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1. Wild v Ministry for Primary Industries (Strike Out) [2024] NZHRRT 69 [pdf, 252 KB]

   1 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL STRIKING OUT CLAIM1 [1] Ms Wild filed her statement of claim alleging the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) interfered with her privacy on 23 June 2021. Ms Wild’s claim alleged MPI breached 1 This decision is to be cited as Wild v Ministry for Primary Industries (Strike Out) [2024] NZHRRT 69. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2024] NZHRRT 69 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA Reference No. HRRT 046/2021 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 2020 BET...

2. BORA Customs and Excise Bill [pdf, 231 KB]

   ...seizure), s 22 (liberty of the person), and s 25(c) (right to be presumed innocent). We also consider possible limitations on s 14 and s 18 of the Bill of Rights Act. 6. These rights are fundamentally concerned with fairness, individual autonomy, privacy and dignity. Any limitation on these rights requires careful scrutiny and justification. 7. We have also taken into account the unique context of the border in terms of the public interest in Customs’ effective regulation of people,...

3. NZ Private Prosecution Service Ltd v Key (Application for Disclosure Order No. 1) [2015] NZHRRT 23 [pdf, 38 KB]

   ...by Mr McCready. [4.2] The information is required in order to serve Ms Bailey with a witness summons in the event of the case proceeding to a hearing. [5] The only “authority” cited in support of the application is a reference to Information Privacy Principle 11(e)(iv) found in s 6 of the Privacy Act 1993. Principle 11 limits disclosure of personal information unless the agency holding that information believes, on reasonable grounds, that non-compliance is necessary for the conduc...

4. Nelson Standards Committee v Webb [2010] NZLCDT 37 [pdf, 24 KB]

   ...complaints involved intimate medical details about the complainant and there was a risk that those personal details would become the subject of public discussion. [8] We note that the Medical Practitioners Act contains special provisions regarding privacy at hearings that are not replicated in the legal disciplinary regime other than the general powers to hold hearings in private, and I am referring there to ss.106(3) and 107 of the Medical Practitioners Act. [9] In S v Wellingt...

5. Green v New Zealand Police (Continuation of Interim Name Suppression) [2019] NZHRRT 30 [pdf, 157 KB]

   ...OF NAME AND IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF THE PLAINTIFF AND POLICE WITNESS REFERRED TO IN DECISION (2) ORDER PREVENTING SEARCH OF THE TRIBUNAL FILE WITHOUT LEAVE OF THE TRIBUNAL OR OF THE CHAIRPERSON Reference No. HRRT 017/2017 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN MARGARET GREEN PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND POLICE DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Ms MA Roche, Co-Chairperson REPRESENTATION: Mr D Neild for plaintiff Mr R May for defendant DATE OF DECISION ON CON...

6. Recommendations Recap Issue 16 [pdf, 498 KB]

   ...ongoing medical conditions. Note: An order under section 74 of the Coroners Act 2006 prohibits the publication of photographs of Mr Graham taken by the Police during the investigation into his death in the interests of decency and personal privacy. Fall Meechan [2018] NZCorC 29 (17 April 2018) CIRCUMSTANCES William Hugh Meechan died on 31 August 2014 at Auckland City Hospital, Grafton from a pulmonary thromboembolus, secondary to bleeding on the brain (subdural haematom...

7. Guo v Culpan (Agent) [2017] NZHRRT 57 [pdf, 160 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 57 Reference No. HRRT 025/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN YAN GUO PLAINTIFF AND STEPHEN JAMES CULPAN DEFENDANT TRIBUNAL: Rodger Haines QC, Chairperson REPRESENTATION: Ms Yan Li, agent for plaintiff Ms HC Stuart for defendant DATE OF MINUTE: 16 June 2017 MINUTE OF CHAIRPERSON REGARDING (1) PLAINTIFF’S REPRESENTATION BY AN AGENT (2) PLAINTIFF’S SEA...

8. [2023] NZEmpC 23 Pilgrim v The Attorney-General [pdf, 186 KB]

   ...(outside only). I agree with Mr Kirkness’ characterisation of Mr Valor’s position as accommodating and fair. I consider that such conditions reflect an appropriate balance in terms of the relevant considerations, including the significant privacy and private property interests at play and the interests of open justice. [5] A number of matters were raised which I now turn to. The extent to which the Court has the power to allow media to attend the site visit was touched on....

9. Greer v Police (Strike-Out Application) [2022] NZHRRT 51 [pdf, 143 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 075/2015 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 2020 BETWEEN ALAN IVO GREER PLAINTIFF AND COMMISSIONER OF POLICE DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms SJ Eyre, Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MZM, Member Ms L Ashworth, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr A Greer in person Mr R S May and Mr S B McCusker for defendant DATE OF HEARING: On the papers DATE OF DECISION: 21 December 2022 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL STRIKING-OUT CLAIM1 [1] This decisio...

10. [2024] NZEnvC 184 WFT Finance Limited v Waikato District Council [pdf, 187 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 repo...