Case note 93362 [2007] NZ PrivCmr 19 - MSD investigator disclosed to journalist that the complainant was under investigation
The Ministry of Social Development was investigating the complainant for alleged benefit fraud.
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The Ministry of Social Development was investigating the complainant for alleged benefit fraud.
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An education institution published a booklet for international students that included a photograph of a man who was a visitor to the campus.
A business manager applied for a personal credit card and advised the credit card company it could contact the business' pay clerk to verify salary information.
A man requested access to information held by Telecom relating to an interception warrant. The warrant allowed Police to intercept the man's phone calls.
A small group of local residents were opposed to a property development. The property development company hired a security guard to film them.
A job applicant complained to me that a prospective employer collected information about him that he considered was inappropriate and unnecessary.
A PhD student requested access to the email correspondence that had taken place between the examiners of her thesis.
A woman requested access to personal information that a union held about her.
The complainant used to work for a university. He complained a former co-worker had disclosed personal information about him to his new employer.
A woman complained that her employer disclosed information about her to her father.
Not long before she was due to graduate, a student was told that she had not been awarded a passing grade for the final year of the qualification.