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1. Adoption in Aotearoa New Zealand: Summary document [pdf, 325 KB]

   ...http://www.justice.govt.nz/adoption-law-reform https://consultations.justice.govt.nz/policy/adoption-law-reform https://consultations.justice.govt.nz/policy/adoption-law-reform mailto:adoptionlaw@justice.govt.nz mailto:adoptionlaw@justice.govt.nz Privacy and Official Information Please note that your submission may be subject to a request to te Tāhū o te Ture - Ministry of Justice for information under the Official Information Act 1982. Personal details can be withheld under th...

2. Electoral Amendment Bill - Changes to Political Donations Setting [pdf, 357 KB]

   ...improper influence. While acknowledging the potential for improper influence to undermine our democratic system by privileging the policies favoured by donors at the expense of the wider public interest, this approach also recognises that there is a privacy interest in donors keeping their political affiliations private, up to a point. There have been several incidents in the last few years involving donations to political parties or candidates, which have impacted on public trust...

3. Director of Proceedings v Candish [2013] NZHRRT 40 [pdf, 171 KB]

   ...named by the Health and Disability Commissioner in his Opinion 11HDC00596. In addition the Commissioner’s policy document Naming Providers in Public HDC Reports (operative from 1 July 2008) at p 4 states: Individual providers have the strongest privacy interest in protecting their professional reputation and livelihood. These interests must be weighed carefully against any relevant public interest considerations. The policy set out below means that in practice individual providers...

4. [2020] NZEmpC 81 AlKazaz v Asparona Ltd [pdf, 272 KB]

   ...These include the difficulties always associated with an attempt to set aside a s 149 Record of Settlement. They also include limitation and jurisdiction issues. For instance, claims are made for remedies under the Human Rights Act 1993 and the Privacy Act 1993; outside the jurisdiction of this Court. There may also be difficulties as to limitation relating to the question of whether personal grievances have been raised in time or raised at all. Further jurisdiction and limitati...

5. Director of Proceedings v Rolston [2021] NZHRRT 35 [pdf, 449 KB]

   ...until Ms A indicated that she was ready for him to re-enter. 13. Ms A thought Mr Rolston’s massage while she was on her front was “OK”. When Ms A turned over onto her back, Mr Rolston used the sheet she was under as a drape to protect her privacy. 14. After massaging the front of her legs and arms, Mr Rolston moved the sheet so that he could massage Ms A’s upper chest area. Ms A felt as though the sheet was very close to exposing her nipples and she felt uncomfortabl...

6. LCRO 83/2024 AGM v CPF (24 March 2025) [pdf, 172 KB]

   ...conflict), she may have appreciated that prompt release of the correspondence presented as the sensible and appropriate response. [70] The Committee noted that Mr F’s request should have been considered by Ms AGM as an information request under the Privacy Act. I do not take issue with the Committee’s analysis, but in fairness to Ms AGM the request made was not explicitly framed in the form of a request under the Privacy Act and many practitioners faced with similar request in simil...

7. LCRO 36/2023 TL v RY and SK (4 July 2024) [pdf, 180 KB]

   ...out the applicant’s analysis of his own case in terms of the Guidelines, the defects in the Committee’s inquiry process and decision-making, the provisions of the Crimes Act under which he was charged, rights of access to information under the Privacy Act and Official Information Act, the Guidelines, other cases, the actions of Mr Y in other cases, the actions of other Crown Prosecutors in other cases, the Committee’s lack of integrity and his opinion of the flaws in the submissions...

8. EU & SU v KC [2024] NZDT 615 (15 July 2024) [pdf, 128 KB]

   ...which are things that an adequate fence in a suburban area must be able to do. d. While the fence is close to the boundary, and will serve the purpose of demarking the boundary, because the fence is level with the ground above it, it does not provide privacy between the two properties or an effective barrier between them. This is something an adequate suburban fence should do and is particularly necessary in this case where the relationship between the parties has become so strained....

9. Auckland Standards Committee 4 v O'Boyle [2025] NZLCDT 12 (10 March 2025) [pdf, 203 KB]

   ...give adequate reasons for determinations. The decision we deliver to the parties intends to do so. However, for the copy available to the public, we have chosen to redact many portions, whether sentences or paragraphs. We do so to protect the privacy of Ms O’Boyle and members of her family in respect of evidence, and our comments and findings, that go beyond what should be shared publicly. In some of the resultant gaps, we offer an indicative note; in others it is not practica...

10. Directory of Official Information D-F [pdf, 969 KB]

    Directory of Official Information Listings D-F About This is a living document. We endeavour to update it whenever there are changes to be made. If your department or agency’s information is out of date, please email oia@justice.govt.nz with the necessary amendments. We can send you a MS Word version if you need. Ministerial Relations and Services Strategy, Governance & Finance Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture oia@justice.govt.nz ma