Office of the Privacy Commissioner

There and back again in Privacy Week John Edwards
14 May 2015 at 11:47

I’ve been offshore recently attending a series of privacy-related engagements. While it was disappointing to miss Privacy Week, these were commitments made to international counterparts in Europe and Singapore who also largely funded my travel.

Privacy Week, data

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

Guest post: Taking personal information seriously Russell Burnard - Government Chief Privacy Officer
20 April 2015 at 16:30

Every day New Zealanders hand over their personal information to government departments in exchange for a range of services, from benefits to drivers’ licences. From the citizen’s perspective, these transactions are based on trust that their information will be handled safely and securely.

Privacy Week

Putting children first Richard Stephen
15 April 2015 at 10:28

As a parent or guardian of a child under 16, you are entitled to request health information about your child as if it were your own information. For other personal information, the Privacy Act does not provide a right of access by a parent, but a parent or guardian can request information if the child is either too young to act on their own behalf, or where the child has consented.

complaints, children, health, Health Information Privacy Code

AISA does it John Edwards
7 April 2015 at 12:06

The case for government agencies identifying opportunities to work together to provide public services is compelling. We expect government to be efficient, to deliver services based on sound reasoning and in ways that bring the most benefit to the people they are trying to help.

information sharing

Aufgrund des Datenschutzgesetzes John Edwards
30 March 2015 at 11:24

The rush to judgment in the Germanwings air crash tragedy is unseemly and precipitous, but entirely predictable and understandable.

IPP11 - disclosure, information sharing, media

Using alternative dispute resolution in privacy Joanna Hayward
27 March 2015 at 11:00

Resolving privacy complaints is one of the most important things we do as an office. Last year, we received 725 complaints and 2015 is not slowing down.

complaints

X + Y JLB
26 March 2015 at 15:45

Use our new response calculator to work out the latest date by when an organisation must respond to you if you make a request to access or correct your personal information. This is usually 20 working days after the request is received by them.

IPP6 - access, complaints

There and back again in Privacy Week John Edwards 14 May 2015 at 11:47

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

Guest post: Taking personal information seriously Russell Burnard - Government Chief Privacy Officer 20 April 2015 at 16:30

Putting children first Richard Stephen 15 April 2015 at 10:28

AISA does it John Edwards 7 April 2015 at 12:06

Aufgrund des Datenschutzgesetzes John Edwards 30 March 2015 at 11:24

Using alternative dispute resolution in privacy Joanna Hayward 27 March 2015 at 11:00

X + Y JLB 26 March 2015 at 15:45

There and back again in Privacy Week John Edwards
14 May 2015 at 11:47

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

Guest post: Taking personal information seriously Russell Burnard - Government Chief Privacy Officer
20 April 2015 at 16:30

Putting children first Richard Stephen
15 April 2015 at 10:28

AISA does it John Edwards
7 April 2015 at 12:06

Aufgrund des Datenschutzgesetzes John Edwards
30 March 2015 at 11:24

Using alternative dispute resolution in privacy Joanna Hayward
27 March 2015 at 11:00

X + Y JLB
26 March 2015 at 15:45