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: Care Park New Zealand Limited

Purposes:

  • To trace a person registered in respect of a motor vehicle where the occupants, without paying for parking, exit a car park in breach of the parking terms and conditions, enforcement of which is managed by Care Park New Zealand Limited; and
  • to trace a person registered in respect of a motor vehicle which, while entering in or exiting a car park managed by Care Park New Zealand Limited, causes damage to the car park property.

Term: For a period of five years commencing on 13 March 2017 and ending at midnight on 12 March 2022.

Conditions

  1. The personal information is accessed only by the applicant on its behalf and solely for its own use;
  2. the personal information is accessed only for the specified purpose(s);
  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 a specified purpose;
  8. in respect of the first specified purpose, in the first instance, an unnamed notice of breach must be placed on a vehicle to allow the person in charge of the vehicle a reasonable time to pay a fee or to appeal the imposition of the fee before the Motor Vehicle Register is accessed for name and address details;
  9. transaction records must be kept for a period of 12 months from the date on which an enquiry was made. Those records need to show date, plate number, and the purpose. Those records are to be provided to the NZ Transport Agency on request, to assist with any audit process; and
  10. compliance with the terms and conditions, if any, imposed by the NZ Transport Agency for access to Motor Vehicle Register information.

Dated this 7th day of March 2017.

MICHAEL PAUL BEEDELL, Manager Adjudications, NZ Transport Agency.