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Social Workers Registration Act 2003

Appeals

95: Orders as to publication of names

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"The court can stop people from sharing a social worker's name if it's fair and private."

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When you appeal a decision under this Part, the District Court can stop people from publishing the name or details of a social worker or another person if it thinks that is the right thing to do. The court must think about the interests of everyone involved, including their privacy, when deciding whether to make this order. The court also considers what is in the public interest when making its decision.

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Part 5Appeals

95Orders as to publication of names

  1. On any appeal under this Part, the District Court may, if in its opinion it is proper to do so, prohibit the publication of the name or particulars of the affairs of a social worker or any other person.

  2. In deciding whether to make an order under subsection (1), the court must have regard to—

  3. the interests of any person (including, without limitation, the privacy of any complainant); and
    1. the public interest.

      Notes
      • Section 95(1): amended, on , by section 144(1) of the Social Workers Registration Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 3).
      • Section 95(1): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).