Notice Type
Authorities/Other Agencies of State
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
Data Zoo Limited - To check or confirm the details of the vehicle where our client has an existing security interest in that vehicle.
- To allow our clients (credit providers) to verify information provided to them by their customers where consent has been given by the customer to perform this verification.
- To assist our clients who have a security interest in that vehicle in the recovery of monies associated with that vehicle.
- To allow our clients who are debt collectors or are agents where a security interest in the vehicle is held in the assisting in the recovery of debts associated with that vehicle. The authorisation is valid for a period commencing on the date that Data Zoo Limited receives the final decision on its application and ending at midnight on 28 February 2019.
Conditions
(a) The names and addresses are accessed only by Data Zoo Limited on its own behalf and solely for its 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 NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) 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 a specified purpose, and refresher training of all staff also must also be undertaken at appropriate intervals;
(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;
(h) The authorisation is valid for a period commencing on the date that Data Zoo Limited receives the final decision on its application and ending at midnight on 28 February 2019; and
(i) The terms and conditions, if any, imposed by the NZTA for access to Motor Vehicle Register information.
Dated this 24th day of February 2014.
MICHAEL PAUL BEEDELL, Manager Adjudications, NZ Transport Agency.