Police Business
JennyM made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police
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From: JennyM
Dear New Zealand Police,
What constitutes "police business" ?
Yours faithfully,
JennyM
From: MCMAHON, Teresa
New Zealand Police
Dear JennyM
Thank you for your request in which you asked "what constitutes Police
business".
Police business is wide-ranging. Section 9 of the Policing Act 2008 states
that the functions of Police include:
· (a) keeping the peace:
· (b) maintaining public safety:
· (c) law enforcement:
o (d) crime prevention:
o (e) community support and reassurance:
o (f) national security:
o (g) participation in [1]policing activities outside New Zealand:
o (h) emergency management.
Further information about the work of NZ Police can be found on the Police
website [2]http://www.police.govt.nz/ and in documents published on that
website such as Police annual reports.
If you require specific information about an aspect of Police business,
please advise.
Teresa McMahon
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters
PO Box 3017
Wellington
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From: JennyM
Dear MCMAHON, Teresa,
Thank you - please could you tell me into which category of Section 9 Police Act the following then falls.
An OIA sent to Police by another agency undertaking an investigation (no charges laid) for private information held in an employment file (not an OIA matter).
NZ Police had NO consent to release to that information to any other agency, (advice of no consent was written months prior and sent to and received by HR including the instruction that should any such request be received the NZ Police MUST IMMEDIATELY INFORM [the subject] which they did not), and after two months the request was declined, with the response to the requester being "because we have no consent".
Additionally the request was entered under the requester's name only, not the agency, and had no link to the subject whose information was sought, preventing them from ascertaining if there was any information requests or investigations.
NZ Police knew they had no consent, and knew they had to inform the subject immediately yet they failed to do so. After being questioned on the error of this and other errors in the handling of the matter, suddenly it became "because it was Police Business."
Why does this become "Police Business"?
How can it be not Police Business AND Police Business - it cannot be both.
Yours sincerely,
JennyM
From: MCMAHON, Teresa
New Zealand Police
Dear JennyM
Thank you for your further email. Unfortunately, Police cannot investigate
or comment on the situation you have described without further details
about the issue.
If you would like to email me at [1][email address], or
write to the Commissioner at PO Box 3017, Wellington 6142, giving the
details of the OIA in question, including the name of the subject, the
approximate date of the request and any other details that would help
Police to identify it, Police will investigate and respond to you.
Alternatively, you may complain to the Ombudsman at
[2]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/make-...
Your sincerely
Teresa McMahon
Teresa McMahon
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters
PO Box 3017
Wellington
Ext 44069, DDI 04 474 9469
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WARNING
The information contained in this email message is intended for the
addressee only and may contain privileged information. It may also be
subject to the provisions of section 50 of the Policing Act 2008, which
creates an offence to have unlawful possession of Police property. If you
are not the intended recipient of this message or have received this
message in error, you must not peruse, use, distribute or copy this
message or any of its contents.
Also note, the views expressed in this message may not necessarily reflect
those of the New Zealand Police. If you have received this message in
error, please email or telephone the sender immediately
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