Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Improper disclosure leads to ostracism, death Sam Williams
21 February 2019 at 14:51

The Human Rights Review Tribunal recently found that the Parole Board breached the Privacy Act when it disclosed an offender’s parole address, with tragic consequences.

Human Rights Review Tribunal, information sharing, IPP11 - disclosure, law enforcement, breach

Information sharing: Learning from overseas experience John Edwards
30 January 2018 at 12:51

Privacy is sometimes wrongly seen as antithetical to information sharing. It is not. Privacy and information sharing are different sides of the same coin. Our Privacy Act could just have easily and just as accurately been called the Information Sharing Act. Rather than arbitrarily limit what information can be shared, with whom, and for what purposes, the Privacy Act provides a framework for safe information sharing.

International, information sharing

Using the Privacy Act for Māori Nicola Clark
12 December 2017 at 12:15

Me ōpanga rawa e aro ai te tangata, Ki te tai tama Māori e ((Must he be an All Black before you notice, This young Māori man) - Corin Merrick, Te Hunga Roia Maori o Aotearoa Hui-a-Tau 2017.

information sharing, Te Ao Māori

Making more use of AISAs Colin Trotter
17 October 2017 at 17:08

Four years ago, there was a change to the Privacy Act to reflect a change in the Government’s information sharing framework. The Government made the change in response to recommendations by the Law Commission, as part of the commission’s review of New Zealand’s privacy law.

information sharing

Trusted Sharing Consultancy update Abigail Vink
18 August 2017 at 09:43

In late 2016, the Privacy Commissioner launched the Trusted Sharing Consultancy Service, to offer advice and support to ensure government agencies achieve their aspirations for the coordinated delivery of public services while protecting privacy.

information sharing

Life inside the Commissioner’s Office Abigail Vink
18 October 2016 at 10:02

It’s a month since I joined the bustling team at the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC). What are my first impressions?

technology, information sharing

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 'information sharing'

Improper disclosure leads to ostracism, death Sam Williams 21 February 2019 at 14:51

Information sharing: Learning from overseas experience John Edwards 30 January 2018 at 12:51

Using the Privacy Act for Māori Nicola Clark 12 December 2017 at 12:15

Making more use of AISAs Colin Trotter 17 October 2017 at 17:08

Trusted Sharing Consultancy update Abigail Vink 18 August 2017 at 09:43

Life inside the Commissioner’s Office Abigail Vink 18 October 2016 at 10:02

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

Improper disclosure leads to ostracism, death Sam Williams
21 February 2019 at 14:51

Information sharing: Learning from overseas experience John Edwards
30 January 2018 at 12:51

Using the Privacy Act for Māori Nicola Clark
12 December 2017 at 12:15

Making more use of AISAs Colin Trotter
17 October 2017 at 17:08

Trusted Sharing Consultancy update Abigail Vink
18 August 2017 at 09:43

Life inside the Commissioner’s Office Abigail Vink
18 October 2016 at 10:02

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