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001			112142
005			20250625151251.0
008			110331s1998 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aBooth, Deborah Louise _9803
245			_aThe Privacy Act 1993 : _bintruding on the privacy interests of victims of sexual abuse _cBooth, Deborah Louise
260			_c1998
300			_a30 p.
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aResearch papers. Law. LL.B. (Hons.) (Victoria University of Wellington) Available to view Victoria University Library.
520			_aThis paper discusses the implications of the Privacy Act (1993) on sexual abuse victims. The author highlights a concern that perpetrators often get access to information about their victims when accessing information about themselves, placing the victims at risk. Perpetrators can then use the information to either threaten the victim or discredit them as a witness. The author discusses procedures used by ACC, the Police, and the Privacy Commissioner when requests for personal information are lodged. The author makes suggestions for amendments to the Privacy Act, including: incorporating a clause that would allow refusal to disclose based on prejudice to public safety; including a clause that allows refusal of disclosure if there is a perceived risk of harassment; legislate that a reason for the request must be given before any disclosure occurs; limiting the access to being dependent on the agency's use of the information; extending privilege further than just legal to include other counsellors such as Women's Refuge or Rape Crisis; and including a new provision that refusal to disclose is acceptable if disclosure would damage a special relationship, such as that between a victim and support agency.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_2FVC _aLEGISLATION _9346
650	2	7	_aPRIVACY _9461
650		0	_aPRIVACY ACT 1993 _95155
650	2	7	_2FVC _aRAPE _9488
650	2	4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
650	2	7	_2FVC _aVICTIMS _9622
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
650	2	7	_9336 _aLAW
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
942			_2ddc _cBRIEFING
999			_c3338 _d3338