Is There Crown Copyright in the Southern Cross?

Brian Mendham made this Official Information request to Department of Internal Affairs

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From: Brian Mendham

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

I would like to know if there is Crown copyright in the Southern Cross featured in the New Zealand Flag.

If so, is it freely available for New Zealanders to use as a design element on a submission to the Flag Submission Panel for the upcoming flag referendum?

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Brian Mendham

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Dear Mr Mendham,

 

The Department does not hold the information you requested. However, I am
aware that this information is held by the New Zealand Flag Consideration
Project.

I am therefore transferring your request to the New Zealand Flag
Consideration Project under section 14 of the Official Information Act.

 

They will respond to your request directly, in due course.

 

Best regards,

Simon

 

Simon Catterall | Support Officer, Governance | Governance, Risk &
Assurance  | Strategy & Governance 
The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua   
Direct Dial: +64 4 495 6000 | Extn: 5100

Email: [1][email address]
46 Waring Taylor St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |
 [2]www.dia.govt.nz

[3]http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/Fi...

 

 

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Dear Brian,

 

Thank you for your enquiry of 6 May regarding Crown Copyright in the
Southern Cross which has been transferred to us from the Department of
Internal Affairs. We will treat this as correspondence and will respond as
soon as possible.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

NZ Flag Consideration Project Secretariat Team

 

PO BOX 10245 |  The Terrace | Wellington 6143 

email: [1][email address]

 

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Dear Brian,

 

Thank you for your email of 6 May regarding Crown copyright in the
Southern Cross featured in the New Zealand Flag.

 

There is no Crown copyright in the Southern Cross as depicted in the
current New Zealand flag. People suggesting alternative flag designs to
the Flag Consideration Panel are free to use this as a design element.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

NZ Flag Consideration Project Secretariat Team

 

PO BOX 10245 |  The Terrace | Wellington 6143 

email: [1][email address]

 

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From: OIA [mailto:[email address]]
Sent: Tuesday, 12 May 2015 11:10 a.m.
To: 'Brian Mendham'
Cc: flaginfo
Subject: RE: Official Information Act request - Is There Crown Copyright
in the Southern Cross?

 

Dear Mr Mendham,

 

The Department does not hold the information you requested. However, I am
aware that this information is held by the New Zealand Flag Consideration
Project.

I am therefore transferring your request to the New Zealand Flag
Consideration Project under section 14 of the Official Information Act.

 

They will respond to your request directly, in due course.

 

Best regards,

Simon

 

Simon Catterall | Support Officer, Governance | Governance, Risk &
Assurance  | Strategy & Governance 
The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua   
Direct Dial: +64 4 495 6000 | Extn: 5100

Email: [3][email address]
46 Waring Taylor St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |
 [4]www.dia.govt.nz

[5]http://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/Fi...

 

 

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