New Zealand police powers bill to be amended with privacy safeguards, delayed six months
New Zealand's policing amendment bill, which expands police powers, is set to be tweaked with additional safeguards around surveillance and privacy, and its implementation delayed by six months. The justice select committee has recommended the bill be passed with these modifications. Labour and the Greens remain opposed, while police have warned that too many extra safeguards could slow down intelligence-gathering benefits for up to two years.
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The committee's report recommends adding a constraint or two more around surveillance and privacy.
Labour and the Greens remain opposed to the policing amendment bill but the justice select committee has reported back recommending by majority it be passed.
Regulations would add operational, IT, and systems
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