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1. OIA-121121.pdf [pdf, 3.5 MB]

   ...and my decision on their release. The attached document pack contains the documents being released. s9(2)(a) s9(2)(a) Some information has been withheld under the following provisions of the Act: • section 9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons, • section 9(2)(f)(iv) to maintain the constitutional conventions that protect confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials, • section 9(2)(g)(i) to maintain the effective conduct of public affair...

2. B Ltd v N Ltd [2025] NZDT 170 (22 April 2025) [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...4b would require a person in the situation N Ltd was in to not only ask a potential employee whether or not they had employed by B Ltd (and when that employment ended) but to actively seek verification to avoid an inadvertent breach. Questions of privacy could also arise. I also have some concerns about the 12 month period and the effect that this could have on a worker. 15. I further have concerns with clause 4.2 and the contractual penalty. The contract itself requires a worker t...

3. Southland Standards Committee v W [2013] NZLCDT 28 [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...hearing was declined at the hearing. The Tribunal considered that suppression was sufficient to protect the respondent’s interests in this case. As indicated at the hearing, the Tribunal would have been prepared to entertain an application for privacy at the time any evidence was being discussed regarding the respondent’s sensitive family or medical history, where such matters were of a nature that the respondent’s private interests may have outweighed the public interest in...

4. 1.-International-Human-Rights-Reporting-in-New-Zealand-.pdf [pdf, 502 KB]

   ...processes. 48. There are other entities within the New Zealand public sector with significant functions relating to human rights. These include Mana Mokopuna the Children and Young People’s Commission, the Independent Police Conduct Authority, The Privacy Commissioner, the Health and Disability Commissioner and the Office of the Ombudsman. These entities need to be involved appropriately in international human rights reporting processes.

5. [2025] NZREADT 45 - Montagna v REAA (3 November 2025) [pdf, 131 KB]

   ...116, setting out the right of appeal to the High Court. PUBLICATION [59] Having regard to the interests of the public in knowing of any professional wrongdoing of licensees and also the Tribunal’s jurisprudence, balancing that against the privacy of the individuals involved, it is appropriate to order publication of the decision without naming the trust, the vendor, the purchasers and the recipient of the compensation to be refunded. 11 Goldline, above n 9. 12...

6. National guidelines for crime prevention through environmental design in New Zealand - Part 1 [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   National Guidelines for Crime Prevention through Environmental Design in New Zealand Part 1: Seven Qualities of Safer Places urban design protocol This document is primarily for planners and designers working for local authorities. It should also be read by police and those involved in crime prevention activity (such as local crime and safety managers, chairs and co-ordinators of Safer Community Trusts) as well as architects, urban designers, engineers, planners and building manage

7. [2023] NZIACDT 9 - WS v Lawlor (23 March 2023) [pdf, 318 KB]

   ...collapse of his business. (6) Mr Lawlor conceded that files relating to other clients were sent to the Authority. He thought this was due to misfiling electronically some documents. He accepted there was a breach, though there was no breach of privacy or confidentiality as the Authority was entitled to see such files and was subject to privacy obligations. (7) Mr Lawlor acknowledged that the standard and timeliness of his reporting was not adequate. He was mistaken when adv...

8. OIA-107110_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 1.6 MB]

   ...assessing the information within the scope of this part of your request, we have excluded emails of an administrative nature. Some information has been withheld or refused under the following sections of the Act: • section 9(2)(a) to protect personal privacy • section 9(2)(b)(ii) where the making available of the information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied or who is the subject of the information • section 9(2)(h) t...

9. Official Information Act request Family and Sexual Violence [pdf, 3.8 MB]

   ...In response to your request, please refer to Table 1 which outlines the documents in scope. Note that some information has been marked out of scope and some information withheld under the following sections of the Act:  9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons,  9(2)(b)(ii) to protect information where its release would likely unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the person who supplied the information,  9(2)(g)(i) to maintain the effective conduct of pu...

10. [2006] NZEmpC WC 13/06 Griffith v Sunbeam Corp Ltd [pdf, 179 KB]

    ...time he attended his doctor the previous Friday. The text of Mr Griffith’s reply was: Due to the very personal and confidential nature of the information you have requested I regretfully decline your request. I find your request breaches my privacy and is frankly absurd. Please accept this email as confirmation that I attended a doctor’s appointment on Friday 12th Sept and received the required medication. [54] Mr Dais responded shortly afterwards in the following email: I...