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Biometric Processing Privacy Code 2025

Sets binding privacy rules under the Privacy Act 2020 for agencies that use biometric technologies such as facial recognition to verify, identify or categorise people.

Where it stands

In forceIntroducedCommitteeFloorLawIn force

Grace period ends for agencies with biometric processing already in place before the code took effectAug 37 weeks ago

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Office of the Privacy Commissioner
In effect since
Nov 3, 202510 months ago
BiometricsPrivacy
Official page On Regulations: New Zealand Biometric Processing Privacy Code

Timeline

  1. Aug 3 7 weeks ago

    Grace period ends for agencies with biometric processing already in place before the code took effect

  2. Nov 3, 2025 10 months ago

    Code comes into force for new biometric processing

  3. Jul 21, 2025 1 year ago

    Code issued by the Privacy Commissioner