Dear Cody,

 

Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) Request

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request, received on Friday 28
April 2017, in which you asked for information concerning Secureflight
Limited.

The CAA would like proof of eligibility to make a request pursuant to
section 12 of the Act. Could you please email a copy of a passport,
drivers licence or document with name & address on it through to
[1][CAA request email].

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as practicable and
before 26 May 2017, being 20 working days after the day your request was
received.  

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe.

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me on 04-5609472, or
by email on [2][email address].

If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken
into account.

Thanks,

Tom Wheeler | Official Information & Privacy Advisor

Legal Services

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand | Aviation Security Service

Te Mana Rererangi Tūmatanui o Aotearoa | Kaiwhakamaru Rererangi

Level 15 | Asteron Centre | 55 Featherston Street | Wellington | 6011

PO Box 3555 | Wellington | 6140

(DDI): (04) 560 9472 (Ext): 4472

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-----Original Message-----
From: Cody C [mailto:[FOI #5799 email]]
Sent: Friday, 28 April 2017 6:26 p.m.
To: OIA
Subject: Official Information request - Aviation Security

 

Dear Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand,

 

Has the CAA conducted any investigation into Secureflight Limited
("Secureflight")? If so, please provide all reasonably available
documents, memos or otherwise pertaining to Secureflight.

 

What is the legal status of Secureflight given that the organisation
conducts searches within secure areas of airport(s) of passengers before
boarding flights to ports of the USA?

 

Please also give special consideration to:

 

* the fact that Secureflight is not a Part 140 Aviation Security
Organisation

* Section 55 of the Civil Aviation Act ("Personation or obstruction of
aviation security officer")

* Secureflight employees remain in a secure airport area without the
intention to depart on a flight

 

For the purposes of the Act, I am a New Zealand citizen and residing in
New Zealand at the time of making this request. You generally have 20
working days to respond to this notice, as required by law. Your response
will be published publicly on the fyi.org.nz website.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Cody C

 

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Dear Cody,

 

The CAA is making reasonable enquiries to establish that you are eligible
to make a section 12 request.

As suggested in the Ombudsman’s guide ‘Requests made online’, the CAA has
asked for proof of eligibility early and has provided a direct means of
communication to reduce privacy concerns with an online forum.

Please note that your statement that you are eligible has not satisfied
the CAA that you are eligible, and your request will not be processed
until your eligibility has been appropriately established.

 

Thanks,

Tom Wheeler | Official Information & Privacy Advisor

Legal Services

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand | Aviation Security Service

Te Mana Rererangi Tūmatanui o Aotearoa | Kaiwhakamaru Rererangi

Level 15 | Asteron Centre | 55 Featherston Street | Wellington | 6011

PO Box 3555 | Wellington | 6140

(DDI): (04) 560 9472 (Ext): 4472

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-----Original Message-----
From: Cody C [mailto:[FOI #5799 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 3 May 2017 10:07 p.m.
To: OIA
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Aviation Security

 

Dear Tom Wheeler,

 

Thank you for the prompt acknowledgement.

 

> The CAA would like proof of eligibility to make a request pursuant to
section 12 of the Act.

 

As originally stated in my request, I am a New Zealand Citizen at the time
of making this request which is enough to satisfy the requirements of
Section 12 of the Act:

 

Any person, being—

(a) a New Zealand citizen; or

(b) a permanent resident of New Zealand; or

(c) a person who is in New Zealand; or

(d) a body corporate which is incorporated in New Zealand; or

(e) a body corporate which is incorporated outside New Zealand but which
has a place of business in New Zealand,— may request a department or
Minister of the Crown or organisation to make available to him or it any
specified official information.

 

If you intend to decline the OIA on this basis, please provide the
relevant section of the Act which enables you to do so. I note that
Section 18 would not generally provide for this.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Cody C

 

-----Original Message-----

 

Dear Cody,

 

 

 

Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) Request

 

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your request, received on Friday
28  April 2017, in which you asked for information concerning
Secureflight  Limited.

 

The CAA would like proof of eligibility to make a request pursuant to 
section 12 of the Act. Could you please email a copy of a passport, 
drivers licence or document with name & address on it through to  [1][CAA
request email].

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as practicable and 
before 26 May 2017, being 20 working days after the day your request was 
received.  

 

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you
of  an extension of that timeframe.

 

If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me on 04-5609472, or 
by email on [2][email address].

 

If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your 
request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken 
into account.

