The Privacy Act: A hindrance to social service synergy?
Liam Butler – 20/01/06 Social service agencies find that New Zealand’s Privacy Act creates as many problems as benefits for their clients. In 1961 Joseph Heller’s famous book titled ‘Catch-22’ was published. In it Heller wrote of a Catch-22 rule that was misused to further oppress individuals that it was designed to protect. In 2002…