OC240693
1 July 2024
Tony
[FYI request #27295 email]>
Tēnā koe Tony
I refer to your email dated 18 June 2024, requesting the following information under the
Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“- all assessments (formal or informal) undertaken in the last 5 years in respect of the
impact of commuters using mobile phones or similar electronic devices to play
videos/music on public transport without headphones
- details of any policies considered to reduce the impact/frequency of commuters
using mobile phones or similar electronic devices to play videos/music on public
transport without headphones“
Te Manatū Waka the Ministry of Transport (the Ministry) holds nothing in scope of your
request. I am therefore refusing your request under Section 18(e) of the Act - the information
requested does not exist.
You may wish to contact public transport authorities for any research they have conducted on
this issue. They are more likely to have such information, given its operational nature.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of this response by the Ombudsman,
in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be found on the
Ombudsman’s websit
e www.ombudsman.parliament.nz
The Ministry publishes our Of icial Information Act responses and the information contained
in our reply to you may be published on the Ministry website. Before publishing we wil
remove any personal or identifiable information.
Nāku noa, nā
Hilary Penman
Manager, Accountability & Correspondence
transport.govt.nz | hei-arataki.nz
HEAD OFFICE: PO Box 3175, Wellington 6140, New Zealand. PH: +64 4 439 9000
AUCKLAND OFFICE: NZ Government Auckland Policy Office, PO Box 106483, Auckland 1143, New Zealand. PH: +64 4 439 9000
