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  2. Right to privacy in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    The New Zealand Court of Appeal in a bare majority in Hosking v Runting accepted that there was a tort of privacy in New Zealand. The tort was affirmed as protection in this area was needed and the breach of confidence tort was not suitable to cover situations involving privacy. [ 22 ]

  3. Freedom of information laws by country - Wikipedia

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    Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments and, where applicable, by state and local governments. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding government policy development and decision making. [1]

  4. Privacy Act 2020 - Wikipedia

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    Writing for the Auckland Law School, Nikki Chamberlain and Stephen Penk say that the Act is outdated, saying that "our new Act does not adequately address the risks of the 21st century" and "there is a real need to develop the law around misappropriation of personality to protect an individual's right to identity privacy", and that the Act does ...

  5. Official Information Act 1982 - Wikipedia

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    The Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) is an act of the New Zealand Parliament which creates a public right to access information held by government bodies. It is New Zealand's primary freedom of information law and has become an important part of New Zealand's constitutional framework.

  6. Privacy Commissioner (New Zealand) - Wikipedia

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    Many of the changes are based on recommendations from the New Zealand Law Commission's 2011 review of New Zealand's privacy laws. ... Requests for access to and ...

  7. Privacy law - Wikipedia

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    [106] Public Disclosure of Private Facts or Publicity Given to Private Life is a tort under privacy law that protects individuals from the unauthorized dissemination of private information that is not of public concern. This tort aims to safeguard an individual's right to privacy and prevent unwarranted intrusion into their personal lives.

  8. New Zealand's gun laws, tightened after the 2019 mosque ... - AOL

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    New Zealand’s government will overhaul the tighter gun laws introduced after a deadly mass shooting by a white supremacist five years ago, because they put excessive burdens on gun owners who ...

  9. Right of access to personal data - Wikipedia

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    A copy of your personal data should be provided free in a commonly used and machine readable format. [11] An organization may charge for additional copies. It can only charge a fee if it thinks the request is 'manifestly unfounded or excessive'. If so, it may ask for a reasonable fee for administrative costs associated with the request.