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1. [2013] NZEmpC 245 Bracewell v Richmond Services Ltd [pdf, 83 KB]

   ...investigated by the Health and Disability Commissioner and the Medical Council of New Zealand. Those statutory bases of her justification to retain the documents are said to be s 195A of the Crimes Act 1961, the Protected Disclosures Act 2000, the Privacy Act 1993, the Employment Relations Act 2000, the Health Information Privacy Code 1994, and cl 18.2 of the plaintiff’s former employment agreement with Richmond. [15] The case focuses on one particular Richmond client who is des...

2. XH v BB LCRO 237 / 2012 (26 June 2013) [pdf, 114 KB]

   ...Practitioner also sent a copy of this letter to the Applicant’s father. Complaints [7] Arising from this background, the Applicant raised two main complaints with the New Zealand Law Society. The first alleged that the Practitioner had breached the privacy of the Applicant in disclosing certain information to the Applicant’s father. He referred to the copy letter sent to his father which contained a number of personal matters, contending that the particulars of financial dealin...

3. SR v ITH [2012] NZIACDT 9 (16 March 2012) [pdf, 104 KB]

   ...her partner, and others came to Mr ITH’s office to uplift Ms SR’s file. There was an altercation at Mr ITH’s office. [10] A person associated with Mr ITH’s office then made contact with the mother of Ms SR’s partner, and Ms SR says her privacy was breached. The issues to decide [11] The first issue is whether Mr ITH gave Ms SR sound advice when she advised him of her new relationship. About a year after Ms SR commenced her new relationship, another adviser said Ms SR should...

4. RI v Hart LCRO 158 / 2011 (29 August 2012) - Publication Decision [pdf, 98 KB]

   ...protection to the public including consumers of legal and conveyancing services; b) the extent to which publication will enhance public confidence in the provision of legal and conveyancing services; c) the impact of publication on the interests and privacy of- i. the complainant; ii. the practitioner; iii. any other person; d) the seriousness of any professional breaches; and e) whether the practitioner has previously been found to have breached professional standards. The...

5. Faleauto v DE LCRO 99/2015 (29 November 2016) [pdf, 101 KB]

   ...should only take if it has obtained the prior approval of the NZLS Board. Both the Committee and the Board must take into account the relevant factors listed in reg 30(2)(a) to (e), which relate to the impact of publication on the interests and privacy of those named, when deciding whether to publish the identity of a lawyer who is the subject of a censure order. [22] This Office has the power to confirm, modify, or reverse any direction given by a Standards Committee.5 It is al...

6. 2020 NZPSPLA 011 [pdf, 138 KB]

   ...Brodie attacked the character of the liquidator and alleged that he was being vindictive because they are trying to shut him down. Brodie also says I should reject other evidence provided to support this part of the complaint as it was a breach of his privacy for this information to be given to the liquidator, the CIPU investigator and the Licensing Authority. [28] It is unlikely any legal right to privacy has been breached. The information provided is pertinent and relevant to the c...

7. 2023 NZPSPLA 051 [pdf, 152 KB]

   ...WR’s account is different. He says he offered to come to Ms Pettered’s home, but she refused and chose a local café to meet at. When Mr WR arrived at the café, he realised it was inappropriate as it was small, crowded and noisy. No level of privacy was possible to discuss the sensitive matters they had. As such he went directly across the road to a hotel to ask about a meeting room. They did not have one but referred him to the library. He checked there but again they had no priv...

8. Dooley v Accident Compensation Corporation (Costs on Review) [2025] NZACC 72 (6 May 2025) [pdf, 223 KB]

   ...FairWay and the Corporation treated him unfairly and deliberately pushed up his legal costs by calling for hearings before the agreed process of an independent orthopaedic surgeon’s assessment was completed. (b) The Corporation had breached the Privacy Act, the Health Information Privacy Code and the Accident Compensation Act 2001 and Mr Dooley asserted he had various rights under the Code of ACC’s Claimants’ Rights. Issues on appeal [23] In his written submission of 11 Mar...

9. Victims Code of Rights

   ...recognise the agencies responsible have not delivered on these rights. Read the Victims Code on the Victims Information website Victims have the right to complain to providers or the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA), the Ombudsman and/or the Privacy Commissioner if they feel they have not been given any of the 11 rights in the Code. Certain government agencies are also required to report to parliament in their annual reports about the complaints they have received under the Code. Fin...

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10. BORA Immigration Bill [pdf, 480 KB]

    ...unreasonable search and seizure (section 21 of the Bill of Rights Act). We have concluded that the requirements in the relevant clauses constitute a search but cannot be considered to be unreasonable. We note, among other things, that the expectations of privacy of persons engaged in international travel and immigration are lower than those of persons within a country in general. Furthermore the objectives underlying these requirements (managing risk to the border) appear to justify the i...