(2)(c), replace “Quarterly Employment Survey published by Statistics New Zealand (or, if that survey ceases to be published, a survey certified by the Government Statistician as an equivalent to that survey)” with “QES”.
“Quarterly Employment Survey published by Statistics New Zealand (or, if that survey ceases to be published, a survey certified by the Government Statistician as an equivalent to that survey)”
In section 276(2)(g), replace “Quarterly Employment Survey” with “QES”.
After section 276(4)(c), insert:
QES means the Quarterly Employment Survey published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that survey ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that survey.
In section 343(4), replace “New Zealand Consumers” with “Consumers”.
In section 363(3), replace “Consumer” with “Consumers”.
In Schedule 1AA, clause 12, replace “New Zealand Consumers” with “Consumers”.
In section 96(3)(b), replace “New Zealand Consumers” with “Consumers”.
After section 96(3), insert:
In subsection (3)(b), Consumers Price Index means the Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index.
In section 106(2C)(a)(i), replace “Producers Price Index Outputs for Construction provided by Statistics New Zealand” with “PPI”.
“Producers Price Index Outputs for Construction provided by Statistics New Zealand”
“PPI”
Replace section 106(7) with:
capital expenditure includes any funding provided by a responsible levy authority to contribute to the construction costs of eligible infrastructure that has been, or is intended to be, transferred to the authority under section 90 of the Infrastructure Funding and Financing Act 2020
PPI means the Producers Price Index Outputs for Construction provided by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index.
In section 259(3)(a)(ii), after “Consumers Price Index”, insert: “(all groups) or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”.
“Consumers Price Index”
“(all groups) or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”
In section 15(1), replace the definition of CPI with:
In section 15(2) and (2A), replace “CPI” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups)” in each place.
“CPI”
In section 15(2A)(a), replace “consumers price index-all groups published by Statistics New Zealand” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups)”.
“consumers price index-all groups published by Statistics New Zealand”
In section 15(2A)(b), replace “consumers price index-all groups excluding cigarettes and other tobacco products published by Statistics New Zealand” with “Consumers Price Index (less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”.
“consumers price index-all groups excluding cigarettes and other tobacco products published by Statistics New Zealand”
“Consumers Price Index (less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”
In section 16(1)(a), replace “Quarterly Employment Survey of wages published by the Department of Statistics” with “QES”.
“Quarterly Employment Survey of wages published by the Department of Statistics”
Replace section 16(2) with:
earner levies means the levies payable under section 219(1) of the Accident Compensation Act 2001
QES means the Quarterly Employment Survey of wages published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that survey ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that survey.
In section 363(5) and (6), replace “CPI” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups)” in each place.
In section 363(6)(a), replace “consumers price index-all groups published by Statistics New Zealand” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups)”.
In section 363(6)(b), replace “consumers price index-all groups excluding cigarettes and other tobacco products published by Statistics New Zealand” with “Consumers Price Index (less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”.
Replace section 363(9) with:
In section 72E(2)(c), replace “New Zealand Consumer Price Index” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”.
“New Zealand Consumer Price Index”
“Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”
In the heading to section 75, delete “New Zealand”.
In section 75(1), (2), and (3)(a), replace “Consumers Price Index (All Groups) published by Statistics New Zealand” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups)”.
“Consumers Price Index (All Groups) published by Statistics New Zealand”
In section 75(3)(b), replace “(All Groups Excluding Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products) published by Statistics New Zealand” with “(less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”.
“(All Groups Excluding Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products) published by Statistics New Zealand”
“(less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”
After section 75(5), insert:
In section 452A(6), definition of average ordinary time weekly earnings, replace “Quarterly Employment Survey of wages published (as original, or revised, statistics) by Statistics New Zealand” with “QES”.
“Quarterly Employment Survey of wages published (as original, or revised, statistics) by Statistics New Zealand”
In section 452A(6), insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
QES means the Quarterly Employment Survey of wages published (as original, or revised, statistics) by Statistics New Zealand or, if that survey ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that survey
In section 453(1) and (3), replace “CPI” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups)” in each place.
In section 453(3)(a), replace “Consumers Price Index (All Groups) published by Statistics New Zealand” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups)”.
In section 453(3)(a), replace “Consumers Price Index (All Groups) published by Statistics New Zealand” with “CPI”.
In section 453(3)(b), replace “Consumers Price Index (All Groups Excluding Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products) published by Statistics New Zealand” with “CPI Consumers Price Index (less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”.
