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Privacy Statement

The information provided on this website is intended to provide general information to the public and all reasonable measures have been taken to ensure that the information set out in this website is accurate. However, visitors to this website are advised that:

• The information provided does not replace or alter the laws of New Zealand or any other official guidelines or requirements.
• The contents of this website should not be construed as legal advice. Before relying on any information in this website users should independently verify its relevance for their purposes.
• The Welfare Expert Advisory Group may change, delete, add to, or otherwise amend information contained on this website without notice.
• The Welfare Expert Advisory Group is not responsible for the contents or reliability of any linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them. Linking is for convenience only and should not be taken as endorsement of any kind. The Welfare Expert Advisory Group cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and has no control over availability of the linked pages.
• The Welfare Expert Advisory Group does not implicitly or impliedly endorse any website, organisation, or people who have off-site links to the Welfare Expert Advisory Group's website.

Disclaimer

You may browse and access information contained within this website without providing any personal information. Where you voluntarily provide personal information (e.g. through online forms or email requests), we will only use that information to communicate with you.

We will keep any such information secure and will not disclose it to any third parties. To view any personal information held by us, or if you have any concerns about personal information that we hold and wish to request its correction, you can email us or write to us at:

The Welfare Expert Advisory Group
c/o the Ministry of Social Development
PO Box 1556
Wellington 6144, New Zealand.