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Invasion of Privacy Act 1971
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### sec.4 Definitions
In this Act—
approved ...
s 4 def approved om 1993 No. 83 s 61
approved form see section 51B .
s 4 def approved form ins 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1
chief executive ...
s 4 def chief executive ins 1993 No. 83 s 61
om R1 (see RA s 39)
Commissioner means the commissioner of the police service.
s 4 def Commissioner om 1981 No. 57 s 16 (a)
ins 1993 No. 83 s 61
consumer ...
s 4 def consumer om 2002 No. 13 s 44
credit report ...
s 4 def credit report om 2002 No. 13 s 44
credit reporting agent ...
s 4 def credit reporting agent om 2002 No. 13 s 44
credit reporting agent’s licence ...
s 4 def credit reporting agent’s licence om 2002 No. 13 s 44
individual ...
s 4 def individual om 1992 No. 40 s 163 sch 1
inspector means a person who is appointed under section 5 as an inspector.
s 4 def inspector sub 1993 No. 83 s 61
licence ...
s 4 def licence sub 1993 No. 83 s 61
om 2002 No. 13 s 44
licensed credit reporting agent ...
s 4 def licensed credit reporting agent om 2002 No. 13 s 44
licensed private inquiry agent ...
s 4 def licensed private inquiry agent om 1993 No. 83 s 61
licensed subagent ...
s 4 def licensed subagent om 1993 No. 83 s 61
licensee ...
s 4 def licensee om 1993 No. 83 s 61
listening device means any instrument, apparatus, equipment or device capable of being used to overhear, record, monitor or listen to a private conversation simultaneously with its taking place.
Minister ...
s 4 def Minister sub 1990 No. 80 s 3 sch 6
om 1992 No. 40 s 163 sch 1
private conversation means any words spoken by one person to another person in circumstances that indicate that those persons desire the words to be heard or listened to only by themselves or that indicate that either of those persons desires the words to be heard or listened to only by themselves and by some other person, but does not include words spoken by one person to another person in circumstances in which either of those persons ought reasonably to expect the words may be overheard, recorded, monitored or listened to by some other person, not being a person who has the consent, express or implied, of either of those persons to do so.
private inquiry agent ...
s 4 def private inquiry agent om 1993 No. 83 s 61
private inquiry agent’s licence ...
s 4 def private inquiry agent’s licence om 1993 No. 83 s 61
register ...
s 4 def register om 2002 No. 13 s 44
registered address ...
s 4 def registered address amd 1976 No. 26 s 4
sub 1993 No. 83 s 61
om 2002 No. 13 s 44
Registrar ...
s 4 def Registrar ins 1981 No. 57 s 16 (b)
om 1992 No. 40 s 163 sch 1
registrar ...
s 4 def registrar ins 1992 No. 40 s 163 sch 1
om 1993 No. 83 s 61
related corporation ...
s 4 def related corporation amd 1981 No. 111 s 23 sch
om 1993 No. 83 s 61
subagent ...
s 4 def subagent om 1993 No. 83 s 61
subagent’s licence ...
s 4 def subagent’s licence om 1993 No. 83 s 61
s 4 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1