Notice Type
Departmental
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 ("the Act"), I authorise the following persons, for the purpose 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.
Authorised persons Purposes Term
BMW New Zealand Limited To send current BMW New Zealand Limited customers (being those owning new or used BMW Group vehicles) marketing and event information. 1 May 2011 to 30 April 2016 inclusive
European Motor Distributors Limited Provision of new vehicle and finance information
to persons registered in respect of Audi, Porsche, Skoda and Volkswagen vehicles that relates to the type of vehicle for which the person is registered
(ie information relating to Audi vehicles may be provided to persons registered in respect of an
Audi vehicle). 1 May 2011 to 30 April 2016 inclusive
Hyundai Motors New Zealand Limited For provision of direct marketing information
solely to persons registered in respect of Hyundai vehicles and relating to such vehicles. 1 May 2011 to 30 April 2016 inclusive
Kia Motors New Zealand Limited Product campaigns solely to persons registered in respect of Kia vehicles. 1 May 2011 to 30 April 2016 inclusive
Mazda Motors of New Zealand Limited Marketing and research solely in respect of persons registered in respect of Mazda vehicles. 1 May 2011 to 30 April 2016 inclusive
Suzuki New Zealand Limited Market research and client surveys, but only in respect of persons registered in respect of Suzuki vehicles. 1 May 2011 to 30 April 2016 inclusive
Conditions
(a) The names and addresses are accessed only by the authorised person on their own behalf and solely for their own use;
(b) The names and addresses are accessed only for a specified purpose;
(c) The fees charged for the provision of the names and addresses from the Motor Vehicle Register are duly paid;
(d) Any identified instances of unauthorised access are immediately notified to the Secretary for Transport and the Privacy Commissioner;
(e) Before being permitted to access the Motor Vehicle Register under section 241 of the Act, all new staff must receive training that emphasises that such access must only be for a specified purpose, and refresher training of all staff also must be undertaken at appropriate intervals;
(f) Access must be restricted solely to members of staff for whom authorised access is essential for achieving a specified purpose;
(g) The names and addresses obtained under this authorisation shall not be disclosed to any third party unless such disclosure is necessarily incidental to achieving a specified purpose;
(h) Everyone contacted through names and addresses accessed under this authorisation must, at the first opportunity, be informed of their right to opt out under section 241(7)(b) of the Act, and also that they may request that the authorised person immediately remove them from its mailing list so that they will not receive any further marketing or market research-related correspondence; and
(i) The authorised person must comply with the standard Motochek terms and conditions, available at
https://motochek.landtransport.govt.nz/mcpro/default.asp?category=mcpro&service=Terms
Dated this 11th day of March 2011.
MARTIN MATTHEWS, Secretary for Transport.