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1. Nelson Standards Committee v Ord [2025] NZLCDT 4 (17 January 2025) [pdf, 252 KB]

   ...ranging, as can be observed in the charge and particulars (and the large volumes of evidence filed). [39] In anticipation of a liability hearing, the Standards Committee produced an affidavit from a barrister with experience in civil, employment, privacy and legal professional discipline. The costs for the affidavit were $7,000 (excluding GST) by way of fee from the barrister. [40] While not ruling out the possibility that such evidence might be helpful in areas of law with th...

2. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Sensible Sentencing Group Trust (Application by NZ Herald for Access to Tribunal File) [2013] NZHRRT 20 [pdf, 44 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2013] NZHRRT 20 Reference No. HRRT 006/2013 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD FOR ACCESS TO THE TRIBUNAL FILE BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND THE SENSIBLE SENTENCING GROUP TRUST DEFENDANT TRIBUNAL: Rodger Haines QC, Chairperson REPRESENTATION: Mr SRG Judd for plaintiff Mr DA Garrett for defendant Mr D Fisher...

3. Decision tree poster - guide to information sharing information under Family Violence Act [pdf, 540 KB]

   ...and may not be able to rely on the legal protection under the Family Violence Act. More information on the relevance of information can be found in Principle 5 of the Guidance. You must check that the information you are sharing is accurate Under the Privacy Act 1993, you must take reasonable steps to ensure information is accurate, up-to-date, relevant and not misleading. This requirement applies to information you share under the Family Violence Act. You should take steps to make sure the...

4. BORA Smoke-free Environments (Prohibiting Ssmoking in Motor Vehicles Carrying Children) Amendment Bill [pdf, 140 KB]

   ...5. Section 21 of the Bill of Rights Act affirms that everyone has the right to be secure against unreasonable search or seizure, whether of the person, property, correspondence or otherwise. The right protects a number of values including personal privacy, dignity, and property.1 6. Section 20E of the Bill empowers a constable to stop a vehicle if they suspect that someone within the vehicle is smoking and that the vehicle contains a child occupant. The constable may require the driver t...

5. [2018] NZEnvC 195 Sustainable Otakiri Incorporated v Bay of Plenty Regional Council [pdf, 174 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 re...

6. [2022] NZEmpC 154 Pilgrim v Attorney-General [pdf, 180 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; the protection of other confidentiality and privacy interests (including those of children and other vulnerable members of the community); the principle of open justice (including the 1 Senior Courts (Access to Court Documents) Rules 2017. See Cridge v Studorp Ltd [2020] NZHC...

7. [2023] NZEmpC 84 Pilgrim v Attorney-General [pdf, 180 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; the protection of other confidentiality and privacy interests (including those of children and other vulnerable members of the community); the principle of open justice (including the encouragement of fair and accurate reporting of, and comment on, court hearings and decisions); and...

8. LA Audit Report 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 [pdf, 401 KB]

   .............................................................................................................................13 Other issues identified in 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 ........................................................16 Time recording .................................................................................................................16 Privacy concerns .............................................................................................................1...

9. LCRO 46/2025 WP v HJ and NB (12 August 2025) [pdf, 204 KB]

   ...2023. The substance of her complaint was that: (a) the firm had been conflicted when taking instructions from her; and (b) advice provided by the lawyers had been “poor and inadequate”; and (c) initial advice provided to the effect that a privacy waiver should be executed and her file obtained from the employer before determining further steps was inadequate; and (d) conventional practice would have been to immediately file a personal grievance; and 1 Referenced in this dec...

10. Criminal record check

    Criminal record check timeframes Requests for criminal record checks are managed in accordance with Schedule 4 of the Privacy Act 2020 (the Act). We endeavour to respond to all requests within 20 working days. Around 90% of requests are responded to in less than one week. However, some requests will need to be assessed by a staff member to ensure the privacy of the individual is protected. We may also need to contact you for more information in order to process your request. In these cases, it m...