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1. Consistency with the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990: Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Bill [pdf, 257 KB]

   ...Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure, whether of the person, property, correspondence or otherwise. The right protects an amalgam of values including property, personal freedom, privacy and dignity. Powers of entry, inspection and information gathering 15. Clause 118 inserts new Part 2A into the Railways Act 2005. It contains powers of entry and inspection, and to require provision of information in the context of...

2. Sandy v Khan LCRO 181 / 2009 (25 December 2009) - Decision on orders [pdf, 112 KB]

   ...important consideration which must be taken into account when considering such matters. Baragwanath J in that case also identified that values of public education and alerting to risk are related and also of significance. His honour also recognised the privacy interests of the practitioner complained against. [52] I am also guided by Dean v Wellington District Law Society (High Court Wellington, 26 July 2007, Randerson, Ronald Young, Simon France JJ CIV-2006-485- 2961) where the c...

3. KB v JR LCRO 246/2012 (20 May 2014) [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...instructing [Doctor] from November 2011 onwards could in any way be attributed to any breach of professional standards by Ms JR. c) Ms JR did not specifically respond to the complaint that she failed to comply with Ms KB’s request under the Privacy Act 1993. However, in an email of 20 April 2012 to [Doctor] …………Ms JR advised that she was holding no documentation other than an authority and instruction form signed when the [unit] was transferred to a tenancy in common in...

4. [2021] NZREADT 02 - Anonymised Appellant (18 January 2021) [pdf, 315 KB]

   ...prohibiting publication of the decision. She did not pursue this application. [49] [The appellant] sought an order prohibiting publication of his and [his wife’s] name and the address of the property. His grounds for doing so were to protect their privacy, and that anonymising the details would not detract from the decision, the purpose of the Act of protecting consumers’ interests, or the public interest. [50] Mr Rea submitted that restricting publication of [the appellant’s...

5. 2020 NZPSPLA 008 [pdf, 152 KB]

   ...Mr Buckland was doing private investigation work on her behalf. One of the jobs Ms F says Mr Buckland assisted her with is trying to obtain records from Spark of the calls made on Mr F’s phone. 2 On 2 July 2018 Mr Buckland sent her a Privacy Act Acknowledgement form which Ms F signed and returned with some amendments. [7] Ms F has also provided copies of email and text messages confirming that Mr Buckland gave advice on the information to be sent to Spark, sent her a c...

6. LCRO 106/2021 TH v QA (17 August 2021) [pdf, 149 KB]

   ...information). Mr TH asserts that Mr QA came by the personal information dishonestly and has never satisfactorily explained how that occurred. [16] Mr TH complained that obtaining and using the personal information was an infringement of his privacy. He said that because of the way in which Mr QA had obtained the personal information, he “became seriously conflicted” because his “personal (or self- serving) interests and professional duties or responsibilities” conflicted wi...

7. Director of Proceedings v Ramsden [2022] NZHRRT 25 [pdf, 624 KB]

   ...A’s preference is that his name be suppressed, as publication of his name and identifying details would cause him significant distress. Mr A has a young child who would also be identified by publication of Mr A’s name. In the circumstances, the privacy interests of Mr A and his young child outweigh any public interest in knowing his name. [10] The presumption of open justice is satisfied by publication of the Tribunal’s decision and the very detailed Agreed Summary of Facts, with Mr A...

8. NZBORA Advice COVID19 Public Health Response Extension of Act and Reduction of Powers Amendment Bill updated for publication.pdf [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...21 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure, whether of the person, their property or correspondence, or otherwise. The right protects a number of values including personal privacy, dignity, and property.10 Reduction of the warrantless entry power in the principal Act in relation to private homes and marae 46. Clause 16 of the Bill amends section 20 of the principal Act, which provides for a warrantless power o...

9. LCRO 95/2023 JV v FA (8 October 2024) [pdf, 177 KB]

   ...complaint that: (a) Dr JV had engaged a private investigator without informing him as to the likely costs; and (b) fees charged by the private investigator were unreasonable when the work undertaken was examined; and (c) Dr JV had breached his privacy by forwarding details of the criminal charges to his immigration advisor when he had no authority to disclose that information. 3 [14] In the course of the complaint progressing through the Committee’s investigation process bot...

10. [2025] NZREADT 44 - OP v REAA (29 October 2025) [pdf, 134 KB]

    ...an estimated loss of $300,000. The marketing was misleading and false photos had been used. 3. There was a failure to disclose to him that the property was vacant. 4. There was an unauthorised disclosure to his mother, a breach of his privacy. 5. His belongings remaining at the property after settlement had been withheld. [32] A facilitator from the Authority rang the complainant on 26 March 2025 to identify his concerns: 1. The licensees knew he had no solicitor...