Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to section 241 of the Land Transport Act 1998 (“Act”), I authorise the following persons, for the purposes 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.
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Person |
Purposes |
Term |
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Financial Service Providers |
(a) To check or confirm details where the Registered Financial Services Provider has an existing security interest in the relevant motor vehicle, either in the form of a Personal Properties Securities Register (PPSR) interest or similar security interest; and (b) To assist in verifying the owner of a motor vehicle when assessing an application to provide finance in relation to that vehicle. |
For a period expiring on 31 October 2016. |
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Financial Service Providers who are Insurers |
(a) To obtain names and addresses of persons registered in respect of vehicles that have been involved in motor vehicle accidents with the Insurer’s clients; (b) To obtain name and address details to assist in verifying that payment for claims are made to the owner of the vehicle; and (c) For any other purpose that is reasonably required for the purpose of assessing or processing an insurance policy or claim in relation to a motor vehicle. |
For a period expiring on 31 October 2016. |
Interpretation
Insurer has the meaning given to it by section 4 of the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008.
Registered Financial Service Provider means a Financial Service Provider registered under section 16(1) of the Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008.
Financial Service Provider has the meaning given to it by section 4 of the Financial Service Provider (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008.
Conditions
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Names and addresses are accessed only by the Financial Service Provider on its own behalf, and solely for its own use;
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names and addresses may only be accessed for a specified purpose;
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the fees charged for the provision of the names and addresses from the Motor Vehicle Register (MVR) are duly paid;
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any instances of unauthorised access must immediately be notified to the Secretary for Transport and the Privacy Commissioner;
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before being permitted to access the MVR, 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 must be undertaken at appropriate intervals;
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access must be restricted solely to members of staff for whom authorised access is essential to achieving a specified purpose; and
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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.
Dated this 16th day of March 2016.
MICHAEL PAUL BEEDELL, Manager Adjudications, NZ Transport Agency.