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1. BORA Aviation Security Legislation Bill [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...passenger will be denied carriage. Several points arise in the respect of these provisions: 4.1 First, it is accepted that voluntary participation in a sensitive and closely regulated activity, such as travel by air, entails a reduced expectation of privacy among participants.[2] 4.2 While the requirement of consent as a condition of carriage may appear incongruous, in that passengers have little meaningful choice, the requirement is, in the context of a closely regulated activity, consi...

2. HRRT-Panel-Members-Position-Profile-2025 [docx, 29 KB]

   ...Chairperson, Deputy Chairpersons and Panel Members, two of whom are appointed for each hearing of the Tribunal and may also be appointed to hear appeals to the High Court. The Tribunal hears and determines proceedings under the Human Rights Act, the Privacy Act 2020 and the Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 after complaints have first been dealt with by the Human Rights Commission, the Privacy Commissioner or the Health and Disability Commissioner pursuant to their respective Acts. Wo...

3. Non-publication orders

   Coroner may prohibit making public of evidence given at any part of inquiry proceedings Coroners Act 2006 — Section 74 If satisfied that it is in the interests of justice, decency, public order, or personal privacy to do so, a coroner may prohibit the making public of— (a) any evidence given or submissions made at or for the purposes of any part of the proceedings of an inquiry (for example, at an inquest); and (b) the name, and any name or particulars likely to lead to the ident...

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4. BORA Armed Forces Law Reform Bill [pdf, 557 KB]

   ...far as possible, that witnesses testifying in Court will tell the truth. 67. A further challenge to the same provisions of the Manitoba Evidence Act was considered in R v Robinson[18]. In that case, counsel for the accused argued that religious privacy was at stake. In other words, it was not the availability of swearing an oath on the Bible that was offensive per se, but rather, the fact that a witness was effectively required to reveal his or her conscience. 68. The Court in Robins...

5. O v CAC 10028 & T [2011] NZREADT 15 [pdf, 184 KB]

   ...attended open homes and as to whether Mr O had shown the complainants the open home registers. The Ts claimed that they had asked to see these books and that Mr O had refused to show the books to them on the grounds of that to do so would breach the Privacy Act. (iii) They complained about his misuse of statistics in respect of his claims that he had sold more property in XXX than any other agent and that the property was in zone for XXXX which had the best NCEA results of any s...

6. Linton v Keswick LCRO 95 / 2009 (25 August 2009) [pdf, 94 KB]

   ...what he or she considers to be the best way to proceed is not a professional breach by a lawyer. Although Ms Linton was disappointed with the outcome of the settlement conference there was no professional breach by Mr Keswick in this regard. Privacy Act [19] Ms Linton also complained that Mr Keswick made it difficult for her to conduct her case because initially he would not release the documents relating to the matter until his fee had been paid. He later released the files on...

7. BORA Border Security Bill [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...or pursue queries in relation to any security threat that a particular person may pose to New Zealand. 9. Because this scheme involves compulsory access to information, including personal information, it impinges upon reasonable expectations of privacy in relation to that information which members of the public, and travel industry operators, would have. There is, therefore, a prima facie infringement of s 21 BORA, which protects everyone against unreasonable search or seizure. Inform...

8. [2020] NZEmpC 51 O’Boyle v McCue [pdf, 298 KB]

   ...last time she consulted a doctor regarding anxiety was on 2 May 2018. [27] She stated that the fact Ms O’Boyle had recently spoken to a former client about her personal circumstances supported her view Ms O’Boyle was willing to breach her privacy. She said she had not seen or spoken to that particular client since she left Ms O’Boyle’s employment in August 2018. [28] Ms McCue said that the documents sought were not relevant to the matters under inquiry. She said that s...

9. 2020 archive

   Police Detention Legal Assistance (PDLA) provider survey on how rostering can be improved during the holiday period Legal aid payments published Criminal case assignment: Availability during the Christmas break Privacy Guidelines for providers of Justice services Special duty lawyer arrangements for the holiday period When the Aided Person in Waitangi Tribunal Proceedings Dies Criminal legal aid assignments published Where to send Civil Applications Paternity cases Cut-off date for invoices rem...

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10. Clarification on the Family Legal Advice Service processes [pdf, 388 KB]

    ...that require clarification or a reminder about the process. Most importantly the providers with the FLAS approval need to remember to:  black out the unique identifier on the copy of their client’s proof of identity - a requirement of the Privacy Act 1993.  sign the Funding Declaration. This is important as it verifies that the provider has viewed their client’s proof of identity and evidence of eligibility for the service. Note that this cannot be delegated to someone...