Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Teachers and Instagram: A risky mix? Charles Mabbett
24 January 2020 at 11:59

Is it wrong for teachers to post images of the children they teach on their personal Instagram or Facebook profiles? We were asked this question by a journalist last month.

children, education, social media

Back to school FAQs Charles Mabbett
13 February 2019 at 16:26

As schools and students begin another busy academic year, we often receive enquiries from teachers and other school staff about what they can and can't do with student information. So we've bundled some of these questions and the answers together in the FAQs below. If you are a school teacher or principal reading this, we hope they are a help to you.

education, children, IPP11 - disclosure

Photographing girls on beach not indecent - Supreme Court Ophelia Waite
24 July 2018 at 16:26

In this decision, the Supreme Court clarified the law relating to sections 125 and 126 of the Crimes Act 1961, relating to indecent acts.

children, law enforcement, legal

What do I do if I think a child is at risk? Sam Grover
6 July 2017 at 14:48

If you think a child is at risk, can you tell someone? This video spells out the answer to this question: yes. If you think a child is at risk, tell a police officer, social worker or someone else who can help. You won’t get into trouble.

children, IPP11 - disclosure, law enforcement

Is your back-to-school photo privacy proof? Nicola Clark
3 February 2017 at 14:53

As tots, tweens and teens head back to school after what has been a ‘somewhat ok’ summer, the annual ‘first day at school’ pics are flooding Facebook feeds around New Zealand. As young kiwis, sporting school uniforms and new backpacks with iPads in hand head off to school, a sigh of relief can be heard around the country from relieved parents.

children

Social services need to understand Privacy Act better Jimmy McLauchlan
1 December 2016 at 12:44

The consequences of not sharing information in the social services sector can lead to worsening family violence and child abuse cases, and more training in the Privacy Act is needed for those who work in the community frontline, are some of the new findings from research by Methodist Mission Southern.

health, children

Meeting international obligations on children’s rights Colin Trotter
17 October 2016 at 09:43

New Zealand’s progress in child welfare recently came under international scrutiny by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC). Information sharing, Predictive Risk Modelling (PRM) and Approved Information Sharing Agreements (AISAs) were some of the current developments assessed by the Committee.

children, information sharing, International

Reducing harm from family violence Becci Whitton
10 October 2016 at 11:39

As you may have seen in the news over the last couple of weeks, the Government has announced broad reforms of the Domestic Violence Act 1995, aimed at reducing the harm from New Zealand’s appalling rates of family violence.

IPP11 - disclosure, information sharing, children

Viewing entries tagged with 'children'

Teachers and Instagram: A risky mix? Charles Mabbett 24 January 2020 at 11:59

Back to school FAQs Charles Mabbett 13 February 2019 at 16:26

Photographing girls on beach not indecent - Supreme Court Ophelia Waite 24 July 2018 at 16:26

What do I do if I think a child is at risk? Sam Grover 6 July 2017 at 14:48

Is your back-to-school photo privacy proof? Nicola Clark 3 February 2017 at 14:53

Social services need to understand Privacy Act better Jimmy McLauchlan 1 December 2016 at 12:44

Meeting international obligations on children’s rights Colin Trotter 17 October 2016 at 09:43

Reducing harm from family violence Becci Whitton 10 October 2016 at 11:39

Teachers and Instagram: A risky mix? Charles Mabbett
24 January 2020 at 11:59

Back to school FAQs Charles Mabbett
13 February 2019 at 16:26

Photographing girls on beach not indecent - Supreme Court Ophelia Waite
24 July 2018 at 16:26

What do I do if I think a child is at risk? Sam Grover
6 July 2017 at 14:48

Is your back-to-school photo privacy proof? Nicola Clark
3 February 2017 at 14:53

Social services need to understand Privacy Act better Jimmy McLauchlan
1 December 2016 at 12:44

Meeting international obligations on children’s rights Colin Trotter
17 October 2016 at 09:43

Reducing harm from family violence Becci Whitton
10 October 2016 at 11:39