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1. Briefing for incoming Minister 2017 - Votes Justice and Courts [pdf, 1 MB]

   ...Responsibility for the Government’s ownership interest in the Ministry of Justice, as Responsible Minister for the overall Ministry, and Vote Justice Crown entities, comprising the Human Rights Commission, Electoral Commission, Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Law Commission, Real Estate Agents Authority, Public Trust and Independent Police Conduct Authority (see Appendix D for further information on Crown entities); b) Giving advice to the Governor-General on applications for...

2. [2014] NZEmpC 114 Maharaj v Recon Professional Services Ltd [pdf, 108 KB]

   ...have obtained and the information you have provided we are required to terminate your employment immediately for serious misconduct." The evidence was that Mr Maharaj would have received the letter on either 6 or 7 June 2011. Privacy Act request [14] In a letter dated Tuesday, 7 June 2011, Mr Maharaj wrote to Mr Murray referring to his letter dated 3 June 2011 and requesting that he urgently provide a copy of "ALL documentations that are or have been in your...

3. Jones v Waitemata District Health Board [2014] NZHRRT 52 [pdf, 84 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2014] NZHRRT 52 Reference No. HRRT 009/2013 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN MICHAEL JOHN JONES PLAINTIFF AND WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey, Member Mr BK Neeson, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr TW Harvey, agent for Mr Jones Mr A Finnie and Ms A Mark for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 29 and 30 September 2014 DATE...

4. Apostolakis v Gilbert (Decision) [2018] NZHRRT 22 [pdf, 290 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2018] NZHRRT 22 Reference No. HRRT 008/2016 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN KATHY APOSTOLAKIS PLAINTIFF AND PETER GILBERT DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms WV Gilchrist, Member Hon KL Shirley, Member REPRESENTATION: Mrs K Apostolakis in person Mr PC Gilbert in person DATE OF HEARING: 29 and 30 November 2017; 14 May 2018 DATE OF DECIS...

5. Ministerial Advisory Group for Victims of Retail Crime - report on Reform of the Trespass Act [pdf, 183 KB]

   ...responsibility for this age cohort is highly restricted to the most serious offences (e.g. murder and aggravated robbery). This means there is no effective legal penalty to prevent children who are trespassed from repeated breaches; and • under the Privacy Act 2020, information Privacy Principal 4(b) outlines a broad requirement that information collected, particularly about children or young people, must not unreasonably intrude on their privacy. Retailers have indicated they are unc...

6. Human rights (domestic)

   Key statutes New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 Human Rights Act 1993 Habeus Corpus Act 2001 Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 1989 Privacy Act 2020 (for more information about this Act and the Privacy system, see civil law) Crimes of Torture Act 1989 Key secondary legislation Human Rights Review Tribunal Regulations 2002 Human Rights Regulations 1993 Privacy Regulations 2020 Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews New Zealand Bill of Rights (Declarations of Inconsistenc...

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7. Transparency and scrutiny of executive action

   Key Statutes Human Rights Act 1993 Independent Police Conduct Authority Act 1988 Privacy Act 2020 Official Information Act 1982 Ombudsmen Act 1975 Judicial Review Procedure Act 2016 Key Secondary Legislation Human Rights Regulations 1993 Human Rights Review Tribunal Regulations 2002 Ombudsmen Rules 1989 Privacy Regulations 2020 Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews Open Government Partnership  New Zealand is a member of the Open Government Partnership, which is an in...

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8. CAC20006 v Mr D [2013] NZREADT 23 [pdf, 85 KB]

   ...profession.” Discussion [10] The prosecution submits that the appropriate penalty for the defendant is one of licence cancellation because he engaged in a serious breach of his duties to his client and, furthermore, a serious invasion of his clients’ privacy. We agree that there was a serious breach of his duties to the vendor and a serious invasion of her privacy. [11] We noted in the case of Revill v Registrar of the Real Estate Agents Authority [2011] NZREADT 41 that the obl...

9. [2014] NZEmpC 44 Fox v Hereworth School Trust Board No3 interlocutory [pdf, 74 KB]

   ...May 2012 which is relevant to the proceeding and is disclosable by ACL to her. [23] The documents at pages 12-13 of the schedule in the name of Mr Abraham and addressed to the Eastern Policing District of the New Zealand Police and the Police Privacy Officer are formally requesting disclosure of information held in relation to an alleged complaint against Mr Abraham by Dr Stephen Fox. The request is made pursuant to the Privacy Act 1993. These documents are not relevant to the p...

10. Waxman v Pal (Costs) [2017] NZHRRT 3 [pdf, 162 KB]

    1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 3 Reference No. HRRT 035/2015 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN DEBORAH WAXMAN PLAINTIFF AND JITENDRA PAL DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms LJ Alaeinia, Member Mr BK Neeson JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Dr D Waxman in person Dr J Pal in person DATE OF COSTS HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION ON APPLICATION FO...