Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Do you really need that information? Shaun Ritchie
7 February 2018 at 16:10

Knowledge is power – a cliché, sure, but for a reason. As an agency, the more you know about your clients, the more effective your service can be. It makes sense to gather as much information as possible about the people you interact with. So why wouldn’t you?

IPP11 - disclosure, IPP5 - storage & security, IPP6 - access, law enforcement, IPP4 - manner of collection

Shaming and blaming Charles Mabbett
15 November 2017 at 10:43

Should a business use social media to shame scam artists, shoplifters or bad debtors? When someone feels ripped off, this appears a natural course of action but it is a risky path to go down. Our advice is if you believe you have evidence that a crime has been committed, contact Police.

complaints, IPP11 - disclosure, Facebook

To come with clean hands Charles Mabbett
29 September 2017 at 16:01

When we use the metaphor ‘to come with clean hands’, it means to have done nothing underhand or illegal. It’s a term that applies in the context of resolving privacy disputes. There’s a general expectation that if you make a complaint to our office, you did not bring the breach of privacy upon yourself through your actions.

complaints, Facebook, IPP11 - disclosure

Can I tell the cops? A guide for health professionals Richard Stephen
7 July 2017 at 11:32

In their job, health professionals have to look after some of the most intimate details of their patients’ lives. This is a great responsibility, and patients trust and expect doctors, nurses and others to not just tell anyone. This obligation is recognised in the Health Information Privacy Code.

Health Information Privacy Code, health, IPP11 - disclosure, law enforcement

What do I do if I think a child is at risk? Sam Grover
6 July 2017 at 14:48

If you think a child is at risk, can you tell someone? This video spells out the answer to this question: yes. If you think a child is at risk, tell a police officer, social worker or someone else who can help. You won’t get into trouble.

children, IPP11 - disclosure, law enforcement

Hager and Westpac - A bit more context, information and clarification Sam Grover
22 March 2017 at 09:50

There has been a significant amount of media coverage about our investigation into Westpac bank disclosing journalist Nicky Hager’s bank account information to Police in 2014. In the course of that reporting, some misconceptions have emerged. Because of the interest in the case, and the potential implications for future practice, we have noted some points of clarification and context below.

finance, law enforcement, IPP11 - disclosure

Our first advisory opinion Sam Grover
20 January 2017 at 10:23

Administering the Privacy Act is as much about telling people what they can do with personal information, as what they can’t. We’ve been coming up with new ways to help agencies understand what the Privacy Act does, and doesn’t do, in order to reduce uncertainty, and promote good practice.

legal, IPP11 - disclosure

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 'IPP11 - disclosure'

Do you really need that information? Shaun Ritchie 7 February 2018 at 16:10

Shaming and blaming Charles Mabbett 15 November 2017 at 10:43

To come with clean hands Charles Mabbett 29 September 2017 at 16:01

Can I tell the cops? A guide for health professionals Richard Stephen 7 July 2017 at 11:32

What do I do if I think a child is at risk? Sam Grover 6 July 2017 at 14:48

Hager and Westpac - A bit more context, information and clarification Sam Grover 22 March 2017 at 09:50

Our first advisory opinion Sam Grover 20 January 2017 at 10:23

Reducing harm from family violence Becci Whitton 10 October 2016 at 11:39

Do you really need that information? Shaun Ritchie
7 February 2018 at 16:10

Shaming and blaming Charles Mabbett
15 November 2017 at 10:43

To come with clean hands Charles Mabbett
29 September 2017 at 16:01

Can I tell the cops? A guide for health professionals Richard Stephen
7 July 2017 at 11:32

What do I do if I think a child is at risk? Sam Grover
6 July 2017 at 14:48

Hager and Westpac - A bit more context, information and clarification Sam Grover
22 March 2017 at 09:50

Our first advisory opinion Sam Grover
20 January 2017 at 10:23

Reducing harm from family violence Becci Whitton
10 October 2016 at 11:39