This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Official Information request 'Police Manual Chapters'.


IR-01-22-34776 
19 December 2022
J. Beddek
[FYI request #21077 email]
Tēnā koe J. Beddek 
Request for information 
Thank you for your Of icial Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 8 November 
2022, in which you asked for a copy of the following Police Manual chapters: 
• Association Offences
• Attempts
• Banking, currency and card policy
• Calibrating road policing equipment
• Control of high-power laser devices
You also asked for the fol owing information in respect to each of the Police 
Manual chapters listed above: 
• A copy of the latest version of the document.
• The date on which the current version of the document came into effect.
• The next planned review date of the document.
• The licence under which the document and any accompanying
information is released.
Please find attached a copy of the current version of each of the Police Manual 
chapters you have requested.   
All chapters have been released in full except for the one on Calibrating road 
policing equipment which has been released in part, whereby information has 
been withheld under s9(2)(a) of the OIA to protect the privacy of natural persons.  
Police National Headquarters
180 Molesworth Street. PO Box 3017, Wellington 6140, New Zealand. 
Telephone: 04 474 9499. Fax: 04 498 7400. www.police.govt.nz 



 
 
The following table provides information relevant to the second part of your 
request: 
  Police Manual  Date the current  Next planned  Licence under 
Chapter 
version of the 
review date of 
which the 
document came  the document 
document and any 
into effect 
accompanying 
information is 
released 
Attempts 
12 June 2017 
12 June 2023 
Not applicable 
Association 
13 April 2018 
13 April 2024 
offences 
Banking, 
27 Sept 2022 
27 Sept 2027 
currency and 
card policy 
Calibrating road  11 July 2018 
11 July 2024 
policing 
equipment 
Control of high-
13 June 2022 
13 June 2028 
power laser 
devices 
 
I trust the information we have been able to provide addresses your main areas 
of interest. You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision if 
you are not satisfied with the response to your request. Information about how to 
do so is available at: www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. 
 
Nāku noa, nā 
 
 
 
Ian Barnes 
Assurance Manager: Police Instructions 
Strategy and Service Group