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Mandatory reporting, tougher enforcement ahead as New Zealand privacy revamp is approved

By James Panichi and Laurel Henning ( June 26, 2020, 08:45 GMT | Insight) -- Tough new enforcement rules, the mandatory reporting for personal-data breaches and a new criminal offense for misusing personal information are among the provisions of New Zealand’s privacy-law revamp, which were approved by the country’s parliament late on Friday. The new legislation, which will come into force on Dec. 1, will also allow the New Zealand Privacy Commissioner to make binding decisions on personal-information access requests, and will align the laws with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation.Mandatory reporting for personal-data breaches, tough new enforcement rules and a new criminal offense for misusing personal information are among the provisions of New Zealand’s privacy-law revamp, which were approved by the country’s parliament late on Friday....

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