This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Official Information request
'Rights'.
IR-01-22-31900
2 November 2022
Hemant
[FYI request #20864 email]
Tēnā koe Hemant Request for information
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 15 October 2022, in
which you requested:
• What information (if any) and in what situations is a person legally required to provide information to the police if they are NOT under arrest.
The information you have requested is publicly available on Police’s website:
https://www.police.govt.nz/advice/personal-community/new-arrivals/english/rights
I have quoted the relevant section for you below: Your rights with Police If you are questioned, detained or arrested by Police, your legal rights are: you can talk to a lawyer privately, without having to wait to see them you can choose not to make a statement you can ask why you are being questioned, detained, or arrested.
You may wish to speak with a lawyer if you need legal advice pertaining to a specific
situation.
The following website may also be of use to you: https://communitylaw.org.nz/community-
law-manual/chapter-31-police-powers/being-questioned-by-the-police/
Nāku noa, nā
Megan Winch
Manager, Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police