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Tēnā koe dMedia,

 

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From: dMedia <[FOI #20927 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 20 October 2022 2:51 pm
To: Services <[email address]>
Subject: RFS 314442, Official Information request - Body cam footage from
Michelle Lexmond

 

Dear Gisborne District Council,

I request any bodycam footage from Michelle Lexmond recorded in the last 3
months, and any incident reports generated by or by the actions of this
employee.

Yours faithfully,
dMedia

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Kia ora dMedia.  Your request for information submitted by email on 20
October 2022 under the provisions of the Local Government Official
Information and Meetings Act (LGOIMA)1987 for body camera footage from
Michelle Lexmond for the past three months is refused under the following
grounds:

·         section 7(2)(a) to protect the privacy of the persons recorded
in the footage

·         section 7(2)(f) to maintain the effective conduct of public
affairs through:

(i)  the free and frank expressions of opinions to officers of the local
authority in the course of their duty

(ii) the protection of an officer from improper pressure of harassment.

·         Section 6(a), as the release of the information would be likely
to prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention,
investigation, and detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial.
This is because the footage may be used as evidence in investigations and
court proceedings.

 

Your request for information regarding incident reports generated the
actions of this employee has also been refused under section 7(2)(a). 

 

You have a right under section 27(3) of LGOIMA to make a complaint to the
Ombudsmen about the refusal to provide the requested information set out
in this email.

 

 

Nga mihi

 

Kate Sykes | Team Leader Monitoring and Compliance | Gisborne District
Council
email [email address] | ph +64 6 867 2049
address 15 Fitzherbert Street, PO Box 747, Gisborne 4010 | url
[1]www.gdc.govt.nz

 

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