20 Viaduct Harbour Avenue, Auckland 1010
Private Bag 92250, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Phone 09 355 3553
Website www.AT.govt.nz
24 October 2024
Kyle
[FYI request #28527 email]
Auckland Transport — CAS-984146-C5C1R4
Kia ora Kyle,
Thank you for your request for information dated 25 September 2024 regarding the infringement issuance associated
with al transit lanes across the wider Auckland region.
It’s important to note the fol owing information regarding transit lanes, the methods of detection and verification of
offences, and the waiver data captured in the system that’s used by Auckland Transport’s Adjudicators for the
management of infringements.
Transit Lanes and compliance through CCTV cameras
The CCTV cameras are checked daily by Auckland Transport’s warranted Officers before any enforcement begins and
then after the officer checks it, it is verified by a supervisor or another officer to make sure there are no errors. The
offence is not determined by CCTV (CCTV used is not surveil ance certified equipment), but by the warranted Officer
that reviews the footage captured by CCTV.
The “Primary Evidence” is the account of a warranted officer witnessing the offence. The evidence captured for an
offence committed, is done by a warranted Officer as part of the infringement process. When an Officer col ects
evidence, he/she uses our technology that we (AT) control and we (AT) can guarantee that the evidence has not
been tampered with. A warranted Officer (trained and specialising in Special Vehicle Lane enforcement) reviews
al the captured footage (in your case by CCTV) and determines whether a breach has occurred and then issues
the infringement if a breach has occurred.
CCTV footage act as a “Secondary Evidence” tool. Al camera footage captured is “Secondary Evidence” which
support the warranted Officer’s account. The evidence is then stored in the advent that the offence may be
chal enged. The evidence can be provided to the registered vehicle owner only. The evidence can be taken with
the warranted Officer to court to present in a legal chal enge.
Infringement system and Adjudication
Each infringement dispute is reviewed on a case-by-case basis by one of Auckland Transport’s Adjudicators.
The system in which AT’s Adjudication team operate the management of infringements with is not designed for bulk
analysis of specificities resulting in a waived notice i.e., the non-detection of particular occupants identified by an
Adjudicator or the registered vehicle owner; valid medical emergencies; stolen vehicles not operated by the registered
vehicle owner when captured, etc. To gather this information would require extensive time to manual y work through
tens of thousands of unique records in order to further analyse the specific reasons for the waived notice.
How many total al eged T2/T3 lane infringements have you issued during time period 01-Jan-2022 to 24-September-
2024 with in the Auckland region? (entire geographic region that fal under your partial OR ful oversight)
Between January 1, 2022, and September 24, 2024, a total of 37,164 infringements were issued across al transit lanes
in the Auckland region for not complying with special vehicle lane requirements. Please refer to the table below for
further granularity.
Infringement issuance for al transit lanes across the Auckland region (period: 1.1.22-24.9.24)
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Total
2022 96
411
241
3,211
17
49
3,864
7,889
2023 63
139
164
1,902
5,848
1,229
238
332
3,213
13,128
2024 2,697
2,471
174
2,332
3,611
1,418
361
110
858
2,115
16,147
Total 2,856
3,021
338
4,475
12,670 2,664
648
442
858
9,192
37,164
Of the total 37,164 infringements issued for a transit lane related offence; 1,462 notices were exempted based on a
variety of reasons respective to the dispute submitted, and the circumstances warranting the waiver of infringement
notice.
The system in which AT Adjudicators manage infringements does not al ow for bulk analysis of specific reasons for a
waived notice, therefore we are unable to provide a detailed breakdown of the reasons for waiving the infringements
without substantial col ation. Each infringement would need to be individual y reviewed to determine the waiver
reason. Therefore, your request for the reason of each waiver is declined under section 17(g) of the LGOIMA, as the
information cannot be made available without substantial col ation.
Should you believe that we have not dealt with your request appropriately, you are able to make a complaint to the
Office of the Ombudsman in accordance with section 27(3) of the LGOIMA Act and seek an investigation and review
regarding this matter.
Kind regards
John Strawbridge
Group Manager,
Parking Services & Compliance
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