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Topic

Definition of personal information

Legal area

Court

4 Mar 2020

TAYLOR v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2020] NZHC 383

Citation

[2020] NZHC 383
Court

High Court

The High Court held the redacted staff names, positions and contact details were not the appellant's personal information under the Privacy Act 1993 because they were administrative/staff information not "about" the appellant and their omission did not render the disclosed material unintelligible; accordingly the material was not disclosable under Principle 6 and the court did not need to, and did not, assess s29 withholding grounds; the appeal was dismissed and no interference with privacy under s66 was found.
29 Mar 2012

GRUPEN V THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS PROCEEDINGS HC AK CIV-2010-404-8332

Citation

openlaw-f562fe6d_424a_4385_a687_7c6a4bae0039.pdf
Court

High Court

Diary entries recording meetings and telephone calls with the individual were information about that identifiable person (personal information); as an agency the appellant was obliged under IPP6 to provide access unless a proper statutory basis to refuse existed; appellant had no proper basis under s29 or s43 to refuse or to substitute only a transcript; refusal therefore constituted an interference under s66(2) and the Tribunal was entitled to award damages under s88; consequently the Tribunal's decision and damages award were upheld.