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1. Family violence information sharing guidance [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...proactive disclosure? 18 D. When can I share information to protect a victim? 18 E. What is a risk or needs assessment? 19 F. What is “making, contributing to, or carrying out a plan”? 20 G. How is this different from what I could share before under the Privacy Act? 20 Principle 5: You must only share relevant information 22 A. What information is relevant? 22 B. What information isn’t relevant? 23 2 Principle 6: You should check the information is accurate 24 A. How accurate is �...

2. Taylor v Orcon Ltd [2015] NZHRRT 15 [pdf, 125 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2015] NZHRRT 15 Reference No. HRRT 022/2014 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN BRETT JAMES TAYLOR PLAINTIFF AND ORCON LIMITED DEFENDANT AT PALMERSTON NORTH BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Mr RK Musuku, Member Hon KL Shirley, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms SN Taylor for plaintiff Mr ML O’Connell, Human Resources Director, for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 20 April 2015 DATE OF LAS...

3. Sharing Information Safely [pdf, 3.4 MB]

   ...proactive disclosure? 18 D. When can I share information to protect a victim? 18 E. What is a risk or needs assessment? 19 F. What is “making, contributing to, or carrying out a plan”? 20 G. How is this different from what I could share before under the Privacy Act? 20 Principle 5: You must only share relevant information 22 A. What information is relevant? 22 B. What information isn’t relevant? 23 2 Principle 6: You should check the information is accurate 24 A. How accurate is �...

4. Morison v New Zealand Association of Counsellors [2024] NZHRRT 46 [pdf, 362 KB]

   ...complaint. 1 This decision is to be cited as Morison v New Zealand Association of Counsellors [2024] NZHRRT 46. IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2024] NZHRRT 46 I TE TARAIPIUNARA MANA TANGATA REFERENCE NO. HRRT 028/2020 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 2020 BETWEEN BRIDGET MORISON PLAINTIFF AND NEW ZEALAND ASSOCIATION OF COUNSELLORS INCORPORATED DEFENDANT AT WHANGANUI BEFORE: Ms GJ Goodwin, Deputy Chairperson Mr IR Nemani, Member Ms EF Tait, Member REPRESE...

5. Watson v Employers Mutual Ltd (Costs) [2020] NZHRRT 40 [pdf, 131 KB]

   Reference No. HRRT 045/2018 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN ANGELA WATSON PLAINTIFF AND EMPLOYERS MUTUAL LIMITED DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Ms SJ Eyre, Deputy Chairperson Dr SJ Hickey MNZM, Member Dr JAG Fountain, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr AJ McKenzie for plaintiff Ms P Muir and Ms R Judge for defendants DATE OF HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION: 15 October 2020 DECISION OF TRIBUNAL REGARDING COSTS1 [...

6. Hammond v Credit Union Baywide (In court media application to obtain photograph of exhibit) [2014] NZHRRT 56 [pdf, 200 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2014] NZHRRT 56 Reference No. HRRT 027/2013 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN KAREN MAY HAMMOND PLAINTIFF AND CREDIT UNION BAYWIDE DEFENDANT AT NAPIER BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms WV Gilchrist, Member Mr BK Neeson JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Ms KM Hammond in person Mr AJ Harris for defendant Mr S Hurley for Hawke’s Bay Today (sam.hurley@hbtoday.co.nz)...

7. BORA Charities Bill [pdf, 150 KB]

   ...have therefore gone on to consider whether the powers under clause 58, read in conjunction with clauses 57 and 62, are reasonable for the purposes of section 21. 10. In determining whether these powers are reasonable, we have taken into account the privacy interests of those organisations that are subject to the powers in this Bill. As the Court of Appeal observed in Tranz Rail Ltd v Wellington District Court [2]: Although expectations of privacy may not be as great in the commercial w...

8. Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Schubach (Strike-Out Application) [2014] NZHRRT 32 [pdf, 43 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2014] NZHRRT 32 Reference No. HRRT 034/2013 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND JUERGEN SCHUBACH DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Mr GJ Cook JP, Member Mr BK Neeson, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr D Peirse for plaintiff Mr J Schubach in person DATE OF DECISION: 5 August 2014 DECISION OF TRIBUNA...

9. [2022] NZEmpC 196 E Tū Inc v Rasier Operations BV [pdf, 239 KB]

   ...proceedings without the disclosure of any more information about the private lives of individuals, or matters that are commercially sensitive, than is necessary to satisfy the principle of open justice: (d) the protection of other confidentiality and privacy interests (including those of children and other vulnerable members of the community) and any privilege held by, or available to, any person: (e) the principle of open justice (including the encouragement of fair and accurate rep...

10. BORA Enhancing Identity Verification and Border Processes Legislation Bill [pdf, 186 KB]

    ...risks, particularly those arising from confusion about criminal identities.”1 3. When Parliament gives an agency authority to demand, from another agency or person, information in which the subject of the information has a reasonable expectation of privacy, it creates a search power. The enactment creating that power will be consistent with s 21 of the Bill of Rights Act if the intrusion into privacy it authorises is justified by a sufficiently compelling public interest 2 4. We...