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Taylor v Department of Corrections – High Court decision Annabel Fordham
6 March 2020 at 16:55

The appellant, Arthur Taylor, sought access to his personal information held by the Department of Corrections, for the period 1 August 2014 – 5 September 2014. He was at the time a prisoner at Auckland Regional Prison, Albany. His request was broad, seeking:

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Privacy regulators survey for data breach notifications Charles Mabbett
18 September 2019 at 16:10

The annual Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) Privacy Sweep is about to get underway and the theme is data breach notifications.

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Photographing girls on beach not indecent - Supreme Court Ophelia Waite
24 July 2018 at 16:26

In this decision, the Supreme Court clarified the law relating to sections 125 and 126 of the Crimes Act 1961, relating to indecent acts.

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Supreme Court’s Alsford decision affirms role of the Privacy Act Jane Foster
11 May 2018 at 15:26

R v Alsford is an important privacy decision. The Supreme Court has clarified the law in relation to voluntary requests for personal information by law enforcement agencies, and affirms the obligations and responsibilities of both the law enforcement requester and the responding agency.

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Including privacy in a modern constitution Joy Liddicoat
13 December 2017 at 12:51

A recent project of Sir Geoffrey Palmer and Dr Andrew Butler proposes “a modern constitution that is easy to understand, reflects New Zealand’s identity and nationhood, protects rights and liberties, and prevents governments from abusing power”.

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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.

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How privacy regulators cooperate across borders Blair Stewart
17 August 2016 at 14:37

Privacy authorities typically perform regulatory and enforcement functions on their own - or occasionally with another public body - within their domestic jurisdiction. They know the domestic law they enforce. The law will clearly lay out the authority’s role and provide a clear pathway to the intended outcomes.

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Man who secretly filmed sex with girlfriends loses appeal Charles Mabbett
4 March 2016 at 10:15

The Court of Appeal recently considered a case that contained seemingly conflicting privacy elements. A man convicted on 20 counts of making intimate visual recordings was unsuccessful in appealing his convictions on the basis that there had been an intrusion into his privacy and the search warrant Police used was invalid.

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