http://privacy.org.nz/reports-to-parliament-and-government/ http://privacy.org.nz/submission-by-the-office-of-the-privacy-commissioner-on-the-video-camera-surveillance-temporary-measures-bill/ View the submission by the Privacy Commissioner on the Video Camera Surveillance (Temporary Measures) Bill to the Justice and Electoral Committee. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 09:56:05 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/submission-by-the-office-of-the-privacy-commissioner-on-the-video-camera-surveillance-temporary-measures-bill/ http://privacy.org.nz/submission-by-the-office-of-the-privacy-commissioner-on-the-law-commission-s-review-of-the-official-information-acts/ View the submission on the Law Commission's Review of the Official Information Acts dated 7 February 2011.This submission covers a range of subjects including scope of the Acts, decision making, protecting privacy, complaints and remedies, and others. Mon, 21 Mar 2011 10:16:25 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/submission-by-the-office-of-the-privacy-commissioner-on-the-law-commission-s-review-of-the-official-information-acts/ http://privacy.org.nz/taxation-tax-administration-and-remedial-matters-bill-201/ The Privacy Commissioner's submission focuses on clause 59 of the Taxation (Tax Administration and Remedial Matters) Bill which proposes a new framework for Inland Revenue to share the personal information of all New Zealanders for a potentially limitless range of purposes. View the full submission. Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:40:27 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/taxation-tax-administration-and-remedial-matters-bill-201/ http://privacy.org.nz/customs-excise-joint-border-management-information-sharing-and-other-matters-amendment-bill/ The Customs and Excise (Joint Border Management Information Sharing and Other Matters) Amendment Bill proposes the introduction of an untested and open-ended information sharing regime for border information. Because sensitive personal information is shared at the border, this raises significant privacy concerns.The Privacy Commissioner's submission recommends that a decision on this framework is delayed to allow the necessary testing and analysis to be done. Alternatively, the information which can be shared under this regime should be limited.View the full submission. Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:06:36 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/customs-excise-joint-border-management-information-sharing-and-other-matters-amendment-bill/ http://privacy.org.nz/electoral-disqualification-of-convicted-prisoners-amendment-bill-201/ This submission makes no comment on the intent of the Bill, which is to ensure that all those sentenced to a period of detention are ineligible to vote. Instead, it identifies the privacy interests that the Bill raises, and suggests a method by which those interests can be appropriately managed. Our recommendation is that if the information disclosures that currently occur under section 81 of the Electoral Act 1993 are expanded, as would be the effect of this Bill, they should be more formally established as an authorised information matching programme. View the full submission.11 June 2010 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:11:57 +1200 http://privacy.org.nz/electoral-disqualification-of-convicted-prisoners-amendment-bill-201/ http://privacy.org.nz/courts-and-criminal-matters-bill-201/ The Privacy Commissioner's submission focuses on clause 69 of the Courts and Criminal Matters Bill, which amends the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 to authorise: · the release of penalty information to credit reporters for inclusion in credit reports; and · the Ministry of Justice to use the information provided by credit reporters when collecting fines. Clause 69 would create significant privacy impacts for the people of New Zealand through these new disclosures and uses of their personal information. Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:11:34 +1200 http://privacy.org.nz/courts-and-criminal-matters-bill-201/ http://privacy.org.nz/comments-on-national-health-it-draft-plan/ See below to view the Privacy Commissioner's comments on the National Health IT draft plan, which sets out a plan to develop a national electronic health information infrastructure. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:47:51 +1200 http://privacy.org.nz/comments-on-national-health-it-draft-plan/ http://privacy.org.nz/comments-of-the-privacy-commissioner-to-the-select-committee-on-the-border-customs-excise-and-tariff-processing-bill-200/ The Border (Customs, Excise and Tariff) Bill provides for the use of automated electronic systems at the border ‘to make decisions, exercise powers, comply with obligations, and take related actions'.  Any automated decision making can affect an individual's privacy. View the full submission below.30 October 2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:04:44 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/comments-of-the-privacy-commissioner-to-the-select-committee-on-the-border-customs-excise-and-tariff-processing-bill-200/ http://privacy.org.nz/comments-of-the-privacy-commissioner-for-the-select-committee-hearing-on-the-search-and-surveillance-bill/ Search and surveillance is a complex area with an immense impact on citizens' rights in relation to the State. Up to now, it has suffered from a lack of consistency and coherence, but the work of the Law Commission and the resulting Search and Surveillance Bill have significantly improved this situation. Of course, any discussion of search and surveillance gives rise to major privacy issues. By its nature the Bill covers activities that are intrinsically invasive. The Committee is faced with the hard job of balancing genuine law enforcement needs with the public interest in privacy.In addition, the electronic age we are living in provides far more scope for search and surveillance activities than ever before. It is important that this major piece of legislation is enacted with appropriate safeguards in place to protect all New Zealanders. Generally, the Bill successfully manages the competing concerns. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:51:04 +1200 http://privacy.org.nz/comments-of-the-privacy-commissioner-for-the-select-committee-hearing-on-the-search-and-surveillance-bill/ http://privacy.org.nz/search-and-surveillance-bill-2009-submission-by-the-privacy-commissioner/ See the downloads below on the Privacy Commissioner's submissions to the Justice and Electoral Committee.  The latest submission was to the Select Committee on 23 September 2010. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:52:40 +1300 http://privacy.org.nz/search-and-surveillance-bill-2009-submission-by-the-privacy-commissioner/