Use of production orders to intercept telecommunications information
Alex Harris made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police
New Zealand Police did not have the information requested.
From: Alex Harris
Dear New Zealand Police,
Section 71 of the search and surveillance act 2012 allows police to apply for production orders for any document, including call-associated data and stored telecommunications, for any offence for which a search warrant could be granted. I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* How many production orders have been applied for in the past year? How many have been granted? If possible, I would like a monthly breakdown.
* What offences have those orders been applied for to investigate? I'm interested in a breakdown of offences, or offence categories and broad severity, in order to determine the extent to which they are used to investigate minor vs serious offending.
I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.
With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.
Yours faithfully,
Alex Harris
New Zealand Police
Dear Sir/Madam
Thank you for your email, which we have forwarded to the correct
department for follow-up.
Sincerely
Public Affairs Team
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From: Alex Harris <[OIA #1052 email]>
Date: 05/08/2013 05:11PM
Subject: Official Information Act request - Use of production orders to
intercept telecommunications information
Dear New Zealand Police,
Section 71 of the search and surveillance act 2012 allows police to
apply for production orders for any document, including
call-associated data and stored telecommunications, for any offence
for which a search warrant could be granted. I would like to
request the following information under the OIA:
* How many production orders have been applied for in the past
year? How many have been granted? If possible, I would like a
monthly breakdown.
* What offences have those orders been applied for to investigate?
I'm interested in a breakdown of offences, or offence
categories and broad severity, in order to determine the extent to
which they are used to investigate minor vs serious offending.
I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about
this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the
fyi.org.nz website.
With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.
Yours faithfully,
Alex Harris
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From: MCMAHON, Teresa
New Zealand Police
Dear Mr Harris
Your request for information about production orders has been received and
is being processed under the Official Information Act 1982.
Teresa McMahon
Executive and Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters
PO Box 3017
Wellington
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From: Alex Harris
Dear MCMAHON, Teresa,
Thanks for your acknowledgement. Unfortunately I managed to leave something out of my request: I'm specificly interested in the number of production orders which target call associated data and stored telecommunications, and I'd like a breakdown of those too if possible.
Obviously this clarification restarts your 20 working-day clock.
Yours sincerely,
Alex Harris
From: MCMAHON, Teresa
New Zealand Police
Thanks Alex
I will add this to your original request.
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From: THOMSON, Raewyn
New Zealand Police
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Richard McMillan left an annotation ()
It seems that the information MIGHT well exist, though it's hasn't been collated. Might be a case for the ombudsman here?
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