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1. Lawyers-and-Conveyancers-Lawyers-Practice-Rules-Amendment-Regulations-2022FINAL.pdf [pdf, 209 KB]

   ...(NZLS) to remove a lawyer’s work details from the register of lawyers where: a. the personal safety of the lawyer is or could be compromised; or b. the personal safety of persons with whom the lawyer resides is or could be compromised; or c. the privacy rights of the lawyer are or could be compromised. Background 3 Regulation 10 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers: Practice Rules) Regulations 2008 provides that NZLS “must establish and maintain a register of lawyers” and...

2. BORA Video Camera Surveillance (Temporary Measures) Bill [pdf, 320 KB]

   ...it is unnecessary to carry out a further analysis under s 5. If a search or seizure is unreasonable it cannot be justified. [4] • The Court of Appeal has said that the “touchstone” of s 21 is the protection of reasonable expectations of privacy: [5] • The main aim of s 21 of the Bill of Rights is to protect privacy interests. It is only where a person's reasonable expectations of privacy have been breached that a personal remedy under the Bill of Rights ... is availab...

3. Keston v Redwood Corporation Ltd (Extension of Time to Commence Proceedings) [2022] NZHRRT 50 [pdf, 141 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 035/2022 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 2020 BETWEEN HAMISH BROOK KESTON PLAINTIFF AND REDWOOD CORPORATION LIMITED TRADING AS PELICAN CLUB DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms J Foster, Deputy Chairperson REPRESENTATION: Mr HB Keston in person Mr C Eggleston for defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 20 December 2022 DECISION OF DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON1 ON APPLICATION TO EXTEND TIME TO COMMENCE PROCEEDIN...

4. Grigorovich v Stapleton (Strike-Out Application) [2018] NZHRRT 44 [pdf, 234 KB]

   ...conduct by the defendant (s 4(1) of the Employment Relations Act). [12.3] The contravention of the duty of good faith by the defendant (s 4(1A)(c) of the Employment Relations Act). [13] In addition, Mr Grigorovich has an unsettled complaint to the Privacy Commissioner concerning Babbage’s refusal to provide access to his employment records. In his submissions, Mr Grigorovich says he is applying to the Tribunal for the resolution of this unsettled privacy matter. [14] Mr Grigorov...

5. O’Hagan v New Zealand Police (Discovery) [2017] NZHRRT 51 [pdf, 297 KB]

   1 ` IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 51 Reference No. HRRT 018/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN DAVID ANDREW O’HAGAN PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND POLICE DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Ms MA Roche, Co-Chairperson Ms DL Hart, Member Hon KL Shirley, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr DA O’Hagan in person Ms V McCall for defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 28 Novem...

6. Lawson v Intended Defendant (No. 2) (Extension of time to commence proceedings) [2023] NZHRRT 33 [pdf, 193 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 013/2022 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 2020 BETWEEN SONJA MARIE LAWSON PLAINTIFF AND INTENDED DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms GJ Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson REPRESENTATION: Miss S M Lawson in person Ms I Clarke for defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 13 October 2023 DECISION OF DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON REJECTING APPLICATION TO EXTEND TIME TO COMMENCE PROCEEDINGS1 [1] Miss Lawson alleges that t...

7. OIA-105083_Part1.pdf [pdf, 8.7 MB]

   ...Minister's OIA requests will need to be completed within 15 working days, to allow 5 working days for the office to review. If the requester is unhappy with our response, they have the right to raise their concerns with the Ombudsman. Privacy Act requests are where the requester is requesting information about themselves (if it is about another person, it is an OIA). Requests may be made verbally and can be received over the phone, but it is good practice to write back...

8. Guo v PwC (Further Discovery) [2022] NZHRRT 6 [pdf, 309 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2022] NZHRRT 6 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA Reference No. HRRT 024/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 2020 BETWEEN YAN GUO PLAINTIFF AND PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines ONZM QC, Chairperson REPRESENTATION: Ms Y Guo in person assisted by Ms Li Yan (her mother) as McKenzie friend Mr TL Clarke for defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers...

9. Nuku v Police (Strike-Out) [2023] NZHRRT 1 [pdf, 94 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 035/2017 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 2020 BETWEEN KARL NUKU PLAINTIFF AND COMMISSIONER OF POLICE DEFENDANT AT Wellington BEFORE: Ms MG Coleman, Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Ms NJ Baird, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr K Nuku on his own behalf Ms K Laurenson and Mr G Taylor for defendant DATE OF HEARING: On the papers DATE OF DECISION: 19 January 2023 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL STRIKING OUT CLAIM1 BACKGROUND [1]...

10. Guo v Culpan (Strike-Out) [2018] NZHRRT 25 [pdf, 127 KB]

    1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2018] NZHRRT 25 Reference No. HRRT 025/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN YAN GUO PLAINTIFF AND STEPHEN JAMES CULPAN DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Ms MA Roche, Co-Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Mr RK Musuku, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms Yan Guo in person Ms HC Stuart for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 14 May 2018 DATE OF DECISION: 19 June 2018 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL...