Data and Statistics Act 2022 (NZ)

Status: ✅ Approved    Version: 1.0

Field	Value
ID	GUARD-GOV-019
Category	Governance
Subcategory	data-governance
Type	policy
Owner	Data Governance Office
Approved by	—
Approved date	—
Review due	—

Description

New Zealand legislation establishing the statutory framework for collecting, managing, and accessing official statistics and data. Defines roles of Statistics New Zealand and the Government Statistician, governs data collection practices, statistical confidentiality, research access, and enforcement mechanisms for public sector data governance.

Source document

Data and Statistics Act 2022 | New Zealand Legislation

Last fetched: 2026-04-02

Related guardrails

• GUARD-GOV-006 — Data and Statistics Act 2022 (New Zealand Public Act)
• GUARD-GOV-004 — UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics
• GUARD-GOV-003 — Principles and Protocols for Producers of Tier 1 Statistics

Change history

Version	Date	Author	Summary
1.0	2026-04-02	auto-generated	Initial draft created from external legislation source. Establishes statutory framework for official statistics and data governance in New Zealand.