Various GCSB Information

Dear Government Communications Security Bureau,

I would like to request under the Official Information Act a
variety of statistics and information that the GCSB holds.

First, I would like to request the Annual Report presented to the
Minister under s12 of the GCSB Act for the 2011 year (only reports
upto 2010 are listed on the GCSB website).

Second, if the GCSB has prepared any "Briefing for Incoming
Ministers" or "BIM" (as Government Agencies often do) for the
2011/2012 period, then I would like to request that report.

Third, I would like to request the number of computer access
authorization issued under s19 of the GCSB Act for the 2011 period,
with a breakdown by month, and any other type of breakdown that is
available, such as whether the computer system is based on foreign
or New Zealand soil, the type of computer system, the value of the
information sought, the interest being advanced in s7(1)(a) of the
GCSB Act, or the period for which the computer access authorization
is being issued for against s22 of the GCSB Act.

Forth, I would like to request any correspondence that the Bureau
holds regarding the issuing of the last three computer access
authorization issued under s19 of the GCSB Act. To clarify, I want
this to include both internal correspondence and correspondence
outside the Bureau.

Fifth, I would like to request the number of Official Information
Act requests in the 2011 period that the GCSB have a) received, b)
transferred to another agency, c) have responded to outside the 20
working day deadline for responding to requests, d) been declined,
and if possible a breakdown of reasons for decline, e) the number
of complaints that have been filed with the Ombudsmen regarding OIA
requests and the GCSB, f) the mean date for reply to requests, g)
the median date for reply to requests.

Sixth, I would like to request any information that the GCSB holds
regarding to the "Anti-Bases Campaign" organization, including
internal correspondence.

Seventh, I would like to request the number of reports in 2011 that
the Director of the GCSB has made to other agencies or persons
under s25 of the GCSB Act. For each communication I would like to
request, firstly, the agency or persons that the report was
communicated to, and second, the suspected offence.

Eighth, I would like to request the number of interception warrants
issued under s17 of the GCSB Act for the 2011 period, with a
breakdown by month, and any other type of breakdown that is
available, such as the value of the information sought, the
interest being advanced in s7(1)(a) of the GCSB Act, whether it is
being issued for a foreign company or foreign person, or the period
for which the interception warrant is being issued for against s22
of the GCSB Act.

Ninth, I would like to request any policies, guidelines, or other
instructional information that the GCSB holds for dealing with
Official Information Act requests.

Feel free to contact me if you wish to clarify my request.

Yours faithfully,

Joshua Grainger

Dear Government Communications Security Bureau,

Can I please have an immediate update on the status of my request?
According to the Ombudsmen's calcuator, the legal deadline for my
request was yesterday, based on a receipt date of the 10th of
March:
http://www.ombudsmen.parliament.nz/index....

Yours faithfully,

Joshua Grainger