Dear Mr Millar

Thank you for your email, containing an OIA request, which has
been forwarded to the correct department for follow-up.

Kind regards,

PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM
NZ POLICE

CJ
-----Gavin Millar <[OIA #1748 email]> wrote:
-----

To: OIA requests at New Zealand Police <[New Zealand Police request email]>
From: Gavin Millar <[OIA #1748 email]>
Date: 16/06/2014 06:54PM
Subject: Official Information Act request - Policy and Procedures
regarding OIA Requests

Dear New Zealand Police,

I note that recently you have begun requiring people making OIA requests
to present at a local Police station with suitable ID before answering
them. See example:
[1]https://fyi.org.nz/request/1733-police-o...

I would ask that you please provide:
- All current policies, procedures, manuals, practice guides and
memorandum or similar that are used in receiving and responding to OIA
and Privacy Act requests by NZ Police
- Any changes to the above that have occurred in the last 12 months
- Any communication between NZ Police and the Office of the Ombudsman
that relate to either current practices or recent changes

If information needs to be withheld I would like to request that, where
possible, excisions are made rather than withholding the full document.
Please let me know if you wish me to clarify my request.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this
request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

For the purposes of OIA Section 12 I am both a NZ citizen and in New
Zealand which satisfies the requirements. I am happy to provide evidence
of this if you provide a direct email address. I am not willing to
submit to presenting myself at a Police station with "suitable
identification" as this is not a requirement for anyone making an OIA
request. I am also unwilling to fill out a specific OIA request form. As
the Office of the Ombudsman have made clear on a number of occasions,
valid OIA requests are possible through any and all official channels
for a department, extending as far as Twitter and Facebook accounts.

Any attempt to decline my request based on the above criteria will
result in a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman.

Yours faithfully,

Gavin Millar

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Dear Mr Millar,

Thank you for your email containing a reminder of your OIA request. This
has been forwarded to the department responsible for processing OIAs.

Kind regards,

PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM
NZ POLICE

MCA
-----Gavin Millar <[OIA #1748 email]> wrote:
-----

To: <[New Zealand Police request email]>
From: Gavin Millar <[OIA #1748 email]>
Date: 07/07/2014 06:32PM
Subject: Re: Official Information Act request - Policy and Procedures
regarding OIA Requests

Dear New Zealand Police,

Just a reminder, I haven't received any notification that the correct
department has received this request and will be responding. A response
for this is due no later than 14/07/14 which is a week from now.

Yours faithfully,

Gavin Millar

-----Original Message-----

Dear Mr Millar

 Thank you for your email, containing an OIA request, which has
 been forwarded to the correct department for follow-up.

 Kind regards,

 PUBLIC AFFAIRS TEAM
 NZ POLICE

 CJ
 -----Gavin Millar <[OIA #1748 email]> wrote:
 -----

 To: OIA requests at New Zealand Police <[New Zealand Police request
email]>
 From: Gavin Millar <[OIA #1748 email]>
 Date: 16/06/2014 06:54PM
 Subject: Official Information Act request - Policy and Procedures
 regarding OIA Requests

 Dear New Zealand Police,

 I note that recently you have begun requiring people making OIA
requests
 to present at a local Police station with suitable ID before answering
 them. See example:
 [1][1]https://fyi.org.nz/request/1733-police-o...

 I would ask that you please provide:
 - All current policies, procedures, manuals, practice guides and
 memorandum or similar that are used in receiving and responding to OIA
 and Privacy Act requests by NZ Police
 - Any changes to the above that have occurred in the last 12 months
 - Any communication between NZ Police and the Office of the Ombudsman
 that relate to either current practices or recent changes

 If information needs to be withheld I would like to request that, where
 possible, excisions are made rather than withholding the full document.
 Please let me know if you wish me to clarify my request.

 I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this
 request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz
website.

 For the purposes of OIA Section 12 I am both a NZ citizen and in New
 Zealand which satisfies the requirements. I am happy to provide
evidence
 of this if you provide a direct email address. I am not willing to
 submit to presenting myself at a Police station with "suitable
 identification" as this is not a requirement for anyone making an OIA
 request. I am also unwilling to fill out a specific OIA request form.
As
 the Office of the Ombudsman have made clear on a number of occasions,
 valid OIA requests are possible through any and all official channels
 for a department, extending as far as Twitter and Facebook accounts.

 Any attempt to decline my request based on the above criteria will
 result in a complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman.

 Yours faithfully,

 Gavin Millar

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 Please do not send progress updates as PDF files.

 Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published
 on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
 [2][2]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

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 manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA page.

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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
error, please email or telephone the sender immediately

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Raewyn Thomson

Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters

 

 

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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
error, please email or telephone the sender immediately