NZQA registered unit standard
19906 version 6
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Title
Describe information and privacy legislation in relation to the public
sector
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe
official information legislation in relation to the public sector;
describe the Privacy Act 1993 in relation to the public sector;
and describe the Public Records Act 2005 in relation to the
public sector.
Classification
Public Sector Services > Public Sector Core Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes: the Official Information Act 1982 or
the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (Parts 1 to 6), the
Privacy Act 1993, and the Public Records Act 2005.
2
Public sector organisations are as listed in the Public Sector Directory at
http://psd.govt.nz/list/index.php.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe official information legislation in relation to the public sector.
Range
Official Information Act 1982 or the Local Government Official Information and
Meetings Act 1987 (Parts 1 to 6).
Evidence requirements
1.1
The description identifies and outlines the intent and main purposes of the Act.
Range
1.2
description may include but is not limited to – availability,
participation, democracy and/or citizen’s rights, openness,
accountability, good government, respect for the law.
The description identifies and outlines the principle of availability as set out in
the Act.
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The description identifies and outlines organisational policies and procedures
for a public sector organisation in relation to the Act.
Outcome 2
Describe the Privacy Act 1993 in relation to the public sector.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The description identifies and outlines the intent and main purposes of the Act.
2.2
The description identifies and outlines the principles of the Act in relation to the
collection, storage, security, accuracy, use, and disclosure of personal
information, and the individual's right to access and correct personal
information.
2.3
The description identifies and outlines organisational policies and procedures
for a public sector organisation in relation to the Act.
Outcome 3
Describe the Public Records Act 2005 in relation to the public sector.
Evidence requirements
3.1
The description identifies and outlines the main purposes of the Act.
3.2
The description identifies and outlines the key recordkeeping requirements for
public sector organisations as set out in the Act.
3.3
The description identifies and outlines organisational policies and procedures
for a public sector organisation in relation to the Act.
Status and review information
Registration date
17 October 2008
Date version published
16 July 2010
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0121
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
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an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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NZQA registered unit standard
19906 version 6
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact The Skills Organisation info@skills.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
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