Do you ask your (prospective) tenants for the right information, at the right time and in a responsible way?
February 4, 2022
From March 2022 The Office of the Privacy Commissioner will start to perform regular checks on how landlords, property managers and agencies are operating. This will include mystery shopper activities....
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has published a report with insights into the mandatory privacy breach reporting one year on....
Can a landlord request a bank statement?
November 26, 2021
Earlier this month The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) launched a new compliance monitoring programme to ensure landlords, managers and agencies are not breaching the Privacy Act when requesting and handling (prospective) tenant information. The guidance clarifies t...
Earlier this month The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) launched a new compliance monitoring programme to ensure landlords, managers and agencies are not breaching the Privacy Act.
“It’s not about us going around beating them up” says the Privacy Commissioner, ...
Public Health (Vaccination) Order 2021
November 2, 2021
As New Zealand steadily tracks towards its vaccination targets and a much-anticipated reopening, businesses across New Zealand are continuing to grapple with ways to best prevent and manage COVID-19 in the workplace. Currently front of mind are vaccination policies for staff...
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