“Consumers Price Index (All Groups Excluding Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products) published by Statistics New Zealand”
“CPI Consumers Price Index (less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”
Replace section 453(6) with:
In this section, Consumers Price Index (all groups) CPI means the Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index.
In section 5, replace the definition of CPI with:
CPI means the Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index
In section 7, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
QES means the Quarterly Employment Survey of wages published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that survey ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that survey
In the heading to section 31, delete “New Zealand”.
In section 31(3)(a) and (4)(a) and (b), replace “New Zealand Consumers” with “Consumers”.
After section 31(4), insert:
Replace section 61(2) with:
In this section, average wage means the before tax average ordinary time weekly wage (all sectors, male and female combined) as at 1 April each year, as specified in the latest QES.
In section 170(2), definition of average wage, replace “Quarterly Employment Survey of wages published by Statistics New Zealand” with “QES”.
“Quarterly Employment Survey of wages published by Statistics New Zealand”
In section 170(2), replace the definition of CPI with:
Consumers Price Index (all groups) means the Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index.
In section 170(3), replace “CPI” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups)” in each place.
In section 170(4), replace “despite subsections (2) and (3), be calculated using index numbers of the CPI, excluding cigarettes and other tobacco products, published by Statistics New Zealand” with “despite subsection (3), be calculated using index numbers of the Consumers Price Index less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”.
“despite subsections (2) and (3), be calculated using index numbers of the CPI, excluding cigarettes and other tobacco products, published by Statistics New Zealand”
“despite subsection (3), be calculated using index numbers of the Consumers Price Index less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”
In Schedule 2, replace clause 25(2) with:
In this clause, average wage means the before tax average ordinary time weekly wage (all sectors, male and female combined) as at 1 July each year, as specified in the latest QES.
In Schedule 2, replace clause 37(6) with:
In regulation 4(1), definition of PPI, after “New Zealand”, insert “or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”.
“or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”
In regulation 3, definition of permitted farm input prices series, paragraph (b), after “Statistics New Zealand”, insert “or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”.
“Statistics New Zealand”
In regulation 2(1), insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:
In regulation 2(1), definition of increased in accordance with CPI, replace “New Zealand Consumer” with “Consumers”.
In regulation 36(5), replace “New Zealand Consumer” with “Consumers”.
In regulation 37(4), replace “New Zealand Consumer” with “Consumers”.
In regulation 38(5), replace “New Zealand Consumer” with “Consumers”.
In regulation 3, replace the definition of Labour Cost Index with:
Labour Cost Index means the Labour Cost Index All Salary and Wage Rates (including overtime), all industries and sectors combined published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index
In regulation 3(1), replace the definition of CPI with:
In regulation 3(1), replace the definition of Labour Cost Index with:
In clause 9(4), definition of CPI, replace “New Zealand Consumers Price Index (All Groups) published by Statistics New Zealand” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”.
In clause 7(4), definition of CPI, replace “New Zealand Consumers Price Index (All Groups) published by Statistics New Zealand” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”.
In clause 8(5), definition of CPI, replace “New Zealand Consumers Price Index (All Groups) published by Statistics New Zealand” with “Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index”.
In regulation 182, definition of relevant survey, replace paragraph (b) with:
if the survey referred to in paragraph (a) ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as an equivalent to that survey
Replace regulation 15A(3) with:
In subclause (2), LCI means the Labour Cost Index All Salary and Wage Rates (including overtime), all industries and sectors combined published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index.
Replace regulation 16(3)(a) with:
means the Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index; but
Replace regulation 16(3) with:
In subclause (2), CPI means the Consumers Price Index (all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index.
Replace regulation 16A(3) with:
In clause 9(3)(b)(i), replace “(All Groups) published by Statistics New Zealand” with “(all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand (or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index)”.
“(all groups) published by Statistics New Zealand (or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index)”
In clause 11(3)(b)(i), replace “(All Groups) most recently published by Statistics New Zealand” with “(all groups) most recently published by Statistics New Zealand (or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index)”.
“(All Groups) most recently published by Statistics New Zealand”
“(all groups) most recently published by Statistics New Zealand (or, if that index ceases to be published, any measure certified by the Government Statistician as being equivalent to that index)”
s 105(1), (2)
Replace section 288 with:
Injury-related statistics are official statistics for the purposes of the Data and Statistics Act 2021.
