September 2026 update

Customer data rules are changing

Businesses will face changed customer and product data requirements, but the title gives no further detail.

Customer and Product Data (General Requirements) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2026

What's changing

Who's affected

Data holders and customers who use, or may use, requests under the Customer and Product Data Act 2025 are affected.

When

These changes take effect on 8 October 2026.

What you might need to do

Background

The regulations remove a requirement that was due to start on 1 June 2027. That requirement would have enabled one individual to act for a customer when authorising certain data requests.

Read the official text on legislation.govt.nz