Office of the Privacy Commissioner

ACC withheld information from chiropractor about investigation Charles Mabbett
4 October 2016 at 16:05

A chiropractor being investigated by ACC made numerous requests for information about the investigation. When ACC withheld some of the information, he complained to the Privacy Commissioner, and then took his case to the Human Rights Review Tribunal.

Human Rights Review Tribunal, health, ACC, IPP6 - access

Parents' right to know: Children's right to privacy Charles Mabbett
8 July 2016 at 12:21

Reviewed for relevance April 2025.

children, health, Health Information Privacy Code

Health info: The right to know made easy Marilyn Andrew
31 May 2016 at 10:52

Mrs Patel was outraged. She’d visited her GP for a follow-up check after her hand surgery, and he’d asked her about her history of depression. She didn’t think she’d had anything of the sort, and decided to ask the receptionist for a copy of all her medical notes to see what else was in there. The young receptionist assured her that the doctor owned the notes so she couldn’t have them.

IPP6 - access, health, Health Information Privacy Code

The value of a phone call Hayley Forrest
12 January 2016 at 10:07

Updated by our Guidance team in March 2025.

Health Information Privacy Code, health, information sharing, enquiries

$15,000 award shows need to follow workplace policy Charles Mabbett
17 August 2015 at 10:05

People have a right to access information about themselves. When workplace policies reinforce this right, it is risky to deviate from them. This was recently underlined in a Human Rights Review Tribunal decision to award a former Capital Coast DHB (CCDHB) nurse $15,000 for being denied information about a harassment complaint she made against her manager.

IPP6 - access, Human Rights Review Tribunal, health

Putting children first Richard Stephen
15 April 2015 at 10:28

As a parent or guardian of a child under 16, you are entitled to request health information about your child as if it were your own information. For other personal information, the Privacy Act does not provide a right of access by a parent, but a parent or guardian can request information if the child is either too young to act on their own behalf, or where the child has consented.

complaints, children, health, Health Information Privacy Code

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ACC withheld information from chiropractor about investigation Charles Mabbett 4 October 2016 at 16:05

Parents' right to know: Children's right to privacy Charles Mabbett 8 July 2016 at 12:21

Health info: The right to know made easy Marilyn Andrew 31 May 2016 at 10:52

The value of a phone call Hayley Forrest 12 January 2016 at 10:07

$15,000 award shows need to follow workplace policy Charles Mabbett 17 August 2015 at 10:05

Putting children first Richard Stephen 15 April 2015 at 10:28

ACC withheld information from chiropractor about investigation Charles Mabbett
4 October 2016 at 16:05

Parents' right to know: Children's right to privacy Charles Mabbett
8 July 2016 at 12:21

Health info: The right to know made easy Marilyn Andrew
31 May 2016 at 10:52

The value of a phone call Hayley Forrest
12 January 2016 at 10:07

$15,000 award shows need to follow workplace policy Charles Mabbett
17 August 2015 at 10:05

Putting children first Richard Stephen
15 April 2015 at 10:28