Question 1

Fill in this letter

Accepted Answer

This first letter is an information privacy principle 6 request to a bank. It asks for the account history, the closure details, and any record that money from the account was transferred to Inland Revenue as unclaimed money under the Unclaimed Money Act 1971. If the bank holds that record, the letter asks for the amount, the date, and the reference. If nothing was transferred, it asks the bank to say so. Use the privacy contact on the bank's own website. This page does not supply a bank email address.

Question 2

How to send it

Accepted Answer

You can complain to the Privacy Commissioner. The complaint is the next process, and it is free to start. Details are in Make a complaint . Give them the date of your request and a copy of what you sent.

Question 3

What the letter does

Accepted Answer

The letter uses a right that is already yours, as the Privacy Act affirms it. Your legal status stays as it is. A fine, a tax assessment, or a court date stays on its own track. For that situation, contact Community Law or a lawyer. The letter is also the wrong tool for policy papers and internal reports that are not personal information about you. Those sit under the official information guide .

Question 4

The law behind this guide

Accepted Answer

The privacy guide uses these parts of the checked texts. A section heading is not the whole section. Read the linked Act.