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 purpose 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
Thompson&Toresen Investigations Limited Law enforcement including preparing evidence related to criminal offences, and the detection and investigation of suspected fraud. Commencing on the date Thompson&Toresen Investigations Limited receives the final decision on their application to 31 May 2012 inclusive.
Conditions
(a) The names and addresses are accessed only by Daniel Thompson and Daniel Toresen on behalf of Thompson&Toresen Investigations Limited and solely for Thompson&Toresen Investigations Limited’s own use;
(b) The names and addresses are accessed only for the specified purpose;
(c) To access the Motor Vehicle Register, Thompson&Toresen Investigations Limited must hold a private investigator licence and Daniel Thompson and Daniel Toresen must each hold a certificate of approval under the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010;
(d) The fees charged for the provision of the names and addresses from the Motor Vehicle Register are duly paid;
(e) Any identified instances of unauthorised access are immediately notified to the Secretary for Transport and the Privacy Commissioner;
(f) The names and addresses obtained under this authorisation shall not be disclosed to any third party unless such disclosure is necessarily incidental to achieving the specified purpose;
(g) Before 31 May 2012, Thompson&Toresen Investigations Limited must provide the Secretary for Transport with a report providing details of the purpose and the date of each enquiry made in relation to the Motor Vehicle Register during the term of the authorisation; and
(h) Subject to the conditions contained in this notice, Thompson&Toresen Investigations Limited must comply with the Motochek terms and conditions, available at
http://motochek.landtransport.govt.nz/mcpro/default.asp?category=mcpro&service=Terms
Dated this 5th day of May 2011.
MARTIN MATTHEWS, Secretary for Transport.