Our website uses cookies so we can analyse our site usage and give you the best experience. Click "Accept" if you’re happy with this, or click "More" for information about cookies on our site, how to opt out, and how to disable cookies altogether.
We respect your Do Not Track preference.
Displaying 81 - 100 of 105
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.
30 October 2009
Introductory comment
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. However, I have recommended several changes to the Bill, to address what appear to be oversights in the drafting. I recognise that search and surveillance is a vital part of law enforcement and enforcement officers should have the tools they need to carry out this role effectively. However, New Zealanders have the right to expect that the intrusions into their private lives created by the Bill will be justifiable and also operated with appropriate safeguards in place.
Recommendations
View the Privacy Commissioner's submissions to the Justice and Electoral Committee in 2009.
The latest submission was to the Select Committee on 23 September 2010.
View the Privacy Commissioner's submission on the expansion of criminal DNA testing (Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Amendment Bill and her supplementary submission following her appearance before the Select Committee.
This is a consolidated version of the Code which came into force on 30 July 1994.
View the consolidated version.
Report by the Privacy Commissioner to the Social Services Committee in relation to an information matching programme proposed to be authorised by new section 68 of the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992.
View the full report (7 pages).
Report by the Privacy Commissioner to the Minister of Justice in relation to the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Bill (SPAM).
View the report (4 pages).
This report discusses only Part 2(1) of this bill, which aims to ensure that compensation for breaches of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, Human Rights Act 1993 and Privacy Act 1993, is treated as a remedy of last resort for prisoners. Under the bill, compensation will only be possible when all other remedies have been explored and do not provide effective redress.
Report by the Privacy Commissioner to the Social Services Select Committee in relation to Part 3 of the Immigration Amendment Bill.
View the full document (6 pages).
Privacy Commission's submission, May 2007, and supplementary submission, August 2007, to Select Committee on the BDMRR Amendment Bill.
The Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act took effect on 5 September 2007.
The Privacy Commissioner issued Amendment No 6 to the Health Information Privacy Code 1994 on 17 September 2007.
Privacy Commissioner's submission to the FATF Inter-Agency Working Group on the AMLCFT second discussion document.
Background Research Report on the National Health Index.
Privacy Commissioner's report on the Health Information Privacy Code 1994 Amendment No. 6.
Proposed Amendment No 6 to the Health Information Privacy Code 1994 Information Paper.
Privacy Commissioner's report on an information matching programme proposed by the new section 280H of the Customs and Excise Act 1996.
Privacy Commissioner's submission on the Immigration Bill 2007 to the Transport and Industrial Relations Committee.
Review of the Law of Privacy: Stage 2 submission - November 2007.
General descriptions and reports of the results of all operating matches can be found in the Commissioner's annual reports.
The Commissioner periodically reviews operating matches to assess their continuing justification for existence, as required under s.106 of the Privacy Act.
1st Report Report by the Privacy Commissioner to the Minister of Justice pursuant to section 106 of the Privacy Act 1993 in relation to a review of the operation of the:
(21 May 1999)
2nd Report Report by the Privacy Commissioner to the Minister of Justice pursuant to section 106 of the Privacy Act 1993 in relation to a review of the operation of the following information matching provisions:
(16 May 2002)