In section 289(6)(c), replace “section 11 of the Statistics Act 1975” with “the Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
“section 11 of the Statistics Act 1975”
“the Data and Statistics Act 2021”
In section 289(8)(b), replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
“Statistics Act 1975”
“Data and Statistics Act 2021”
In section 87A, replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In section 122, replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In section 122A(2), replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In section 5, definition of Statistician, replace “section 2 of the Statistics Act 1975” with “section 6 of the Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
“section 2 of the Statistics Act 1975”
“section 6 of the Data and Statistics Act 2021”
In section 5, definition of Statistics New Zealand, replace “established under that name by the Statistics Act 1975”, with “continued by the Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
“established under that name by the Statistics Act 1975”
“continued by the Data and Statistics Act 2021”
In section 33(3)(b), replace “section 15 of the Statistics Act 1975” with “section 16 of the Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
“section 15 of the Statistics Act 1975”
“section 16 of the Data and Statistics Act 2021”
In section 34(3), replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In section 365(2), replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In sections 71(7) and 71A(2), replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In section 3(1), definition of census, replace “the Department of Statistics pursuant to the Statistics Act 1975” with “Statistics New Zealand under the Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
“the Department of Statistics pursuant to the Statistics Act 1975”
“Statistics New Zealand under the Data and Statistics Act 2021”
Replace section 33(3) with:
The Statistician may appoint a deputy to perform all the functions, duties, and powers of the chief executive in his or her capacity as a member of the Representation Commission.
In section 33(6), replace “subsection (1) or subsection (5)” with “subsection (1), (3), or (5)”.
“subsection (1) or subsection (5)”
“subsection (1), (3), or (5)”
In section 4, definition of Minister of Statistics, replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In section 4, definition of Statistics New Zealand, replace “established under that name by the Statistics Act 1975” with “continued by the Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In section 37(4), replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In section 34A(2), replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In section 13A(2), replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In section 82A(1), replace “section 2 of the Statistics Act 1975” with “section 6 of the Data and Statistics Act 2021” .
In section 82A(1), replace “for the purposes of the Statistics Act 1975” with “for the purposes of the Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
“for the purposes of the Statistics Act 1975”
“for the purposes of the Data and Statistics Act 2021”
In section 86(2), definition of authorised person, paragraph (aa), replace “Statistician or employee of the department (as those terms are defined in section 2 of the Statistics Act 1975)” with “Statistician (as defined in section 6 of the Data and Statistics Act 2021) or an employee of Statistics New Zealand”.
“Statistician or employee of the department (as those terms are defined in section 2 of the Statistics Act 1975)”
“Statistician (as defined in section 6 of the Data and Statistics Act 2021) or an employee of Statistics New Zealand”
In section 78(3), replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In section 5(1), definition of census, replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In section 15(1)(b), replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In section 23(7)(b), replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
Repeal section 15.
In section 16(1)(a), replace “the Department of Statistics” with “Statistics New Zealand”.
“the Department of Statistics”
In section 29(2), replace “Statistics New Zealand under the Statistics Act 1975” with “the Government Statistician under the Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
“Statistics New Zealand under the Statistics Act 1975”
“the Government Statistician under the Data and Statistics Act 2021”
In section 4, definition of Statistician, replace “section 2 of the Statistics Act 1975” with “section 6 of the Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
Repeal section 22(1)(a).
Repeal section 22(2).
Repeal section 22(3).
In section 15(5), replace “pursuant to the Statistics Act 1975” with “under the Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
“pursuant to the Statistics Act 1975”
“under the Data and Statistics Act 2021”
In section 97(2), replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In the Schedule, after the item relating to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001, insert:
In section 38(1), replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In Schedule 7, Part C, replace clause 20 with:
Section 18 does not prevent the Commissioner disclosing information to the Government Statistician for the production of official statistics or research under the Data and Statistics Act 2021 if the Commissioner considers that it is not undesirable to disclose the information.
In clause 6(a), replace “Statistics Act 1975” with “Data and Statistics Act 2021”.
In regulation 3, definition of Statistician, replace “section 2 of the Statistics Act 1975” with “section 6 of the Data and Statistics Act 2021” .
11 October 2021
Introduction (Bill 81–1)
9 November 2021
First reading and referral to Governance and Administration Committee
1 The Offices of Parliament are the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (and that Commissioner’s office), the Office of Ombudsmen, and the Auditor-General.
2 Section 23 would enable the Statistician to request data from an individual, public sector agency, or organisation to produce official statistics. Section 26 would authorise certain public sector agencies to request data.
3 De-identified data is data that has had personal identifiers removed or encrypted so that data records are not associated with named individuals.