Today the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) begins a round of engagements with representatives of tenants, landlords, property managers and related businesses.

A woman worked as a receptionist for Manawatū Community Law Centre (the Centre) on a one-year contract. During her employment she alleged workplace bullying and harassment and filed personal grievance claims.

The Human Rights Review Tribunal heard a case concerning a surgeon’s disclosure to ACC and other doctors that her patient’s mother had made a complaint to the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) about her.

When caught out by her employer shopping online during working hours, a woman’s attempt to claim reparations for humiliation and distress was thrown out by the Human Right’s Review Tribunal when a series of light-hearted, emoji-filled messages between the woman and her employer revealed that there was no evidence of harm.

Visit our Privacy and COVID-19 page for the most up-to-date information about how Aotearoa New Zealand's response to COVID-19 is impacting privacy.

The Privacy Act 2020 comes into force on 1 December 2020, replacing the Privacy Act 1993. However, the Privacy Act 1993 will still be relevant to privacy complaints about actions that happened before 1 December.

The Privacy Act 2020 introduces a change when sending personal information overseas.

Investigators Hamish Flanagan and Sammy joined the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) earlier this year, bringing with them a wealth of expertise from their work with Privacy Commissioners from different corners of the world.