What personal information will be collected?
A submitter’s name, age, gender, and ethnicity may be collected in making a submission. This information is collected to enable the Ministry of Justice to better understand the demographics of the people who have submitted this information.
In some instances, the Ministry may inadvertently collect other information included in your submission such as home address, email address or phone number. The Ministry will not use this information to inform the proposed framework.
What will the Ministry of Justice do with the personal information?
Submission information will be aggregated and analysed by approved Ministry of Justice employees. Analysis of the submissions will inform draft proposals about a proposed adjudication framework for the Government to consider.
Who will see this information?
Submissions will be stored securely by the Ministry and access will be restricted to the appropriate staff.
How long the information will be kept?
Once the submissions are no longer needed for adjudication framework consultation processes, submissions will be disposed of securely and appropriately under the Public Records Act 2005.
Public Records Act
The Public Records Act 2005 establishes a regulatory framework for information and records management throughout the public sector.
Official Information Act
Your submission is subject to the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). If your feedback is within scope of an OIA request for information, the Ministry is required to release the information unless one of the withholding grounds of the OIA apply.
The Privacy Act
Your submission is subject to the Privacy Act 2020 as it governs how the Ministry collects and uses personal information.
Your rights
You have the right to ask the Ministry:
If you do not want any personal information in your submission to be released publicly, please clearly state this, and explain why in your submission.