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I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request below.

Your reference number is IR-01-24-2652.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 22 February 2024 unless an extension is needed.

Ngā mihi, Michelle
Ministerial Services - Police National Headquarters

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From: A Whittle <[FOI #25502 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 24 January 2024 1:19 PM
To: Ministerial Services <[email address]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Firearms Safety Authority & Communications to LFO's regarding Legislation Changes

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Dear New Zealand Police,

I am seeking the following information with respect to NZ Firearms Legislation and the role of the NZ Police and/or Firearms Safety Authority in communicating legislative changes to Licensed Firearms Owners (LFO's):
- when was Firearms Legislation changed to include as an illegal and/or prohibited firearm, pump action shotguns with a magazine capacity greater than five?
- please provide links to all legislation changes for pump action shotguns with a magazine capacity greater than five
- when and how was this legislative change conveyed to LFO's?
- please provide any website links indicating this change
- if the change was not emailed and/or posted to LFO's - why did this not occur?
- if it was emailed and/or posted, please provide a copy of the emailed correspondence including the date(s) it was sent
- what was the timeframe during which 7-shot pump action shotguns could be modified to 5-shot?
- was compensation and reimbursement offered for modification of pump action shotguns to 5-shot?
- if so, when did this scheme expire?
- please provide a link to the legislation which states that pump action shotguns with a magazine capacity greater than five can no longer be modified and must be surrendered for destruction with no compensation

Yours faithfully,

A Whittle

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Tēnā koe

 

Please find attached the response and documentation relating to your
Official Information Act request, received by Police on 24 January 2024.

 

Ngā mihi

Lisa

Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters

 

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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