OC220797
19 September 2022
Oscar
[FYI request #20226 email]
Tēnā koe Oscar
I refer to your email dated 15 August 2022, requesting the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“I request the following in regards to smart speed cameras throughout New Zealand.
Documents released as referenced in the article linked below.
How many are in planning.
Locations of all planned smart speed camera locations (both point a and b of the
camera).
Any documents/plans in relation to issuing demerit points from a speed camera.
Estimated profits.”
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) partially transferred your request to Te
Manatū Waka Ministry of Transport (Te Manatū Waka) on 5 September 2022. We are
responding to your request for “any documents/plans in relation to issuing demerit points
from a speed camera”. You can expect a separate response to the rest of your request from
Waka Kotahi.
For this request, we have interpreted “documents/plans” to refer to formal advice through
briefings or reports.
There are six documents that fall within the scope of your request. These documents, where
we have released their titles, are listed in the document schedule attached as Annex One.
Te Manatū Waka is withholding all the documents, apart from four document titles, under the
following section of the Act:
9(2)(f)(iv)
“to … maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which
protect … the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the
Crown and officials …”
I am satisfied that the reasons for withholding the information at this time, are not
outweighed by public interest considerations that would make it desirable to make the
information available.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of this response by the Ombudsman,
in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be found on the
Ombudsman’s website:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
Te Manatū Waka publishes our Official Information Act responses and the information
contained in our reply to you may be published on our website. Before publishing we will
remove any personal or identifiable information.
Nāku noa, nā
Helen White
Manager, Mobility and Safety
Annex One – Document schedule
Doc # Reference Title of document
Decision on request
number
1
OC210547
Road to Zero Road Safety Penalties Withheld in full under
Review
section 9(2)(f)(iv).
2
OC210813
Proposed recommendations for public Withheld in full under
consultation
section 9(2)(f)(iv).
3
OC220357 Release of discussion document on
Withheld in full under
proposals to improve road safety and
section 9(2)(f)(iv).
equity outcomes from the road safety
penalties system
4
Withheld in full under section 9(2)(f)(iv).
5
Withheld in full under section 9(2)(f)(iv).
6
N/A
Road safety penalties review
Withheld in full under
section 9(2)(f)(iv).