Tēnā koe Mr Leakey

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act (OIA) request below, received by New Zealand Police on 13 June 2021.

Your request is being actioned pursuant to the Act.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 9 July 2021.

Ngā mihi
Fiona
Ministerial Services
PNHQ

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Tēnā koe Mr Leakey

Could you please confirm that you are referring to transport based infringement notices.

If not, could I please ask that you clarify what infringement notices you are referring to.

Ngā mihi
Fiona
Ministerial Services
PNHQ

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Tēnā koe Mr Leakey

I refer to your Official Information Act (OIA) request dated 13 June 2021 for the following information, "I am requesting any information regarding the decision to document a person's sex on infringement notices? Specifically when this decision was made and the rationale for it?"

We have transferred your request to the Ministry of Transport. The information to which your request relates is not held by us but is believed to be held by and is more closely connected with the functions of the Ministry of Transport. In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the OIA to transfer your request.

You will hear further from the Ministry of Transport concerning your request.

Ngā mihi
Fiona
Ministerial Services
PNHQ

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Kia ora Cameron,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Transport, I acknowledge your Official
Information Act request of 17 June 2021 seeking:

 

“I am requesting any information regarding the decision to document a
person's sex on infringement notices? Specifically when this decision was
made and the rationale for it?”

 

and clarified to confirm “Traffic Infringement Notices specifically”

 

We will consider your request and respond appropriately as set out in the
Official Information Act 1982.

 

The Ministry publishes Official Information Act responses on our website
when there may be wider interest in the information released. This means
the information provided to you might be published after you have received
it.

 

Ngâ mihi nui,

 

Emma

Advisor, Official Correspondence

Corporate Services | Te Kâhui Tangata

Ministry of Transport  |  Te Manatû Waka

 

Enabling New Zealanders to flourish | He whakamana i a Aotearoa kia momoho

 

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Kia ora Cameron,

 

This email is to notify you that the Ministry is extending the 20 working
days available to it to respond to your Official Information Act request
pursuant to section 15A(1)(b) of the Act.

 

We require an additional 12 working days as:

 

“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.”

 

You may now expect a full response to your request by 2 August 2021.

 

Please note you have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to approach
the Ombudsman about this extension.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Megan Shields [1](she / her)
Kaiwhakahaere – Tuhinga Ôkawa |Team Leader – Official Correspondence

Te Kâhui Tangata | Corporate Services

Te Manatû Waka | Ministry of Transport

 [2]www.transport.govt.nz

He whakamana i a Aotearoa kia momoho | Enabling New Zealanders to flourish

 

 

 

From: OCU <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 17 June 2021 11:00 AM
To: [FOI #15773 email]
Subject: Official Information Request

 

Kia ora Cameron,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Transport, I acknowledge your Official
Information Act request of 17 June 2021 seeking:

 

“I am requesting any information regarding the decision to document a
person's sex on infringement notices? Specifically when this decision was
made and the rationale for it?”

 

and clarified to confirm “Traffic Infringement Notices specifically”

 

We will consider your request and respond appropriately as set out in the
Official Information Act 1982.

 

The Ministry publishes Official Information Act responses on our website
when there may be wider interest in the information released. This means
the information provided to you might be published after you have received
it.

 

Ngâ mihi nui,

 

Emma

Advisor, Official Correspondence

Corporate Services | Te Kâhui Tangata

Ministry of Transport  |  Te Manatû Waka

 

Enabling New Zealanders to flourish | He whakamana i a Aotearoa kia momoho

 

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Dear Mr Leakey

 

Please find attached a letter and information related to your request
under the Official Information Act 1982 for “any information regarding the
decision to document a person’s sex on infringement notices? Specifically
when this decision was made and the rationale for it?”

 

Kind regards,

Evie Lindsay

 

Evie Lindsay (she / her)

Kaitohutohu Pôtiki | Graduate Policy Adviser – Regulatory Policy

Te Manatû Waka | Ministry of Transport

 

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Dear Cameron

 

I refer to your request dated 15 June 2021, pursuant to the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), seeking: “any information regarding the
decision to document a person’s sex on infringement notices? Specifically
when this decision was made and the rationale for it?”

 

Please find attached two further documents that fall within scope of your
request:

 

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| |Date |Document |Description of information|
| | | |withheld |
|-+-----------+-------------------------------+--------------------------|
|1|9 June 2011|Cabinet Legislation Committee |Some information withheld |
| | |Paper “Land Transport (Offences|if out of scope of the |
| | |and Penalties) Amendment |request. |
| | |Regulations 2011 / Land | |
| | |Transport (Infringement and | |
| | |Reminder Notices) Amendment | |
| | |Regulations 2011” | |
| | | | |
| | |  | |
|-+-----------+-------------------------------+--------------------------|
|2|29 May 2012|Cabinet Paper “Land Transport |Some information withheld |
| | |(Infringement and Reminder |under s9(2)(a) of the |
| | |Notices) Regulations 2012 / |Official Information Act |
| | |Land Transport Amendment Act |1982. |
| | |2011 Commencement Order 2012” | |
| | | | |
| | |  | |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

Regarding the information that has been withheld under Section 9 of the
Act, I am of the opinion that there are no countervailing considerations
that make it desirable, in the public interest, to make the information
available.

 

You have the right under section 28(3) of the Official Information Act to
make a complaint about the withholding of information to the Ombudsman,
who can be contacted at [1][email address]

 

The Ministry publishes our Official Information Act responses and the
information contained in our reply to you will be published on the
Ministry website. Before publishing we will remove any personal or
identifiable information.

 

Kind regards,

 

Evie

 

Evie Lindsay (she / her)

Kaitohutohu Pôtiki | Graduate Policy Adviser – Regulatory Policy

Te Manatû Waka | Ministry of Transport

 

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