Cook v Department of Corrections [2023] NZHRRT 21 [pdf, 218 KB]
...failure to comply with the 20-working daytime limit must be treated as a decision of the agency to refuse the IPP6 request. [3.3] The personal information request went unanswered until the Privacy Commissioner’s involvement in August 2019, with the requested information being provided on 28 August 2019. [4] The Department has admitted there has been an interference with Ms Cook’s privacy and agrees that a declaration of interference with privacy should be made in the circumstan...