Disabled Persons in New Zealand Request for Official Information

Sarah made this Official Information request to Health and Disability Commissioner

The request was successful.

From: Sarah

Dear Health and Disability Commissioner,

All Official information about the Health and Disability Commissioner's role in reasonably accommodating to a complainant who identifies as a disabled persons

All Official information about the Health and Disability Commissioner and funding to support disabled persons and the complaint process

All Official information about the Health and Disability Commissioner and funding for educational and navigation purposes of disabled persons, complaints and navigation of healthcare providers with the complaint process

All Official information about the Health and Disability Commissioner and any statistical information of complainants who have identified as disabled persons (statistical information, I'm not requesting for any specific information about the complaints, or complainants)

All Official information about the Health and Disability Commissioner's survey which is part of the acknowledgement email that is sent to a complainant, after a submission of a complaint

a) I would like to know the lawful purpose of the HDC in asking census questions about persons who have disabilities and the relevance of asking such invasive questions of complainants when the Human Rights Commissioner is not actively engaged in the treatment and care of disabled persons

b) I would like to know why the HDC is requesting for complainants to provide identifiable information including providing a first name, a surname and or the complaint reference as part of the ''voluntary survey'' included into the email acknowledgement of a complainant's first complaint submission

c) I would like know what is the lawful purpose of the HDC to require identifiable information of a complainant, when filling in a ''voluntary survey'' and where is the personal information of the complainants being stored and used

d) I would like know why the HDC does not provide an anonymous survey, if it is voluntary.

e) Does the HDC use any of the survey information and personal details of complainants to seek funding

f) Does the HDC be provide any of the survey information and personal details of complainants to any third parties and to whom, and why

Yours faithfully,

Sarah Brodrick

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From: Craig Goodwillie
Health and Disability Commissioner


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Dear Ms Brodrick,

Please find our extension letter attached.

Regards

Dr Craig Goodwillie  
Senior OIA Advisor
Te Toihau Hauora, Hauatanga | Office of the Health and Disability
Commissioner
PO Box 11934, Wellington 6142│ Level 11, TechnologyOne House, Wellington
6011
DDI (04) 494 7914
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From: Craig Goodwillie
Health and Disability Commissioner


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Dear Ms Brodrick

 

Please find our response attached.

 

Regards

 

Dr Craig Goodwillie  

Senior OIA Advisor

Te Toihau Hauora, Hauatanga | Office of the Health and Disability
Commissioner
PO Box 11934, Wellington 6142 │ Level 11, TechnologyOne House, Wellington
6011
DDI (04) 494 7914

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From: Sarah

Dear Craig Goodwillie,

Thankyou for your response.

Yours sincerely,

Sarah Brodrick

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