annotated bibliography of new zealand research into family violence

their children’s lives and upbringing.A comparison is made with modern day parenting by looking at the historical background ofthe father’s role from prior to the industrial revolution and the effects that two World Warshave had, to the demographic shifts and changes in economic and social factors which havelead to today’s concept of the father. The challenges that these changes, and policy, imposeon the roles that fathers are now taking in parenting are also addressed.Authors that specifically discuss family violence and its related issues include MarkHenaghan, Stuart Birks, Warwick Pudney, and in particular Felicity Goodyear-Smith, whosechapter is entitled "Fathers : Myths and Realities about Child Maltreatment". Chapters arealso included by Laurie O’Reilly, Ian Pool, Rex McCann and Keith Rankin.Booth, D. L. (1998). The Privacy Act 1993: Intruding on the privacy interests of victims of sexualabuse. Unpublished manuscript, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13217.pubTopic Areas: Sexual abuse, Sexual assault/rape, Victims/survivors, Justice, Legislation,Policy, Social servicesAbstract: This paper discusses the implications of the Privacy Act (1993) on sexual abusevictims. The author highlights a concern that perpetrators often get access to informationabout their victims when accessing information about themselves, placing the victims at risk.Perpetrators can then use the information to either threaten the victim or discredit them as awitness. The author discusses procedures used by ACC, the Police, and the PrivacyCommissioner when requests for personal information are lodged.The author makes suggestions for amendments to the Privacy Act, including: incorporating aclause that would allow refusal to disclose based on prejudice to public safety; including aclause that allows refusal of disclosure if there is a perceived risk of harassment; legislate thata reason for the request must be given before any disclosure occurs; limiting the access tobeing dependent on the agency’s use of the information; extending privilege further than justlegal to include other counsellors such as Women’s Refuge or Rape Crisis; and including anew provision that refusal to disclose is acceptable if disclosure would damage a specialrelationship, such as that between a victim and support agency.Breen, C. (2002). The corporal punishment of children in New Zealand: The case for abolition. NewZealand Law Review, (3), 359-391.See: www.nzfvc.org.nz/13227.pubTopic Areas: Child abuse and neglect, Families, Children, Care and protection, Discipline/punishment, LegislationAbstract: The author of this paper explores children’s rights and the legality of corporalpunishment of children in New Zealand, beginning with an historical and a philosophicaloverview on the right of the child to not be subjected to corporal punishment. Recentacademic discourse, the status of children in New Zealand, and inconsistencies in NewZealand domestic law are then explored. There is a focus on the United Nations Conventionon the Rights of the Child (1989) and s59 of the Crimes Act (1961). The author suggests thata degree of violence is accepted within New Zealand society and that this is evident throughthe various interpretations the Court has given to s59 of the Crimes Act and provisions underother Acts. Case studies are drawn upon to emphasise the subjective interpretation by theCourts of the term ‘reasonable chastisement’. Recommendations to New Zealand on corporalpunishment made by the committee on the Right of the Child are also discussed. The author18