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5 February 2020
Mr Watson
[FYI request #12035 email]
REF: OIA-6286
Dear Mr Watson
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 14 January 2020 requesting the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please provide a copy of the detailed NZTA operation orders for the compliance
operations that the NZTA conducted in Northland together with Police to test the levels of
compliance amongst logging operators on the 17./18 April 2019 and on the 15 May 2019.
Two documents have been identified as falling within the scope of your request, and are titled:
•
Northland Compliance Operation, dated 17/18 April 2019; and
•
Northland Compliance Operation, dated 15 May 2019
Both documents have been withheld under section 6(c) of the Act as releasing that information
would be likely to prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation,
and detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and
review this decision. You can contact the Office of the Ombudsman by telephone on 0800 802
602 or through its website at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, please contact
Matt Rush, Customer Advisor - Ministerials, by email to
[email address] or by
phone on 0800 108 809.
Yours sincerely
Brett Aldridge
Senior Manager Commercial Licensing and Revenue