[2020] NZREADT 04 - Singh - Ruling regarding release of file (20 February 2020) [pdf, 166 KB]
...[17] The Tribunal is not listed as being subject to the Official Information Act 1982, either by way of Schedule 1 to that Act, or by way of Part 1 or Part 2 of the Ombudsmen Act 1975. The Tribunal is expressly excluded from the provisions of the Privacy Act 1993 by virtue of s 2(1)(viii) of that Act (definition of “agency”). [18] Counsel for Mr Govindarajan and Mr Singh have made submissions as to the approach the Tribunal should take to the application. Submissions [19] Ms...