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
Northland Document Services 1990 Limited - To identify registered persons in respect of a motor vehicle that has been repossessed, when acting as an agent for a party who has a security interest in the vehicle or where Northland Document Services 1990 Limited has a direct security interest in its own right.
- Preparing evidence related to criminal offences.
- The detection and investigation of suspected fraud.
- Enforcing court orders and judgments.
- When acting as a contracted agent on behalf
of government agencies with law enforcement functions, to assist in carrying out
those functions. From the date Northland Document Services (1990) Limited receives
the final decision on its application
to 30 June 2012 inclusive.
Conditions
(a) The names and addresses are accessed only by Colin Hemming on behalf of Northland Document Services 1990 Limited and solely for Northland Document Services 1990 Limited’s own use;
(b) The names and addresses are accessed only for a specified purpose;
(c) To access the Motor Vehicle Register, Northland Document Services 1990 Limited must hold a private investigator licence and Colin Hemming must 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 a specified purpose;
(g) Before 30 June 2012, Northland Document Services 1990 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, the terms and conditions, if any, imposed by the NZ Transport Agency for access to Motor Vehicle Register information.
Dated this 16th day of June 2011.
MARTIN MATTHEWS, Secretary for Transport.