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