Hi Mark
 
Your request has been sent to the appropriate department for followup.
 
Many thanks
 
Police Public Affairs

-----Mark <[OIA #2725 email]> wrote: -----
To: OIA requests at New Zealand Police <[New Zealand Police request email]>
From: Mark <[OIA #2725 email]>
Date: 13/05/2015 05:16AM
Subject: Official Information Act request - Cold Case

Dear New Zealand Police,

Can you provide me with the Kirsty Bentley investigation file please.
In accordance with s12, I'm a New Zealand citizen in Christchurch.

I would prefer an electronic format/PDF response.

Yours faithfully,

Mark

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Dear Mark

Thank you for your request of 13 May 2015 for a copy of the Kirsty Bentley
investigation file preferably in electronic format.

 

I acknowledge your assertion that you are a New Zealand citizen and in New
Zealand.  However, in order to satisfy itself that you are eligible under
section 12 of the Official Information Act 1982, Police requests that you
provide supporting information as to eligibility, such as your New Zealand
postal address, personal email address indicating a NZ domain, NZ phone
number on which I can contact you, or any identity documentation. I would
be happy to receive further information by post, email or phone (my
contact details are below). 

For your information, Police relies on the following guidance provided by
the Ombudsman:

With requests submitted by post, the origin of the request will usually be
clear from the post mark, and the requester will normally provide a return
address, which should together provide sufficient assurance that the
requester is in New Zealand, and therefore eligible.

With requests submitted by email, twitter or facebook, it may not be
apparent that the requester satisfies the eligibility requirements under
the OIA. Agencies are entitled to make reasonable enquiries to satisfy
themselves that a requester is eligible to make an OIA request. Often
provision of a New Zealand postal address will suffice. This information
can be conveyed, if requested, via personal message. The working day count
won’t start until it is clear that the request is made by a person who is
eligible to do so.

Agencies must be mindful of their obligation to provide reasonable
assistance to a person who wants to make an official information request,
but hasn’t made one in compliance with the legislation.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Teresa McMahon

Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters

PO Box 3017

Wellington

Ext 44069,  04 474 9469

 

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