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1. ZA v YB LCRO 164/2013 (31 August 2016) [pdf, 93 KB]

   ...also overlooks the likelihood that Mr [YB]’s file may have contained materials neither Ms [RI] or Mr [PK] was entitled to uplift. 6 This rule does not limit any legal rights that a client may have to copies of documents, for example under the Privacy Act 1993. 7 Wentworth v De Montfort and Others (1988) 15 NSWLR 348. 15 [62] There is no reason to infer anything sinister from Mr [YB] wanting to personally oversee the release of the file. While file uplifts can sometimes be safel...

2. Anderson v Anderson – Estate of Barlow Nathaniel Hahona Anderson (2018) 185 Waiariki MB 287 (185 WAR 287) [pdf, 332 KB]

   ...minutes of trustee meetings, copies of accounts invoices and receipts, correspondence, contracts, leases, licences and related agreements. The proviso being that the trustees can only do so where they are not breaching any relevant law in terms of privacy, employment or where issues of commercial sensitivity might arise. Issues of access, availability, time for copying and costs may also arise. In short, the beneficiaries are entitled to receive a wide array of information concerni...

3. HM v Accident Compensation Corporation (Personal Injury) [2024] NZACC 004 [pdf, 199 KB]

   ...above note 4. 15 [28] The appellant is entitled to costs. If these cannot be agreed within one month, I shall determine the issue following the filing of memoranda. Suppression [29] I consider it is necessary and appropriate to protect the privacy of the appellant. This order, made under s 160(1) of the Accident Compensation Act 2001, forbids publication of the name, address, occupation, or particulars likely to lead to the identification of the appellant. As a result, thi...

4. Auckland Standards Committee 4 v Schlooz [2021] NZLCDT 12 ( 14 April 2021) [pdf, 400 KB]

   ...Tribunal hearing concerning Ms Ys’ contractual dispute, when she took issue with Mr Y about the disclosure of her salary at the hearing, in an email on 10 September 2019 at 18:59: 18 [Redacted], you fuckwit. I have not breached your privacy & the last 2 paragraphs of your below email communication are another indicator of what a moronic idiot you are. Furthermore, you erroneously state below that [redacted] publicly disclosed your so called private information. Where wa...

5. LCRO 121/2023 AI v HR (12 December 2023) [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...direct such publication of his or her decision as the Review Officer considers necessary or desirable in the public interest. “Public interest” engages issues such as consumer protection, public confidence in legal services and the interests and privacy of individuals. [123] Having had regard to the issues raised by this review, I have concluded that it is desirable in the public interest that this decision be published in a form that does not identify the parties or others involved...

6. Waikato Bay of Plenty Standards Committee v A [2014] NZLCDT 77 [pdf, 581 KB]

   ...day of November 2014 BJ Kendall Chairperson ADDENDUM – NON PUBLICATION ORDER The Tribunal notes that counsel agree and find that it is proper, having regard to the interests of the practitioner and the complainant, including the privacy of the complainant and having regard to the public interest, to make and hereby makes an order pursuant to s 240, prohibiting the publication of the name or any particulars of the affairs of the complainant and the practitioner....

7. Ms L v REAA Registrar [2013] NZREADT 47 [pdf, 168 KB]

   ...with all parties to a transaction, and to not engage in conduct likely to bring the industry into disrepute. [39] In Revill, we noted the trust which consumers place in sales people: “[22] ... Real estate salespersons typically operate in the privacy of their clients’ homes. Indeed they are required to, for example in providing appraisals. This requires consumers to place a high degree of trust in licensees and could leave consumers in a vulnerable position ...” The Formal Su...

8. UY v Bunbury LCRO 17 / 2012 (4 March 2013) [pdf, 147 KB]

   ...protection to the public including consumers of legal and conveyancing services; b) the extent to which publication will enhance public confidence in the provision of legal and conveyancing services; c) the impact of publication on the interests and privacy of - i. the Complainant; ii. the Practitioner; iii. any other person; d) the seriousness of any professional breaches; and e) whether the Practitioner has previously been found to have breached professional standards....

9. [2019] NZEnvC 090 Saville v Queenstown Lakes District Council [pdf, 4.9 MB]

   ...(viii) Avoid potentiat land uses and land management practices, which create unacceptable or significant conflict with neighbouring land-based activities , including adjoining urban areas. (ix) Maintenance of a level of rurat amenity, including privacy, rural outlook, spaciousness, ease of access and quietness, consistent with the range of permitted rural activities in the lone . (x) Retention of the amenities, quality and character of the different rurat environments within the D...

10. Apatu v Trustees of Owhaoko C Trust - Owhaoko C 1 and C 2 [2010] 2010 Maori Appellate Court MB 34 (2010 APPEAL 34) [pdf, 116 KB]

    ...as to rights which require assistance, for example, from a solicitor, the trustee is not bound to incur the costs of this unless the beneficiary is willing to pay the reasonable costs of complying. (i) Where serious issues of confidentiality or privacy arise, the withholding of documents may be justified. (j) In exceptional cases the Courts have jurisdiction to exercise their supervisory power in favour of an applicant who has yet to be determined to be a beneficiary.” (pp 545-546)...