Freedom of information in New Zealand / Ian Eagles, Michael Taggart, Grant Liddell.
1992
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Title
Freedom of information in New Zealand / Ian Eagles, Michael Taggart, Grant Liddell.
Published
Auckland : New York : Oxford University Press, 1992.
Call Number
KUQ2119 .E34 1992
ISBN
0195581857
Description
lxiii, 661 pages ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)28500020
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Record Appears in
Added Author
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Table of Cases
Table of Legislation
Ch. 1
The Legislation
1
ALegislative History
1
BInterpreting the Act
3
CScope of the Act
20
DNature and Extent of Access
33
ENeeds and Uses
37
Ch. 2
Finding Aids, Access to Internal 'Law', and the Right to Reasons
43
AFinding Aids
43
BAccess to Internal 'Law'
44
CReasons Requirements under the Act
49
DSection 23: A General Reasons Requirement
52
EExemption from the Reasons Requirements
68
Ch. 3
The Mechanics of Access
70
AProcedure for Obtaining Access - Who May Obtain Access?
70
BForm and Extent of Access - What May Be Obtained?
95
CInvisible Information under Section 10
107
Ch. 4
The Exemptions - General Issues
109
AThe Exemptions in Context
109
BMode of Exemption
111
CConclusiveness and Balancing
115
DProof of Exemption
118
EThe Effects of the Savings Provisions
132
Ch. 5
Security, Defence and International Relations
144
AThe Interests Protected by Sections 6(a), (b), and 7
145
BSecurity, Diplomacy, and Review
162
Ch. 6
Maintaining the Law
167
AMaintenance of the Law - Content and Structure
167
BPrevention, Investigation, and Detection of Offences
177
CThe Right to a Fair Trial
185
DInformers and Undercover Agents
187
Ch. 7
The National Economy
193
AThe State and the Economy
193
BThe Effect of Disclosure on Economic Planning
196
CThe Timing of Economic Disclosures
200
Ch. 8
Disclosure Affecting Health and Safety
202
APersonal Safety
202
BMeasures Affecting Public Health and Safety
206
Ch. 9
The Public Interest, Consent, and Duration
209
AThe Nature of Balancing under Section 9(1)
209
BIdentifying the Relevant, Public Interests
215
CWaiver and Consent
237
DThe Temporal Element in Withholding: The Duration of Exemption
240
Ch. 10
Privacy
250
AThe Nature of Privacy
250
BPrivacy and Confidentiality Distinguished
257
CPrivacy and the Public Interest
259
DWhose Privacy is to be Protected?
268
EPrivacy Lost or Renounced
283
Ch. 11
Commercial and Allied Interests
291
ABackground and Structure
291
BTrade Secrets
293
CCommercial Prejudice in the Public and Private Sectors
297
DExpress Protection for Public Sector Commerce and Negotiations
311
EPublic Loss and Private Gain
326
FCompetition and Disclosure
329
Ch. 12
Political and Administrative Processes
333
AThe Two Exemptions - History and Context
333
BMaintaining the Constitutional Conventions
337
CThe Effective Conduct of Public Affairs
367
Ch. 13
Legal Professional Privilege
380
AThe Relationship between Privilege and Exemption
380
BApplying the Privilege to Government
385
CThe Intrinsic Limits of Privilege
405
Ch. 14
Confidentiality and Compulsion
414
AInformation Subject to an Obligation of Confidence
414
BInformation Obtained or Obtainable by Statutory Compulsion
439
CThe Effect on Future Supply
444
DResidual Damage to the Public Interest
450
EConfidentiality and Compulsion within the Public Sector
450
Ch. 15
Contempt of Court and of the House of Representatives
455
AIntroduction
455
BContempt of Court
459
CContempt of the House of Representatives
468
Ch. 16
Provisions In Other Legislation Affecting Access to Official Information
478
AIntroduction and Summary
478
BSection 18(c)(i) and Section 52(3)
479
CSection 52(3)
480
DSection 18(c)(1)
487
EThe Relationship between Sections 18(c)(i) and 52(3)
490
FThe Task of the Information Authority Compared
494
GSearching the Statute Book
495
HConclusion
522
Ch. 17
Right of Access to Personal Information
523
AObtaining Personal Access
523
BGrounds for Denying Personal Access
527
CCorrection of Personal Information
541
DCollection and Use of Personal Information
543
Ch. 18
The Ombudsman
545
AAccess to Official Information under Part II
545
BAccess to Official and Personal Information under Parts III and IV
570
Ch. 19
The Role of the Courts
576
Introduction
576
AReview of Decisions under Part II
577
BReview of Decisions under Parts III and IV
588
CMiscellaneous Matters
592
Ch. 20
Wrongful Disclosure
598
ACriminal Sanctions
598
BDisciplinary Sanctions
610
CImmunity from Civil and Criminal Liability
613
DReverse Freedom of Information
619
Ch. 21
The Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
623
AIntroduction
623
BAccess to Local Government Information
627
CThe Public Meetings Regime
633
DAppendix: Table of equivalent provisions
654