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: Arscott Wholesale Limited

Purposes:

  • To assist in verifying the registered person details in respect of a motor vehicle with the purchase of 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;
  • to obtain names and addresses of persons registered in respect of vehicles that are the subject of a safety recall;
  • to ascertain whether a specified vehicle is now registered in the name of a person other than a retailer (where there is a direct trade relationship with that retailer); and
  • for the purpose of maintaining contact with existing customers who have purchased vehicles of the relevant make or makes managed by that wholesaler.

Term: For a period of five years commencing on 19 October 2017 and ending at midnight on 18 October 2022.

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 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 also 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. 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
  9. compliance with the terms and conditions, if any, imposed by the NZ Transport Agency for access to Motor Vehicle Register information.

Dated this 9th day of October 2017.

CHARLES RONALDSON, General Manager Customer Design and Delivery, NZ Transport Agency.