D’Arcy-Smith v Ministry of Social Development [2023] NZHRRT 26 [pdf, 204 KB]
...completed. When the Ministry’s automatic systems completed a search for any outstanding debts, Mr D’Arcy-Smith’s prior debts were still showing as current, so the system generated and sent the two debt recovery letters. MR D’ARCY- SMITH’S CLAIM [8] On 3 December 2021 Mr D’Arcy-Smith filed this claim alleging the Ministry has interfered with his privacy by sending the two debt recovery letters in error. He alleges that sending the letters without checking that the debt w...