Dear New Zealand Police,

I request to be provided with the evidence and facts of the following questions under section 12 of the Official Information Act 1982 ,and The Declaration on Open and Transparent Government as approved by Cabinet on 8 August 2011.

1. Is the "Her Majesty ,Queen of New Zealand" in the Police oath the same one as Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith

2. Please confirm NZ Police recognizes and operates in common law jurisdiction under Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith (alongside NZ statute jurisdiction) as laid out in the ;

- Imperial Laws Application Act s5 , and
- Policing Act 2008, s 4 interpretation of policing , s22 Police Oath and s23
- by coronation oath of Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.

3. Further please confirm common law is a separate jurisdiction from New Zealand Acts and a man standing in common law jurisdiction while he may be arrested for breach of the peace cannot be charged for it or any other crime under any NZ Acts, as per s9 of the Policing Act 2008.

As the head of the organisation these OIA questions are about and therefore most knowledgeable and qualified to answer these questions I don’t expect them to be passed on to another other agency and I look forward to your personal response in the time frames and manner required under the NZ Official Information Act

Yours faithfully,

legal person and said citizen
Mr Malcolm France

Dear Ministerial Services,

These 2 joined requests were made days apart separately for a reason .

I want this OIA kept separate from the other OIA IR-01-21-30344 about organisation type made on 8 oct 2021 which while about Police is on a different subject.

Yours sincerely,

Malcolm France

Dear Ministerial Services,

Your only answered question 1 of my 3 questions , and refused to answer the questions 2 and 3 on the basis of you dont hold the information (s18g OIA).

That is simply outrageous evasion and obfuscation.

I am not asking legal advice . I expect the Police to be able to answer simple OIAs on its own jurisdiction that it holds and enforces, ie the primary condition you must meet to act. So please read the questions in case you misunderstood them and answer them here separately from OIA IR-01-21-30344 as requested. .

Yours sincerely,

Malcolm France