Can I get access to the personal information an organisation holds about me?
Yes, you have a general right to access all the personal information an organisation holds about you, although there may be some access limitations on information collected before 21 December 2001 if the organisation has not used the information since then. An organisation can also refuse to give you access for other reasons, for example, a threat to your health and safety or the health and safety of someone else or where access is prevented by another law. Even then, an organisation must consider giving you limited access to the information through an intermediary. The Privacy Commissioner has suggested ways organisations can give access to the personal information they hold about individuals. These include you looking over your records and making notes, taking a copy of those records with you, or having them explained to you. You will need to discuss the way you have access with the organisation. In most cases, unless there is a good reason, the organisation should give you access in
