03 July 2023
C168285
Mason
[FYI request #22703 email]
Tēnā koe Mason
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 6 May 2023 requesting
information about Electronic Monitoring (EM) and the Buddi system. Your request is being
considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
We have decided to grant your request in part, namely information which relates to the
following:
• The OIA response to Debbie Porteous of the Otago Times.
• The number of people who were subject to EM during September, October, and
November 2021.
• The number of times a low battery alert was generated due to a person failing to
charge equipment in September, October, and November 2021.
• The average number of people subject to EM during September, October, and
November 2022.
• The number of faults recorded for Smart Tags during September, October, and
November 2022.
• The number of times a low battery alert was generated due to a person failing to
charge their equipment in September, October, and November 2022.
However, it will take us some time to prepare this information for release. We will send you
that information as soon as possible. We have also decided to refuse your request for
information which relates to the following information under section 18(g) of the Official
Information Act, as the information is not held by Corrections:
• The number of faults recorded for EM equipment during September, October, and
November 2021.
• The number of equipment items returned for repair during September, October, and
November 2021.
• The number of faults recorded for EM equipment other than Smart Tags during
September, October, and November 2022.
• The number of equipment items returned to the supplier during September,
October, and November 2022.
I trust the notice of this decision is of assistance. Should you have concerns with this
response, I encourage you to raise them with Corrections. Alternatively, you are advised of
your right to also raise any concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman. Contact details are:
Office of the Ombudsman,
PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.
Ngā mihi
Nic Barkley
Manager Ministerial Services
People and Capability