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
NZ Private Fire Services Limited - To identify registered persons of motor vehicles within the forestry estates NZ Private Fire Services Limited provides security for, where the vehicles are unattended or have not been able to be stopped or, where vehicles are stopped, to confirm that details supplied are accurate.
- To identify registered persons of motor vehicles in order to issue trespass notices. From the date NZ Private Fire Services Limited receives the final decision on its application to 31 May 2015.
Conditions
(a) The names and addresses are accessed only by NZ Private Fire Services Limited on its own behalf and solely for its own use;
(b) The names and addresses are accessed only for the 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 staff must receive training that emphasises that such access must only be for the 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 to 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; and
(h) The terms and conditions, if any, imposed by the NZ Transport Agency for access to Motor Vehicle Register information.
Dated this 1st day of June 2011.
MARTIN MATTHEWS, Secretary for Transport.