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What security vetting or clearance requirements apply to Starboard Maritime Intelligence staff who have access to classified government data held in the Government Data Store component of the all-of-government Data Fusion System?

Answered Question 18085 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What security vetting or clearance requirements apply to Starboard Maritime Intelligence staff who have access to classified government data held in the Government Data Store component of the all-of-government Data Fusion System?

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Hon James Meager

Member for Rangitata · National Party · Associate Minister of Transport

Answer

Starboard must comply with mandatory Protective Security Requirements (PSR). The PSR includes requirements in relation to personnel security.