6 December 1997

An insurance company asked a firm of licensed private investigators to investigate an insurance claim.

6 December 1997

An ACC client requested access to all of the information it held about him. The information was contained in a number of claim files dating back over 20 years.

6 July 1997

A husband and wife made a claim to an insurance company following a fire at their business premises.

6 July 1997

A job-seeker was enrolled with the New Zealand Employment Service. At a 'Work Focus' interview she was asked whether she was receiving counselling.

2 December 1996

We investigated certain disclosures of health information about a patient contained in a letter written by a nurse and sent to an opposition MP.

2 November 1996

An employee was suspended on the grounds that he was suffering from a psychiatric illness.

2 November 1996

I was asked to investigate whether a former employer was entitled to retain information relating to the purported dismissal of an employee.

1 November 1996

An employee faxed her employer a medical certificate, hand-written by a doctor, explaining that she was ill and could not go to work.

30 October 1995

The complainant alleged that her husband telephoned her bank to obtain the balance of their joint cheque account.

1 July 1995

A large retailer implemented a pilot scheme to accept cheques over $200 only from customers agreeing to supply a fingerprint.