Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Tribunal dismisses $100,000 damages claim Charles Mabbett
18 September 2015 at 10:54

A complainant seeking $100,000 in damages for Westpac’s disclosure of a debit card statement to his employer has had his case dismissed by the Human Rights Review Tribunal.

complaints, Human Rights Review Tribunal, IPP5 - storage & security, IPP11 - disclosure

The search for an accurate age Sam Grover
18 August 2015 at 16:12

What happens when an agency’s record of your identity conflicts with who you actually are? This is the question we grappled with in an Immigration New Zealand (INZ) case that we recently referred to the Director of Human Rights Proceedings.

IPP7 - correction, IPP8 - accuracy, Human Rights Review Tribunal, customs & immigration

$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

Holmes vs Housing New Zealand Charles Mabbett
14 August 2015 at 16:27

A Housing New Zealand tenant who found himself in a bureaucratic limbo when he complained to several agencies about a noisy neighbour has been awarded $400 damages.

IPP6 - access, Human Rights Review Tribunal

$18,000 damages for disclosing private letter Charles Mabbett
6 August 2015 at 14:24

The Human Rights Review Tribunal says a former Massey University extramural student society president suffered humiliation and significant injury to her feelings after a private letter addressed to her was leaked to a student magazine.

IPP11 - disclosure, Human Rights Review Tribunal, complaints

What we learned from Taylor v Orcon Inna Zadorozhnaya
2 June 2015 at 13:00

In the recent decision Taylor v Orcon Ltd, the Human Rights Review Tribunal ordered a telecommunications company, Orcon, to pay $25,000 in damages to Mr Taylor. This case sends a strong reminder to agencies to check the accuracy of personal information before using it.

IPP8 - accuracy, Human Rights Review Tribunal, Credit reporting, complaints

High Court backs Tribunal decision Katrine Evans
7 May 2015 at 10:27

In an earlier post, we discussed the Human Rights Review Tribunal decision in the case of Andrews v Commissioner of Police. The Police had successfully defended a Privacy Act case that Mr Andrews brought against them. They applied for $7,500 to $10,000 costs, but the Tribunal declined to award any costs at all.

Human Rights Review Tribunal, law enforcement

Record damages awarded for cake photo breach Charles Mabbett
2 March 2015 at 16:54

It began with a photo shared privately among friends and set in motion events that resulted in a precedent setting award for damages for a privacy breach.

Human Rights Review Tribunal, Facebook

Viewing entries tagged with 'Human Rights Review Tribunal'

Tribunal dismisses $100,000 damages claim Charles Mabbett 18 September 2015 at 10:54

The search for an accurate age Sam Grover 18 August 2015 at 16:12

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

Holmes vs Housing New Zealand Charles Mabbett 14 August 2015 at 16:27

$18,000 damages for disclosing private letter Charles Mabbett 6 August 2015 at 14:24

What we learned from Taylor v Orcon Inna Zadorozhnaya 2 June 2015 at 13:00

High Court backs Tribunal decision Katrine Evans 7 May 2015 at 10:27

Record damages awarded for cake photo breach Charles Mabbett 2 March 2015 at 16:54

Tribunal dismisses $100,000 damages claim Charles Mabbett
18 September 2015 at 10:54

The search for an accurate age Sam Grover
18 August 2015 at 16:12

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

Holmes vs Housing New Zealand Charles Mabbett
14 August 2015 at 16:27

$18,000 damages for disclosing private letter Charles Mabbett
6 August 2015 at 14:24

What we learned from Taylor v Orcon Inna Zadorozhnaya
2 June 2015 at 13:00

High Court backs Tribunal decision Katrine Evans
7 May 2015 at 10:27

Record damages awarded for cake photo breach Charles Mabbett
2 March 2015 at 16:54