Abstract:
The requester, a reporter at the Otago Daily Times (ODT), sought details of complaints made to the Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) against a midwife. HDC refused the request under section 9(2)(a) of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), in order to protect the privacy of natural persons. Having reviewed the information at issue, I conclude that, on the facts of this case, HDC was entitled to rely on section 9(2)(a) of the OIA to refuse the request.
