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Kia ora Nigel

  

I refer to your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 29 May
2026 for:

 

o Origin of the “20 years of safe use” claim Please provide:

o all documents, briefings, talking points, emails, or advice
provided to you or your office that refer to the phrase “20 years
of safe use”, or any similar wording
o any documents explaining the origin of this claim
o confirmation of whether this claim was derived from the Police
statement that:
o “Pathtech has been the exclusive Australian and New Zealand
distributor for Securetec for over 20 years.”
o if not, the source of the claim

 

o 2. Basis for describing the devices as “safe”

o Please provide:
o all documents, advice, or internal communications relied upon
when describing the DrugWipe or associated oral‑fluid collection
devices as “safe” or “used safely”
o any documents defining what “safe” was intended to mean in this
context
o any evidence provided to you supporting the assertion of
long‑term safe use

 

o 3. Contradiction regarding Safety Data Sheets (SDS) Police have
publicly identified Quantisal as the oral‑fluid collection device
used. Quantisal has a published Safety Data Sheet.

o Please provide:
o all documents or communications explaining why Police stated in
response to my earlier OIA that no Safety Data Sheet existed
o any internal discussion acknowledging or addressing the existence
of the Quantisal SDS
o any review or reconsideration of that earlier OIA response
o This request concerns the reasoning behind the public and OIA
statements, not the SDS documents themselves.

 

o 4. Additional safety‑related process questions

o 4.1 Internal safety decision‑making

+ All documents or communications provided to you that
discuss:
+ whether the devices posed any chemical hazard
+ whether HSWA or HSNO obligations applied
+ whether WorkSafe should be consulted
+ whether SDS documents should have been obtained

 

o 4.2 Accuracy of public statements

+ Any documents assessing or reviewing the accuracy of public
statements made by you or Police regarding:
+ safety
+ SDS availability
+ historical use claims

 

o 4.3 Internal concerns

+ Any concerns raised within Police or your office about:
+ the accuracy of public statements
+ the absence of SDS
+ the safety narrative being presented publicly

 

  

We have partially transferred the highlighted aspects of request to the
New Zealand Police. The information to which your request relates to is
not held by us but is believed to be held by and more closely
connected with the functions of the New Zealand Police. In these
circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the OIA to transfer your
request. 

  

You will hear further from the Police concerning your request. 

 

Ngā Mihi,

 

Georgina

Police – Correspondence Administrator | Office of Hon Mark Mitchell

Minister of Corrections | Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Minister for Ethnic Communities | Minister of Police

Minister for Sport and Recreation | Associate Minister for National
Security and Intelligence
MP for Whangaparaoa
 

Website: [1]www.Beehive.govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

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Dear Nigel

 

Tēnā koe

 

Please find attached the response to your OIA request.

 

 

Nāku noa, nā

 

Office of Hon Mark Mitchell

Minister of Corrections

Minister of Police

Minister for Emergency Management and Recovery

Minister for Ethnic Communities

Minister for Sport and Recreation

Associate Minister for National Security and Intelligence

MP for Whangaparaoa

 

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Parliamentary Service Te Ratonga Whare Pāremata
Private Bag 18041, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
[4]www.parliament.nz

 

 

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