WELLINGTON
The Customhouse, 1 Hinemoa Street, Wellington
PO Box 2218, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
www.customs.govt.nz
30 November 2024
Ref: OIA 24-730
MT
By email:
[FYI request #29116 email]
Dear MT
Response to your request under the Official Information Act 1982
I refer to your request to the New Zealand Customs Service (Customs) submitted through the
FYI.org.nz website on 8 November 2024, in which you requested the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“I would like to request a full organisational chart of the Intelligence, Investigations and
Enforcement Group including all job titles and team names, excluding the names of any
employee.”
In response to your request, I can confirm that organisational charts showing the composition of
Customs’ Intelligence, Investigations and Enforcement Group exist, however Customs is withholding
this information in full under section 6(a) of the Act, as the making available of this information would
be likely to prejudice the security or defence of New Zealand or the international relations of the
Government of New Zealand. The release of this information would likely divulge the number,
location, and type of resources that Customs has to conduct intelligence, investigative, and
enforcement activities, and could prejudice Customs’ ability to uphold the security of New Zealand’s
borders.
In lieu of this information, Customs can provide you with some general information regarding the
make-up of the Intelligence, Investigations and Enforcement Group, which can be found below:
Customs Intelligence, Investigations
Units
and Enforcement Group Teams
Strategic Intelligence and Financial Crime
Intelligence
Operational and Tactical Intelligence
Disruption and Counter-Terrorism
Fraud and Prohibition
Drugs
Investigations
Child Exploitation Operations and Targeting
Regional Investigations
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E: [email address]
W: www.customs.govt.nz
Customs Intelligence, Investigations
Units
and Enforcement Group Teams
National Security and Emergency
N/A
Management
Integrated Targeting and Operations
Targeting
Centre
Operations Centre
Surveil ance
Human Source and Electronic Forensics
Operations Support
Detector Dog
Technical
Each team and unit are made up of staff of the fol owing ranks and roles:
• Manager
• Manager Operations / Principal Advisor / Senior Advisor
• Chief Customs Officer
• Customs Technical Specialist
• Supervising Customs Officer
• Senior Customs Officer
• Customs Officer
• Administrator.
While Customs has not been able to provide you with the full information you have requested, I trust
that you find my response helpful. Customs careers website provides more information about the
functions of the various teams within the Intelligence, Investigations and Enforcement Group at
Customs and can be found through the following link:
careers.customs.govt.nz/home. You have the right, by way of complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the
Act, to seek an investigation and review of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint
is available online at: www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or you can phone 0800 802 602.
If you have any queries in regard to this response, please contact the Correspondence, Reviews and
Ministerial Servicing Team by email at
[email address]. Yours sincerely
Terry Brown
Group Manager
Intelligence, Investigations and Enforcement
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