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
LemonCheck Limited For an authorised business user who is authorised under section 241 of the Act, or who has a right to such information for one of the purposes of the Motor Vehicle Register set out in section 235 of the Act, information may be provided for the purposes for which the authorised business user is allowed access. From the date LemonCheck Limited receives the final decision on
its application to 30 June 2016 inclusive.
Conditions
(a) The names and addresses are provided only to authorised business users of LemonCheck Limited on their own behalf and solely for their own use;
(b) The names and addresses are accessed only for the specified purpose;
(c) The fees charged for the provision of names and addresses from the Motor Vehicle Register are duly paid;
(d) LemonCheck Limited must include and enforce a condition within the LemonCheck Limited Terms and Conditions that authorised business users only access names and addresses from the Motor Vehicle Register for the specified purpose, and must inform authorised business users of this condition;
(e) Any identified instances of unauthorised access are immediately notified to the Secretary for Transport and the Privacy Commissioner;
(f) Before being permitted to access the Motor Vehicle Register under section 241 of the Act, all LemonCheck Limited 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;
(g) Access by LemonCheck Limited staff must be restricted solely to those members of staff for whom authorised access is essential;
(h) The names and addresses obtained under this authorisation by authorised business users shall not be disclosed to any third party unless such disclosure is necessarily incidental to achieving the specified purpose;
(i) LemonCheck Limited must provide an annual report to the Secretary for Transport on LemonCheck Limited’s compliance with the conditions set out in this notice by 1 July each year beginning with 1 July 2012 (this requirement may be incorporated into the company’s usual audit practices); and
(j) The terms and conditions, if any, imposed by the NZ Transport Agency for access to Motor Vehicle Register Information.
Dated this 6th day of July 2011.
MARTIN MATTHEWS, Secretary for Transport.