HOW THE NEW ZEALAND OMBUDSMAN EFFECTIVELY PROVIDES COVER FOR THE HDC – AN INFORMATION REQUEST COMPLAINT CASE

A report on how the N.Z. Ombudsman has rebuffed an Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) complaint and offloaded a Privacy Act 1993 (PA) complaint against the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) – showing how slim chances requesters and complainants have to get information, transparency and accountability from the HDC!

Published: 21 November 2017

CONTENTS:

PART 1 – INTRODUCTION
PART 2 – THE OIA AND PA INFORMATION REQUESTS MADE TO THE HDC ON 19 OCT. 2015
PART 3 – THE HDC’S FIRST RESPONSE TO THE OIA AND PA REQUESTS
PART 4 – FURTHER OIA AND PA REQUESTS MADE TO THE HDC FROM 24 NOV. 2015 TO 15 FEB. 2016
PART 5 – THE HDC’S REFUSAL OF INFORMATION – AND BIZARRE DENIAL OF ALLEGED STAFF FAILURES OR MISCONDUCT
PART 6 – THE FIRST OIA AND…