OIAD 1610 Response L.pdf

OIAD-1610
10 December 2021

Alyssa L

[FYI request #17548 email]

Tēnā koe Alyssa

Thank  you  for  your  Official  Information  Act  request  to  the  Department  of  Conservation,
received on 12 November 2021 in which you asked for:

1. A breakdown of all reports received by DOC regarding drone use and the outcome
of investigation conducted by DOC for each case (warning, infringement (incl. the
amount in $), prosecution, etc) for the last 2 years. Please provide this in excel format.

2.  Copies of any internal documents or legal framework used by DOC staff in
determining the penalty for offences to ensure it is fair and proportionate.

3. With regard to the monetary fees collected by DOC, please explain where this money
is going towards.

Your questions and our responses are listed below:

1.  A  breakdown  of  all  reports  received  by  DOC regarding  drone  use  and the  outcome  of
investigation conducted by DOC for each case (warning, infringement (incl. the amount in
$), prosecution, etc) for the last 2 years. Please provide this in excel format.
  The Department started to centrally collect data on offending on conservation land
from July 2020. A spreadsheet recording the numbers of reports of il egal drone use, along
with the outcome of each file, from 1 July 2020 to the current date is attached to this letter
as Appendix A.

2.  Copies of any internal documents or legal framework used by DOC staff in determining the
penalty for of ences to ensure it is fair and proportionate.
  The level of infringement fees for offending against conservation legislation was set
by Parliament in 2019 through the Conservation (Infringement Of ences) Regulations. This
means the size of the fee for offending against conservation legislation is set by Parliament,
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not by the Department of Conservation. The regulations are available online at the following
link: Conservation (Infringement Of ences) Regulations 2019

3. With regard to the monetary fees collected by DOC, please explain where this money is
going towards.

The money received as payment for infringement fees is collected by DOC and
passed on to Treasury for the Government’s consolidated fund. The Department has no
direct say in how money collected through infringement fees is spent.

Please note this letter (with your personal details removed) and enclosed documents may be
published on the Department’s website.

Nāku noa, nā

Hilary Aikman
Director Operations Issues and Programmes
Department of Conservation
Te Papa Atawhai

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Appendix A

RegulationWorks_2
021-12-08_09-57-37.

Code
Offence Date /
Time
Location District
Outcome
CLE-150
5/10/2020 9:58
Auckland Tamaki/Makaurau -
Auckland
No further action - Advocacy
CLE-160
6/10/2020 13:28
Tongariro
No further action - Referred to another
agency
CLE-247
3/11/2020 8:24
Tongariro
No further action - Advocacy
CLE-270
6/11/2020 11:31
Hawkes Bay - Hastings
No further action - Insufficient evidence
CLE-355
25/11/2020 9:06
King Country - Te Kuiti
No further action - Advocacy
CLE-432
6/12/2020 13:44
New Plymouth
No further action - Advocacy
CLE-500
17/12/2020 15:17
Tongariro
No further action - Insufficient evidence
CLE-510
19/12/2020 14:41
Nelson Lakes
No further action - Advocacy
CLE-543
29/12/2020 12:37
Motueka
No further action - Advocacy
CLE-562
6/01/2021 14:35
Nelson Lakes - Saint Arnaud
No further action - Insufficient evidence
CLE-568
6/01/2021 14:58
Nelson Lakes - Saint Arnaud
No further action - Insufficient evidence
CLE-582
8/01/2021 10:54
Bay of Islands
No further action - Insufficient evidence
CLE-583
8/01/2021 11:10
Nelson Lakes
No further action - Advocacy
CLE-587
8/01/2021 13:56
Wellington
No further action - Advocacy
CLE-594
9/01/2021 16:17
Te Anau
No further action - Insufficient evidence
CLE-638
13/01/2021 8:53
Bay of Islands
No further action - Insufficient evidence
CLE-691
19/01/2021 15:28
Nelson Lakes
No further action - Insufficient evidence
CLE-721
26/01/2021 15:37
Whangarei
No further action
CLE-756
30/01/2021 14:46
Wakatipu
No further action - Insufficient evidence
CLE-800
10/02/2021 13:24
North Canterbury
No further action - Insufficient evidence
CLE-942
11/03/2021 8:44
Tauranga - Waihi
Warning Letter Issued
CLE-1136
23/04/2021 14:10
Greymouth - Moana
No further action - Insufficient evidence
CLE-1251
24/05/2021 10:33
Central Otago
No further action - Advocacy
CLE-1322
9/06/2021 10:07
Rakiura
No further action - Advocacy
CLE-1368
28/06/2021 10:20
Mahaanui
No further action
CLE-1434
12/07/2021 14:32
Wakatipu - Queenstown
Stil Under Investigation
CLE-1449
15/07/2021 10:48
Tauranga - Tauranga
No further action - Insufficient evidence
CLE-1531
12/08/2021 16:14
Nelson Lakes - Saint Arnaud
No further action - Insufficient evidence
CLE-1565
18/08/2021 13:25
Auckland Inner Islands -
Auckland
Warning Letter Issued
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CLE-1569
19/08/2021 14:29
Wakatipu
No further action - Advocacy
CLE-1580
24/08/2021 8:47
Auckland Tamaki/Makaurau -
Auckland
No further action - Advocacy
CLE-1586
26/08/2021 14:02
New Plymouth - Waitara
Warning Letter Issued
CLE-1741
20/09/2021 14:45
Tongariro - National Park
Infringement Notice Issued ($800)
CLE-1926
12/10/2021 12:49
Tongariro - National Park
Stil Under Investigation
CLE-2117
10/11/2021 13:37
Tauranga - Tauranga
No further action - Advocacy
CLE-2119
10/11/2021 16:05
Aoraki Mt Cook
Stil Under Investigation
CLE-2185
19/11/2021 16:03
Auckland Inner Islands -
Auckland
No further action - Advocacy

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