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Crash Data Follow up

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From: Lewis T

this is a request to resolve the central issue in your response to my original request, OIA-19748. Entitled "Crash data"

My initial request was for a machine-readable dataset (e.g., CSV or Excel). You refused to provide the data for the 2013-2017 period on the grounds that the information is "publicly available" under section 18(d) of the Act, directing me to the PDF report He Pūrongo Whakahaumaru Huarahi mō ngā iwi Māori (June 2021).

This is a misapplication of the Act. A PDF report containing static, aggregated summaries and charts is a document about the data, not the data itself. It is not in a machine-readable format and does not contain the incident-level information I requested.
Therefore, I request the following:

The single, complete, underlying dataset (in its original or a converted machine-readable format such as CSV or Excel) that was used by NZTA to create the He Pūrongo Whakahaumaru Huarahi mō ngā iwi Māori report, covering the period 2013-2017.

The file you provide to me MUST be machine-readable

This dataset must include columns for:
The specific DSI factors originally requested in OIA-19748:
Ethnicity of the Driver
Alcohol and/or Drug Impairment (as a confirmed factor)
Restraint / Seatbelt Use (for the driver)
Driver Licence Status
Speed (as a confirmed factor)
Fleeing Driver status

All other contributing factors and variables that are referenced or were used to create the charts and tables within that report. This includes, but is not limited to:
Vehicle Safety Rating
Deprivation Index of crash location
Road Type (Urban/Rural)
Crash Movement Type
Time of Day / Day of Week
Age and Gender of driver

Pointing again to the public-facing PDF will be treated as a definitive refusal to supply the information.

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