Tēnā koe Mr James

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request below, received by New Zealand Police on 6 April 2021.

Your request is being actioned pursuant to the OIA.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 5 May 2021.

Ngā mihi
Sarah
Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police National Headquarters Wellington

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From: Hayden <[FOI #15093 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 6 April 2021 7:40 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[New Zealand Police request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - COVID-19 arrest warrants

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Dear New Zealand Police,

I am requesting information in relation to persons returning to New Zealand from overseas.

If a person had a active warrant upon entry to New Zealand what is the protocol as there is a mandatory 14 day quarantine period.
Are the persons arrested at the border and bailed till a later court date?
Are they arrested and held in the cells for 14 days of the quarantine and if so what precautions are taken to ensure staff and other prisoners are kept safe and no risk of infection?
Are they arrested at the border and sent into the 14 days at hotel quarantine? If so are they held in police custody at the hotel do the department of corrections hold custody?

Yours faithfully,

Hayden James

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Tēnā koe Mr James
 
I refer to your request of 6 April 2021 for the following information:

 

I am requesting information in relation to persons returning to New
Zealand from overseas.

If a person had a active warrant upon entry to New Zealand what is the
protocol as there is a mandatory 14 day quarantine period.

Are the persons arrested at the border and bailed till a later court date?

Are they arrested and held in the cells for 14 days of the quarantine and
if so what precautions are taken to ensure staff and other prisoners are
kept safe and no risk of infection?

Are they arrested at the border and sent into the 14 days at hotel
quarantine? If so are they held in police custody at the hotel do the
department of corrections hold custody?

 

I have been asked to advise you that Police requires an extension of time
in which to respond to your request, pursuant to section 15A(1) of the
Official Information Act (OIA). Specifically, section 15A(1)(b),
consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a
proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the
original time limit..

 

Police require until 14 May 2021 to provide a substantive response to your
request.

 

You have the right, under section 28(3) of the OIA, to make a complaint to
an Ombudsman about this extension.

 

If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this
decision, please feel free to contact
[1][email address].
 
Ngā mihi
Fiona
Ministerial Services
PNHQ

 

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Kia ora Hayden

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on  6 April 2021.

Kind regards, Brittany
Ministerial Services PNHQ

 

 

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WARNING

The information contained in this email message is intended for the
addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be
subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Policing Act 2008, which
creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you
are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this
message or any of its contents.

Also note, the views expressed in this message may not necessarily reflect
those of the New Zealand Police. If you have received this message in
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