Search Results

1. Incorporated Societies Bill.pdf [pdf, 170 KB]

   ...23. Section 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, property, correspondence or otherwise. The right protects a number of values including personal privacy, dignity, and property.5 24. The Bill provides the Registrar (or a person authorised by the Registrar) with the powers to inspect and take copies of documents, remove documents from where they are kept and retain them for a reasonable...

2. Min Maori report FAQs Public 20210407 [pdf, 185 KB]

   ...into the computers themselves. This is because some questions are sensitive, and this ensures the interviewer does not see the participant’s responses. How long did interviews take? Interviews normally take between 20 to 30 minutes. Is the privacy of participants protected? The information provided to the interviewer is strictly confidential and protected by the Privacy Act 1993. The interviewer cannot discuss information collected with anyone else. Individual responses will n...

3. Proactive release - Commencement of Courts and Tribunals Legislation [pdf, 925 KB]

   ...comply with each of the following: 16.1 the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi; 16.2 the rights and freedoms contained in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 or the Human Rights Act 1993; 16.3 the principles and guidelines set out in the Privacy Act 1993; 16.4 relevant international standards and obligations; and 16.5 the Legislation Guidelines (2018 edition), which are maintained by the Legislation Design and Advisory Committee. 17. In my role as Associate Minister for Cour...

4. Drever v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2023] NZACC 207 [pdf, 175 KB]

   ...$200,000 earnings plus expenses of $80,000 for that tax year. Further, the Sale of Goods Act and the Consumer Guarantees Act apply to his case, as well as the Employment Relations Act and the Minimum Wage Act. There are also issues of invasion of privacy by the IRD and possibly the Corporation. [25] This Court acknowledges Mr Drever’s submissions. In particular, the Court accepts that Mr Drever has been (at least in potential) an “earner” in the sense of a natural person wh...

5. NZ Parole Board vacancy - notes for applicants [pdf, 36 KB]

   ...application form • your completed statutory declaration • a full curriculum vitae If posting it, it will assist in processing your application if you do not bind your curriculum vitae or place it in any kind of folder. Under the terms of the Privacy Act 1993, we are required to inform you that: • The information you provide is being collected to assess your suitability for appointment to the New Zealand Parole Board • The information may be checked by reference to the r...

6. The Firearms Regulatory System

   ...legislation Arms Regulations 1992 Arms (Restricted Weapons and Specially Dangerous Airguns) Order 1984 Arms (Military Style Semi-automatic Firearms—Pistol Grips) Order 2013 Arms (Prohibited Magazine) Order 2019 Arms (Prohibited Ammunition) Order 2019 Privacy (Information Sharing Agreement between New Zealand Gang Intelligence Centre Activities) Order 2018 Forward work The Government is reforming firearms law and regulation to provide for greater protection of public safety and to simplify r...

   Located in:

   1. Justice sector & policy >
   2. Regulatory stewardship >
   3. Regulatory systems and areas >
   4. Civil law

7. OIA-96282.pdf [pdf, 18 MB]

   ...past three years. Appendix 2 contains the documents relevant to this part of your request. Table 2 sets out the documents included. Some information has been withheld under the following sections of the Act: • Section 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons. • Section 9(2)(f)(iv) to maintain the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials. Please note that the 2021 Victim Support Consumer Evaluation Survey is yet to be finalised by Vic...

8. [2007] NZEmpC WC 14/07 CE of the Department of Corrections v Tawhiwhirangi [pdf, 11 KB]

   ...Authority. [3] In particular, the plaintiff wishes to prevent the publication of the name of the prisoner who is named as the victim of the alleged assaults by Mr Tawhiwhirangi. [4] I hold that such an order is appropriate to preserve the privacy of a non-party to these proceedings and there will therefore be an order prohibiting the publication of the names or any other identifying details of any prisoner named in the documents pertaining to this case or otherwise men...

9. AR v ZE LCRO 83/2012 (2 April 2014) [pdf, 285 KB]

   ...that Ms ZE sent an envelope to the address they were staying at that was not marked for their attention, and it was opened by other people in the house. The ARs say Ms ZE’s failure to properly address the envelope resulted in a breach of their privacy. When the envelope arrived, someone other than the ARs opened it, and the ARs say those people read it, and became aware of their personal financial position. [8] Ms ZE says it is the firm’s usual practice to use window envelop...

10. Morgan v Public Service Commissioner [2022] NZHRRT 38 [pdf, 190 KB]

    ...[53] We first address the question of a declaration. In Geary v New Zealand Psychologists Board [2012] NZHC 384, [2012] 2 NZLR 414 (Kos J, Ms SL Ineson and Ms PJ Davies) at [107] and [108] it was held that while the grant of a declaration under the Privacy Act 1993, s 85(1)(a) (now Privacy Act 2020, s 102(2)(a)) is discretionary, the grant of such declaratory relief should not ordinarily be denied and there is a “very high threshold for exception”. Given that the jurisdiction to gra...