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1. Te Manutukutuku Issue 36 [pdf, 5.9 MB]

   ...and for overseeing the Tri­ bunal's hearing programme. As the Acting Office Solicitor, he deals with legal matters that arise in the course of the Tribunal's work. Before joining the Tribunal staff in 1994, Geoff Melvin worked in the Privacy Commissioner's Office and as a policy analyst on a legallhistorical project in the former Treaty of Wai­ tangi Policy Unit Maori Committee active at Waitangi Tribunal Staff of the Waitangi Tribunal have formed a Maori Committ...

2. [2021] NZREADT 43 - Complaints Assessment Committee v Lowndes (10 August 2021) [pdf, 302 KB]

   ...Northland Regional Council [2019] NZHC 449, at [31]. 108 Restrictions on publishing (1) If the Disciplinary Tribunal is of the opinion that it is proper to do so, having regard to the interest of any person (including (without limitation) the privacy of the complainant (if any)) and to the public interest, it may make 1 or more of the following orders: (a) an order prohibiting the publication of any report or account of any part of any proceedings before it, whether held...

3. OIA-97445.pdf [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...necessary consultations. Please see the document table below which details the information being released to you. Some information within these documents has been withheld under the following sections of the Act: • section 9(2)(a), to protect the privacy of natural persons • section 9(2)(b)(ii), to protect information 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...

4. Central Standards Committee 3 v Hunt [2023] NZLCDT 12 (28 April 2023) [pdf, 278 KB]

   ...requested Mr Hunt provide the files relating to the S’s in November 2015, he responded in February 2016 asserting a lien over the file by seeking repayment of his fees. 40. On 22 February 2016 Mrs S sought release of the file by a request under the Privacy Act 1993. Mr Hunt did not provide the file as he considered the request did not relate to a natural person, and he was entitled to refuse it based on the lien and until his fee was paid. 41. By failing to act on the S’s written r...

5. MJ v Accident Compensation Corporation (Weekly Compensation) [2023] NZACC 220 [pdf, 195 KB]

   ...cannot receive further weekly compensation, she continues to be entitled to other assistance towards her recovery and treatment costs arising out of her covered injuries. Suppression [61] I consider it is necessary and appropriate to protect the privacy of the appellant. This order, made under s 160(1) of the Accident Compensation Act 2001, forbids publication of the name, address, occupation, or particulars likely to lead to the identification of the appellant. As a result, thi...

6. LCRO 28/2024 EB v FI (30 May 2024) [pdf, 190 KB]

   ...direct such publication of his or her decision as the Review Officer considers necessary or desirable in the public interest. “Public interest” engages issues such as consumer protection, public confidence in legal services and the interests and privacy of individuals. [77] Having had regard to the issues raised by this review, I have concluded that it is desirable in the public interest that this decision be published in a form that does not identify the parties or others involved...

7. [2024] NZREADT 24 – OG Trust v REAA (29 July 2024) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...116, setting out the right of appeal to the High Court. PUBLICATION [78] 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 agency or any person. ___________________ D J Plunkett Chair ___________________ G J Denley Member ____...

8. [2023] NZIACDT 26 - BL v Registrar (10 October 2023) [pdf, 241 KB]

   ...[73] The Tribunal has the power to order that any part of the evidence or the name of any witness not be published.9 The Tribunal must balance the public interest in knowing of wrongdoing by advisers and the jurisprudence of the Tribunal, with the privacy of the individuals involved. 9 Immigration Advisers Licensing Act, s 50A. 15 [74] There is no public interest in knowing the name of the adviser against whom the complaint is made at this stage. Nor is there any public i...

9. Director of Proceedings v Health New Zealand [2025] NZHRRT 10 [pdf, 566 KB]

   ...significant distress. [9] While there is public interest in details of the defendant’s breaches of the Code being published, there is little to no public interest in the publication of Ms A’s name, nor those of her daughters. We consider that their privacy interests outweigh any public interest in knowing their names. [10] We find that the presumption of open justice is satisfied by the publication of the Tribunal’s decision and the agreed summary of facts, with Ms A’s, Ms...

10. [2025] NZREADT 21 – BS & QS v Upton (16 June 2025) [pdf, 270 KB]

    ...email (27 November 2024) attached to Mr Upton’s submissions (26 February 2025). The email is confusing but $10,566.78 appears to be Mr Upton’s net commission. 15 PUBLICATION [73] Having regard to the interests of the public and the privacy of the named persons, it is appropriate to order publication of this decision without identifying the complainants, but naming the licensee and the agency.32 ___________________ D J Plunkett Chair ___________________...