Case Note 204595 [2009] NZPrivCmr 14: Commissioner sets charge for providing information
A couple approached their accountant and requested copies of their personal information.
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A couple approached their accountant and requested copies of their personal information.
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A man discovered that Police had been informed that he had assaulted a young woman. Police had noted the information on its National Intelligence Application.
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A woman was engaged in an argument with a district council. She spoke to the local newspaper about the dispute, and the newspaper then published an article.
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A lawyer contacted a local council, requesting details of the annual rates on a property he was facilitating the sale of on behalf of clients.
A woman asked the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment to investigate an environmental dispute she had with her local council.
A couple was looking for accommodation and found a motel that had vacancies. The woman said that she was verbally abused by motel staff during the stay.
Police contacted a university to obtain information about a student. They were attempting to serve the student with a notice to revoke his firearms.
A woman had instructed a law firm to act for her in relation to a number of claims against a government agency.