Authorised access to the Motor Vehicle Register under section 241 of the Land Transport Act 1998

Shane Plummer made this Official Information request to New Zealand Transport Agency

The request was successful.

From: Shane Plummer

Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,

Tauranga City Council successfully applied for an authorisation from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to access current names and addresses in the Motor Vehicle Register.

Application for access was made under section 241 of the Land Transport Act 1998. Waka Kotahi consults with the Ombudsman, Privacy Commissioner and Police Commissioner (our advising agencies) before NZTA decided to grant an authorisation.

Please advised what specific purpose was granted and what subject to any conditions specified by Waka Kotahi TCC application was granted for use. Ie parking infringements etc

Please advise if Tauranga City Council are permitted used information to check on any motor vehicles owner details when using a Tauranga City Council road road lawfully, ie while not parking or driving in restricted roads

Yours faithfully,

Shane Plummer

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Kia ora Shane

 

This email acknowledges your below request for information made under the
Official Information Act 1982.

 

Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate section of Waka Kotahi
NZ Transport Agency for response. They will contact you if they require
clarification of your request, more time to respond, or if your request
has been transferred to another organisation to respond to. Unless more
time is required, Waka Kotahi will send a response to you within 20
working days of receiving your request – in this instance on or before 23
January 2024.

 

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requests runs from 25 December to 15 January each year and means these
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timeframes during the Christmas period at:
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Lastly, the information you have requested may contain the names and
contact details of our staff. Please let us know whether you require these
names and contact details. We may need to consult our staff before
deciding whether we can release this information, and this may take a bit
more time. If we do not hear from you we will assume that you do not
require staff names and contact details.

 

If you would like to discuss your request with Waka Kotahi, please contact
us by email at [2][NZTA request email].

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

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-----Original Message-----
From: Shane Plummer <[FOI #25012 email]>
Sent: Monday, 4 December 2023 2:00 pm
To: Official Correspondence <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Authorised access to the Motor
Vehicle Register under section 241 of the Land Transport Act 1998

 

CAUTION: The sender of this email is from outside Waka Kotahi. Do not
click links, attachments, or reply unless you recognise the sender’s email
address and know the content is safe.

 

Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,

 

Tauranga City Council successfully applied for an authorisation from Waka
Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to access current names and addresses in the
Motor Vehicle Register.

 

Application for access was made under section 241 of the Land Transport
Act 1998. Waka Kotahi consults with the Ombudsman, Privacy Commissioner
and Police Commissioner (our advising agencies) before NZTA decided to
grant an authorisation.

 

Please advised what specific purpose was granted and what subject to any
conditions specified by Waka Kotahi TCC application was granted for use.
Ie parking infringements etc

 

Please advise if Tauranga City Council are permitted used information to
check on any motor vehicles owner details when using a Tauranga City
Council road road lawfully,  ie while not parking or driving in restricted
roads

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Shane Plummer

 

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Kia ora Shane

 

Please find attached the response to your request of 4 December 2023 for
information under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

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-----Original Message-----
From: Shane Plummer <[5][FOI #25012 email]>
Sent: Monday, December 4, 2023 2:00 PM
To: Official Correspondence <[6][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Authorised access to the Motor
Vehicle Register under section 241 of the Land Transport Act 1998

 

CAUTION: The sender of this email is from outside Waka Kotahi. Do not
click links, attachments, or reply unless you recognise the sender’s email
address and know the content is safe.

 

Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,

 

Tauranga City Council successfully applied for an authorisation from Waka
Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to access current names and addresses in the
Motor Vehicle Register.

 

Application for access was made under section 241 of the Land Transport
Act 1998. Waka Kotahi consults with the Ombudsman, Privacy Commissioner
and Police Commissioner (our advising agencies) before NZTA decided to
grant an authorisation.

 

Please advised what specific purpose was granted and what subject to any
conditions specified by Waka Kotahi TCC application was granted for use.
Ie parking infringements etc

 

Please advise if Tauranga City Council are permitted used information to
check on any motor vehicles owner details when using a Tauranga City
Council road road lawfully,  ie while not parking or driving in restricted
roads

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Shane Plummer

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[7][FOI #25012 email]

 

Is [8][NZTA request email] the wrong address for Official
Information requests to New Zealand Transport Agency? If so, please
contact us using this form:

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Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

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ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

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This message, together with any attachments, may contain information that
is classified and/or subject to legal privilege. Any classification
markings must be adhered to. If you are not the intended recipient, you
must not peruse, disclose, disseminate, copy or use the message in any
way. If you have received this message in error, please notify us
immediately by return email and then destroy the original message. This
communication may be accessed or retained by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport
Agency for information assurance purposes.

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