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1. Regulatory Impact Statement all-of-Government Response to Organised Crime [pdf, 331 KB]

   ...Ensures law enforcement officers have the right tools to address new forms of crime 15.3. Improves New Zealand’s ability to cooperate with our international partners 15.4. Is a proportionate response and takes into account civil liberties and privacy principles. 16. Options considered should be cost effective, practical for enforcement agencies, proportionate to the offending and contain appropriate safeguards. Regulatory Impact Analysis 17. The regulatory impact analysis bel...

2. Forests (Legal Harvest Assurance) Amendment Bill [pdf, 149 KB]

   ...14. 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, property, correspondence or otherwise. The right protects a number of values including personal privacy, dignity, and property.4 Power to compel information 15. New ss 138 and 176A provide the Secretary5 with the power to require information by notice from a person who has obligations under new Part 5 or new Part 6 respectively. Failu...

3. Adoption Action Inc v Attorney-General (Non-Party Access to File) [2013] NZHRRT 4 [pdf, 53 KB]

   ...date has been set. [4] For the Director it is submitted: [4.1] It would be in accordance with the principles of open justice and the freedom to seek, receive and impart information for the application to be granted. [4.2] Any confidentiality or privacy interests can be protected by the redaction of information. In addition, the Office of Human Rights Proceedings could provide an assurance that it will not provide the documents to any person other than the individual who has submitted...

4. A v Van Wijk (Access to File) [2019] NZHRRT 12 [pdf, 100 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 re...

5. LE v VV & VU LCRO 199 / 2011 & 29 / 2012 (6 June 2012) [pdf, 65 KB]

   ...was paid, and that until the bill was paid, ADX claimed a lien over these files. [4] LE advised ADX that the outstanding account was not payable by him as he had been declared bankrupt in December 2008. He also made a request pursuant to the Privacy Act for the files and deeds. ADX responded to that request by advising that copies of the requested files and deeds would be provided on payment of photocopying charges. [5] Before that response was sent, LE had lodged his complaint...

6. [2022] NZEmpC 27 Courage v Attorney-General [pdf, 232 KB]

   ...jurisdiction. [6] The application now before the Court has two prongs – first in relation to proposed evidence that is said to be commercially sensitive and ought to be subject to permanent orders of non-publication on that basis; second, that the privacy interests of three individuals who are to give evidence on behalf of the applicant defendants warrant the imposition of such orders. Does commercial sensitivity justify permanent non-publication in this case? [7] The Court...

7. Waxman v Pal (Costs) [2017] NZHRRT 3 [pdf, 162 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2017] NZHRRT 3 Reference No. HRRT 035/2015 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN DEBORAH WAXMAN PLAINTIFF AND JITENDRA PAL DEFENDANT AT AUCKLAND BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms LJ Alaeinia, Member Mr BK Neeson JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Dr D Waxman in person Dr J Pal in person DATE OF COSTS HEARING: Heard on the papers DATE OF DECISION ON APPLICATION FO...

8. Hammond v Credit Union Baywide (Admissability of Opinion Evidence) [2014] NZHRRT 57 [pdf, 54 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2014] NZHRRT 57 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 and Mr GJC Ferguson for defendant DATE OF HEARING: 1, 2 and 3 December 2014 (continuing)...

9. Director of Proceedings v Crampton (Costs) [2015] NZHRRT 39 [pdf, 51 KB]

   1 IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2015] NZHRRT 39 Reference No. HRRT 014/2014 UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT 1993 BETWEEN DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS PLAINTIFF AND DAVID JAMES CRAMPTON DEFENDANT AT WELLINGTON BEFORE: Mr RPG Haines QC, Chairperson Ms WV Gilchrist, Member Mr MJM Keefe JP, Member REPRESENTATION: Mr RW Kee, Director of Human Rights Proceedings with Ms JV Emerson Ms L Caris and Mr J Miller for defen...

10. 2020 NZEnvC 143 Envrionmental Defence Society Incorporated v New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited [pdf, 7.2 MB]

    ...before the court. The parties objected to the disclosure of the application for, and documents filed in support of, the discovery application.6 The parties based their objection on the protection, provided by Rule 13(a), of the confidentiality and privacy interests of parties during early stages of proceedings.7 [9] The parties also objected to the disclosure of the application for, and supporting memorandum relating to confidentiality orders made in respect of the TAHA Agreement....