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1. OIA-124649.pdf [pdf, 3.1 MB]

   ...technology I refer to your email of 4 June 2025 to Hon Paul Goldsmith, Minister of Justice requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information regarding the Ministerial Advisory Group (MAG) for victims of retail crime and the Privacy Commission report on facial recognition. On 11 August 2025, your request was transferred in part under section 14 of the Act by Hon Paul Goldsmith’s Office to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), for response. I will be respondin...

2. 2025 NZPSPLA 090 pdf [pdf, 79 KB]

   ...two of his friends who shared it with others through social media and the clip went viral. This negatively impacted Mr Armitage’s employer, their customer, and the contractor who was injured. [3] Mr Armitage’s actions constitutes a serious privacy breach which required the appropriate notification to the Privacy Commissioner. Sharing footage from the security cameras of a customer was also a breach of the confidentiality clauses in Mr Armitage’s employment agreement, best indust...

3. Director of Proceedings v Oceania Care Company Ltd [2022] NZHRRT 8 [pdf, 923 KB]

   ...advice to the Commissioner ....................................................... 21 Opinion 18HDC01049 19 February 2021 1 Names have been removed (except Oceania Care Company Ltd and the expert who advised on this case) to protect privacy. Identifying letters are assigned in alphabetical order and bear no relationship to the person’s actual name. Executive summary 1. This report concerns the care provided to an elderly man, who was paralysed and had dementia, at...

4. Sufi v Department of Labour [2012] NZHRRT 6 [pdf, 65 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2012] NZHRRT 6 Reference No. HRRT 008/2011 IN THE MATTER OF A CLAIM UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN AA (PAKISTAN) PLAINTIFF AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Mr R Musuku, Member Mr B Neeson, Member Plaintiff in person Ms C Pille for Defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 28 March 2012...

5. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Schubach (Strike-Out Application) [2014] NZHRRT 32 [pdf, 43 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2014] NZHRRT 32 Reference No. HRRT 034/2013 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND JUERGEN SCHUBACH DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Mr GJ Cook JP, Member Mr BK Neeson, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr D Peirse for plaintiff Mr J Schubach in person DATE OF DECISION: 5 August 2014 DECISION OF TRIBUNA...

6. [2022] NZEmpC 196 E Tū Inc v Rasier Operations BV [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...proceedings without the disclosure of any more information about the private lives of individuals, or matters that are commercially sensitive, than is necessary to satisfy the principle of open justice: (d) the protection of other confidentiality and privacy interests (including those of children and other vulnerable members of the community) and any privilege held by, or available to, any person: (e) the principle of open justice (including the encouragement of fair and accurate rep...

7. Greer v Corrections (Costs) [2022] NZHRRT 44 [pdf, 455 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 085/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 2020 BETWEEN ALAN GREER PLAINTIFF AND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms SJ Eyre, Chairperson Ms L Ashworth, Member Ms NJ Baird, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr A Greer in person for plaintiff Ms H Carrad and Mr J Watson for defendant DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF SUBSTANTIVE DECISION: 21 December 2020 DATE OF DECISION OF COSTS: 24 November 2022 DECISION OF TRIB...

8. [2016] NZEmpC 109 Dotcom v Orduna [pdf, 148 KB]

   ...proportion to any relevance which is itself denied. [37] As to Mr Dotcom’s allegation that disclosure of these documents would be injurious to the public interest, he says that it would be in breach of the rights of third parties under s 6 of the Privacy Act 1993. Mr Dotcom says that in the circumstances, to compel disclosure of personal information of third parties cannot be justified when the documents have little or no relevance to the pleaded allegations. [38] Mr Dotcom s...

9. [2023] NZSSAA 7 (30 March 2023) [pdf, 260 KB]

   ...from expiry, and allow a benefit to be regranted. [11.11] The Chief Executive in administering DES must make decisions that are consistent with the general objects and intentions of the Act and consistent with the Human Rights Act 1993, the Privacy Act 2020 and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990. [11.12] As evidence of this the Ministry extended her DES on several occasions outside of the guidelines. [12] For the meaning of exceptional circumstances XXXX referred to the...

10. Directory of Official Information P-R [pdf, 971 KB]

    ...for Primary Industries ........................................................................................... 37 Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ................................................................. 43 Office of the Privacy Commissioner ................................................................................... 51 Private Security Personnel Licencing Authority ............................................................... 54 Public Advisory Committ...