The Office of Human Rights Proceedings
Te Tari Whakatau Take Tika Tangata
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13 June 2024
Level 7
41 Shortland Street
Auckland 1010
PO Box 6751
B Stewart
Victoria Street West
Auckland 1142
By email: B Stewart fyi-request-27234-
Telephone: (09) 375-8623
[email address]
Email: [Office of Human Rights Proceedings request email]
Tēnā koe
Your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 with regard to the
number of referrals from the Privacy Commissioner
I refer to your request for information sent to us by email on Wednesday 12 June 2024. Thank
you for your interest in this aspect of our work. Although we are not required to, we have in
the past included this information in our Annual Reporting to the Minister of Justice. Our
Annual Report is contained within a section of the Annual Report submitted by Te Kāhui Tika
Tangata ǀ Human Rights Commission.
You have asked two questions, copied verbatim, as follows:
Question One
Would you please advise how many referrals by the Privacy Commissioner to the Director under the
Privacy Act have been made for each complete financial year from 2019/20 onwards.
Question Two
Please also advise the number of referrals so far in the near-complete 2023/24 year.
To answer your questions, I can confirm the following:
Question One
Reporting [Financial] Year
Number of referrals from the Privacy Commissioner to the
Director of Human Rights Proceedings
1 July 2019 – 30 June 2020
3
1 July 2020 – 30 June 2021
1
1 July 2021 – 30 June 2022
1
1 July 2022 – 30 June 2023
1
2. Office of Human Rights Proceedings
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Question Two
None
I note that, pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982, we were required to respond to you
by 11 July 2024. Accordingly, our response is timely and within the prescribed period. If I have
misinterpreted your question or you require further clarification, please let us know.
Finally, you have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
decision.
Information
about
how
to
make
a
complaint
is
available
at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku, nā
Michael Timmins Director of Human Rights Proceedings
Tumuaki Whakatau Take Tika Tangata