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1. Wynyard v Waata - Manawakore C1 and Manawakore D (Pa Te Aroha Marae) (2019) 205 Taitokerau MB 207 (205 TTK 207) [pdf, 221 KB]

   ...Marae distribution list, I am of the view that use of the words “serious misconduct” was irresponsible and designed to stir tension within the Marae community. The respondent trustees say that the use of the distribution list was a breach of privacy, however this would be an issue for the Privacy Commissioner to resolve. [23] With regard to the process, the respondent trustees never declined the request for an SGM, and the letter from Mr Waata to Ms Ellis specifically states tha...

2. [2007] NZEmpC AC 45/07 Wyatt v Simpson Grierson Parternship [pdf, 97 KB]

   ...calculations based on the same ratio were used by Mr Wyatt in advancing his complaints about his salary in a lengthy and detailed memorandum to Simpson Grierson dated 15 May 2002. [50] Mr Wyatt subsequently made requests to Simpson Grierson under the Privacy Act 1993 for disclosure of all personal information the firm held about him. He said that one of the documents he received in or about February 2003 showed the salary of one of his former colleagues. He described this person a...

3. Canterbury Westland Standards Committee 2 v Mr U [2024] NZLCDT 4 (9 February 2024) [pdf, 173 KB]

   ...sought, it would most likely have been obtained (indeed we note that initially X Firm sought leave of the Family Court to provide one of the offending memoranda to the Lawyers Complaints Service, which was granted). Second, the requirements of privacy reflected in the provisions above are maintained in this proceeding through the wide non-publication orders we have made. That is, the sensitive material is not being “published” at a practical level. [29] For all of those reas...

4. Proactive release – Ombudsmen (Protection of Name) Amendment Bill [pdf, 2.5 MB]

   ...of the name, while there are only two p ivate-sector entities using it. 17. It is also instructive to consider that Parliament has not expanded the name beyond the original concept of an ombudsman as an ‘officer of Parliament’. For example, the Privacy and Health and Disability Commissioners and the Independent Police Conduct Authority, have similar functions and powers to the Parliamentary Ombudsman within their designated spheres, yet were not given the name ‘ombudsman’. 1...

5. Ministry of Justice review for the State Services Commission’s Inquiry into the Use of External Security Consultants [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...Andrew Bridgman, Chief Executive   Attachment: Letter from Doug  Martin re Expanded Terms of Reference  of SSC Inquiry into Use of External  Security Consultants  From  Melissa Gill, GM Health, Safety & Security  Alistair Beckett, Director Privacy and Security Policy    Through  Suzanne Stew, Deputy Secretary Corporate and Governance  and Chief Security Officer    Cc:   Mike Martelli, Director Risk and Assurance  Peter Hu...

6. BORA Financial Markets Conduct Bill [pdf, 474 KB]

   ...constitutes a search for the purposes of s 21 of the Bill of Rights Act. [16] Accordingly, we have examined whether the reporting obligations listed above are reasonable. In making this assessment we have taken into account that expectations of privacy may not be as great in the commercial world as they are in the domestic sphere. [17] • It is the duty of the supervisor of a debt security or registered scheme to ensure that the issuer of a debt security or manager of a register...

7. Supplementary advice on proposed Criminal Cases Review Commission model - Redacted [pdf, 319 KB]

   ...We therefore do not propose to proceed with the proposal to require a court order. 52. There was also concern that a power to issue summons, or give evidence on oath, was unlikely to be necessary and would be overly intrusive into individuals’ privacy. It was suggested that it was also unclear that a statutory power to compel a person to give evidence on oath would have any real utility if they did not wish to cooperate. 53. Conversely, exclusion of an ability to compel evidence on o...

8. [2023] NZREADT 19 - NQ v Real Estate Agents Authority (CAC 2104) (9 August 2023) [pdf, 169 KB]

   ...auctioneer left the lectern and the words “Currently Negotiating” were displayed on the screen. [16] The auctioneer approached the purchaser and asked him to improve his bid. The auctioneer and purchaser then left the auction room for privacy reasons. The precise wording of their discussion is disputed but the purchaser said he could go to $2M and the auctioneer understood this to be a bid. They walked back into the auction room and the auctioneer announced the $2M to the...

9. [2015] NZEmpC 54 Goel v Director-General for Primary Industries [pdf, 266 KB]

   ...instigation is because neither MPI nor the Authority is entitled in law to discriminate against him on grounds of psychiatric illness pursuant to s 22 of the Human Rights Act; he should not be required to provide such information himself for reasons of privacy; and his discharge notes from Wellington Hospital should be sufficient to assure MPI and/or the Authority that he then returned to, and has remained in, a state of good mental health. That latter contention must be at least a...

10. COVID-19 (Vaccinations) Legislation Bill [pdf, 247 KB]

    ...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, their property or correspondence, or otherwise. The right protects a number of values including personal privacy, dignity, and property.16 The touchstone of this section is a reasonable expectation of privacy. Orders requiring medical examination or testing 53. New s 11AB(1)(b) allows the Minister to make an order which requires affected wo...