Then again, maybe the government of New Zealand should just stop using all mail altogether – postal and email. Here’s yet another breach:
Confidential legal aid details of a Bay man accused of breaching community work were mistakenly sent to a woman in a major privacy breach.
The Katikati man’s name, address and what his case was about were contained in a letter sent to a Tauranga mother who had applied for legal aid for her daughter.
Private details of two other men from outside the region were also sent to the woman about their legal aid applications – the documents relate to legal representation at parole hearings.
The woman contacted the Bay of Plenty Times yesterday, speaking on the basis that she was not named.
She said she was “horrified” to discover the letters among documents sent to her by the Ministry of Justice’s Legal Aid Office in Rotorua. TheBay of Plenty Times has sighted the letters.
Read more in the Bay of Plenty Times.