Statement For The Purpose Of Principle 3 Of The Privacy Act 1993

1. Purpose for which the information about you is being collected:
   
   To enable the Council to consider your written explanation in respect of an alleged stationary vehicle offence and advise you of the outcome.



2. Intended recipients of personal information contained in the explanation form:
   
   
   1. Information held under the jurisdiction of the Parking Operations Unit of the Christchurch City Council.
   
   
   
   2. Information may be entered into evidence in any legal proceedings relating to the alleged stationary vehicle offence.


3. Name and address of the Agency collecting and holding your personal information:
   

   Parking Operations Unit
   Christchurch City Council
   210 Tuam Street
   P O Box 22365
   Christchurch

4. The law provides that you may write to the Parking Operations Unit should you wish to raise any matter concerning the circumstances of the offence alleged. If you elect to do so your correspondence must contain the infringement notice number, your residential address for reply and your full name.



5. The consequences for yourself if you do not provide the information requested is that the Council may decline your explanation.



6. Right of access to and correction of personal information:
   
   With regard to personal information held about you by the Council which can be readily retrieved, you can upon request:
   
   
   1. Obtain confirmation whether or not the Council holds personal information about you; and, if so:
   
   
   
   2. Obtain access to that information.
   
   You are entitled to request that the Council correct any personal information it holds about you.
   
   If the Council is not willing to correct your personal information in the way you request then you can require the Council to attach a statement you prepare that will always be read with your personal information.
   
   The Council will inform you of what steps it has taken in response to any request you may make to correct your personal information.

Explanation form for Infringement Notice