Regulatory Impact Statement review of the Judicature Act and consolidation of courts legislation [pdf, 251 KB]
...that relate to a proceeding cannot be used for any purpose without the judiciary’s consent, or a clear legislative requirement. The court record is not subject to the Official Information Act 1982 or the Privacy Act 1993. 31. There are a number of mechanisms which enable the Ministry of Justice to extract and disclose to other agencies information from the court record and judicial information...