Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Authorised Access to Certain Names and Addresses Held on the Motor Vehicle Register

Pursuant to section 241 of the Land Transport Act 1998 ("the Act"), I authorise the following person, for the purposes and the term, and on the conditions stated below, to have access to the names and addresses of persons:
- who are currently registered in respect of a motor vehicle(s); and
- who have not instructed the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to withhold their details.
Person Purpose Term
Ford Motor Company of
New Zealand Limited - To verify Ford customers’ name and address
information in marketing communication
databases.
- To obtain current addresses of persons registered
in respect of Ford vehicles for direct marketing
purposes related to Ford products and services.
- To obtain names and addresses of persons
currently registered in respect of Ford vehicles
forcustomer satisfaction and customer relationship management purposes. 1 May 2011 to 30 April 2016 inclusive
Mitsubishi Motors
New Zealand Limited - To provide the Mitsubishi roadside breakdown assistance service.
- To market by direct mail to the original owners
of new Mitsubishi vehicles. 1 May 2011 to 30 April 2016 inclusive
Motorcorp Distributors
Limited To verify customer information for marketing to persons registered in respect of Jaguar, Land Rover, Renault and Volvo motor vehicles. 1 May 2011 to 30 April 2016 inclusive
Conditions
(a) The names and addresses are accessed only by the authorised person on their own behalf and solely for their own use;
(b) The names and addresses are accessed only for a specified purpose;
(c) The fees charged for the provision of the names and addresses from the Motor Vehicle Register are duly paid;
(d) Any identified instances of unauthorised access are immediately notified to the Secretary for Transport and the Privacy Commissioner;
(e) Before being permitted to access the Motor Vehicle Register under section 241 of the Act, all new staff must receive training that emphasises that such access must only be for a specified purpose, and refresher training of all staff also must be undertaken at appropriate intervals;
(f) Access must be restricted solely to members of staff for whom authorised access is essential for achieving a specified purpose;
(g) The names and addresses obtained under this authorisation shall not be disclosed to any third party unless such disclosure is necessarily incidental to achieving a specified purpose;
(h) Everyone contacted through names and addresses accessed under this authorisation must, at the first opportunity, be informed of their right to opt out under section 241(7)(b) of the Act, and also that they may request that the authorised person immediately remove them from its mailing list so that they will not receive any further marketing or market research-related correspondence; and
(i) The authorised person must comply with the standard Motochek terms and conditions, available at
https://motochek.landtransport.govt.nz/mcpro/default.asp?category=mcpro&service=Terms
Dated this 15th day of March 2011.
MARTIN MATTHEWS, Secretary for Transport.