Who's Covered by the Public Records Act 2005?

Public Offices

Public Offices as defined in the Public Records Act are covered. Public Offices are the agencies and instruments of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.
 
Examples of Public Offices are:
 
Public service departments as defined in section 2 of the State Sector Act 1988 - such as Department of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Health
 
Crown Entities including: 

• Crown Entity Companies such as New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited (SCION)
• Crown Entity Subsidiaries such as Dispute Resolution Services Limited
• Crown Agents such as Accident Compensation Corporation
• Autonomous Crown Entities such as Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
• Independent Crown Entities such as Health and Disability Commissioner
• School Boards of trustees
• Tertiary Education Institutions such as Massey University
• District Health Boards such as Hutt Valley District Health Board

Offices of Parliament such as the Office of the Ombudsman and the Office of the Auditor General
 
State Enterprises such as Meridian Energy Limited and New Zealand Post

Local Authorities

Local authorities are covered by the Public Records Act 2005. These organisations include all regional councils and territorial authorities, council controlled organisations and local government organisations. An example of a local authority is Wellington City Council.
 

Who Isn't Covered by the Public Records Act?

 
Examples of organisations not covered by the Public Records Act include: 

• Privately Owned Companies
• Political Parties
• Charitable Trusts 

If you have any questions about your organisation's status under the Public Records Act 2005 please Contact us for more information.