Dairy Industry Regulations




21 JULY 2004

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 90

Livestock Improvement’s Procedures for Complying With Regulation 25

Publication pursuant to Regulation 26(1)(b) of the Dairy Industry (Herd Testing and New Zealand Dairy Core Database) Regulations 2001 – Procedures for complying with Regulation 25, in the event an Applicant does not wish to waive confidentiality pursuant to Regulation 25(3)

Livestock Improvement will appoint an employee, who is solely involved in the operation of the Database, to be Livestock Improvement’s Database Application Administrator (DAA). The DAA will be Livestock Improvement’s representative in respect of receiving all applications made to the Panel and all decisions made by the Panel, where Livestock Improvement has an obligation under Regulation 25(1) (where confidentiality has not been waived).

At the time of publication, the DAA is Frank Hay, Livestock Improvement’s Computer Services Group, Technical and Operations Manager.

The DAA will identify any information comprising:

(a) information contained in an application to the Panel in relation to the supply of data;

(b) information that an application has been made;

(c) information that any data in the core database has been made available as a result of an application;

the “Restricted Information”.

The DAA will maintain strict confidentiality in respect of the Restricted Information by not disclosing any Restricted Information to any person within Livestock Improvement who is involved in any activity of Livestock Improvement other than operation of the database of which the core database forms a part.

The DAA will ensure and maintain any Restricted Information by:

  • Storing all electronically held information which may contain Restricted Information in a separate and secure network location.

  • Keeping all hard copy held information which may contain Restricted Information in a locked cabinet.

  • Ensuring that the location of any documents containing Restricted Information is known at all times.

  • Marking any document containing Restricted Information as “confidential”.

  • Ensuring any funds from an Applicant are received by way of bank cheque (so as to not to disclose any Restricted Information to Livestock Improvement’s accounts department). The DAA will provide the Applicant with a GST invoice from a GST invoice book to be held in a locked cabinet.

  • Co-ordinating the extraction of the core data from the core database, through the use of other personnel who are solely involved in the operation of the Database.



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🌾 Livestock Improvement's Procedures for Complying With Regulation 25 (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Dairy Industry, Herd Testing, Core Database, Regulation 25, Confidentiality, Data Administration
  • Frank Hay, Appointed Database Application Administrator