Learning Objectives:
- Understand the legal obligations when responding to subpoenas and official information requests in schools.
- Identify the differences between subpoenas, Privacy Act, and Official Information Act requests.
- Apply exceptions and defences to protect sensitive information while complying with disclosure laws.
Description
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Chair
Denise Johnson, Principal, Hutt Valley High School
What to Do if You are Subpoenaed & Receive Requests for information
- What is a Subpoena?
- Understanding the Different Types of Information Requests: subpoenas, Privacy Act 2020 requests, and Official Information Act 1982 requests
- Exceptions and Defences to Information Disclosure: knowing when information can be withheld
- Balancing Conflicting Privacy Rights: navigating privacy issues when handling information requests
Presented by Andy Bell, Partner, Lane Neave
Presenters
Andy Bell, Partner, Lane Neave
Andy Bell merged his firm, Bell & Co with Lane Neave in 2022. He is now a partner at Lane Neave, practicing in the areas of employment law, family law and civil litigation. Andy is a highly skilled advocate in the High Court, District Court, Family Court and in the Employment Relations Authority. Andy was admitted to the bar in 2002 and has amassed two decades of dispute resolution and negotiation experience.
Denise Johnson, Principal, Hutt Valley High School
Denise Johnson is the principal of Hutt Valley High School, a large co-educational secondary school with a roll of 1730 students. Denise started her teaching career in Southland at Menzies College. She then taught for 3 years at various schools in London before returning to New Zealand in 1990. Denise was a Deputy Principal at Wellington Girls’ College and Wellington High School before joining the leadership team at HVHS as an Associate Principal in 2012. She co-led the school with the late Ross Sinclair for 8 years. Denise is a trustee and founding member of the Wellington Loop. She is interested in the transformative power of collaboration between educators and schools in order to build teacher capability and to develop innovative thinking and practice.
