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 (“Act”), I authorise the following person, 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.

Person

Purposes

Term

Sages Holdings Limited

  • To assist in verifying the registered person’s details in respect of a motor vehicle when purchasing that vehicle;
  • To check or confirm that a change of registered person has been completed correctly; and
  • Any other purpose that is necessary to facilitate the sale or purchase of a motor vehicle, other than for marketing purposes.

The authorisation is valid for a period of five years commencing on 1 May 2016 and ending at midnight on 30 April 2021.


Conditions

  1. The personal information is accessed only by the applicant on its own behalf and solely for its own use;
  2. the personal information is accessed only for the specified purposes;
  3. the fees charged for the provision of the personal information from the Motor Vehicle Register are duly paid;
  4. any identified instances of unauthorised access are immediately notified to the NZ Transport Agency and the Privacy Commissioner;
  5. 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 purposes, and refresher training must be undertaken at appropriate intervals;
  6. access must be restricted solely to members of staff for whom authorised access is essential to achieving a specified purpose;
  7. the personal information obtained under this authorisation shall not be disclosed to any third party unless such disclosure is necessarily incidental to achieving the specified purposes;
  8. if requested by the NZ Transport Agency, Sages Holdings Limited must provide records of queries for auditing purposes; and
  9. compliance with the terms and conditions, if any, imposed by the NZ Transport Agency for access to Motor Vehicle Register information.

Dated this 13th day of May 2016.

MICHAEL PAUL BEEDELL, Manager Adjudications, NZ Transport Agency.