 

Thanks,

 

Tom Wheeler | Official Information & Privacy Advisor

 

Legal Services

 

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand | Aviation Security Service

 

Te Mana Rererangi Tūmatanui o Aotearoa | Kaiwhakamaru Rererangi

 

Level 15 | Asteron Centre | 55 Featherston Street | Wellington | 6011

 

PO Box 3555 | Wellington | 6140

 

(DDI): (04) 560 9472 (Ext): 4472

 

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Dear Mr Cooper,

Official Information Act 1982 Request

I refer to your request submitted via FYI.org.nz on 28 April 2017
requesting the following information from the Civil Aviation Authority
(CAA):

·         has the CAA conducted any investigation into Secureflight
Limited ("Secureflight")? If so, please provide all reasonably available
documents, memos or otherwise pertaining to Secureflight; and

·         what is the legal status of Secureflight, giving consideration
to a list of factors?

 

Investigation into Secureflight

The CAA has not conducted any investigation into Secureflight.

Legal Status of Secureflight

Secureflight is an organisation that is independent from, and unrelated
to, the CAA and does not hold an aviation document.

 

If you have any queries about your request, please contact me at
[1][CAA request email] or on (04) 560 9472.

 

Regards,

Tom Wheeler | Official Information & Privacy Advisor

Legal Services

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand | Aviation Security Service

Te Mana Rererangi Tūmatanui o Aotearoa | Kaiwhakamaru Rererangi

Level 15 | Asteron Centre | 55 Featherston Street | Wellington | 6011

PO Box 3555 | Wellington | 6140

(DDI): (04) 560 9472 (Ext): 4472

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Dear Mr Cooper,

I refer to your further question directed to the Civil Aviation Authority
(CAA) on 5 June 2017, in which you clarified an earlier question
concerning the requirements of the Civil Aviation Act 1990 and part 140 of
the Civil Aviation Rules (CAR) in relation to searching airline
passengers.

International states have differing security requirements imposed on
domestic and international aircraft operating within their state. States
may place obligations on airlines operating within their territory to meet
those requirements. When these requirements are on the state (NZ) then
they would become a duty required to be undertaken by a CAR part 140
certificate holder.  If it is a requirement imposed on an airline, then
airlines may undertake this role themselves or contract 3rd party
providers to cover these requirements. In New Zealand, if services are not
mandated by either the Civil Aviation Act 1990 or CAR part 140  then the
provider of those services are not required to hold a part 140 document.

 

For any further queries please contact me at [email address] or on
(04) 560 9472.

 

Thanks,

Tom Wheeler | Official Information & Privacy Advisor

Legal Services

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand | Aviation Security Service

Te Mana Rererangi Tūmatanui o Aotearoa | Kaiwhakamaru Rererangi

Level 15 | Asteron Centre | 55 Featherston Street | Wellington | 6011

PO Box 3555 | Wellington | 6140

(DDI): (04) 560 9472 (Ext): 4472

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-----Original Message-----
From: Cody C [mailto:[FOI #5799 email]]
Sent: Monday, 5 June 2017 7:04 p.m.
To: Tom Wheeler
Subject: Re: CAA - OIA response

 

Dear Tom Wheeler,

 

Thank you for your reply. I am not satisfied with the second answer to
this request, so I hope to clarify this question as follows.

 

Does the Civil Aviation Act require a person conducting searches of
persons and "which operates within the security enhanced areas at
designated Aerodromes" (outside of Avsec) to hold any aviation document or
become a Part 140 Aviation Security Organisation?

 

May anyone declare themselves to be able to search persons at an airport
in a security enhanced area without any further qualifications? i.e. the
government of Australia may employ personnel in a New Zealand airport to
search people in a security enhanced area

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Cody C

 

-----Original Message-----

 

17/OIR/205

 

Dear Mr Cooper,

 

Official Information Act 1982 Request

 

I refer to your request submitted via FYI.org.nz on 28 April 2017 
requesting the following information from the Civil Aviation Authority

(CAA):

 

·         has the CAA conducted any investigation into Secureflight 
Limited ("Secureflight")? If so, please provide all reasonably available 
documents, memos or otherwise pertaining to Secureflight; and

 

·         what is the legal status of Secureflight, giving consideration 
to a list of factors?

 

 

 

Investigation into Secureflight

 

The CAA has not conducted any investigation into Secureflight.

 

Legal Status of Secureflight

 

Secureflight is an organisation that is independent from, and unrelated 
to, the CAA and does not hold an aviation document.

 

 

 

If you have any queries about your request, please contact me at  [1][CAA
request email] or on (04) 560 9472.

 

 

 

Regards,

 

Tom Wheeler | Official Information & Privacy Advisor

 

Legal Services

 

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand | Aviation Security Service

 

Te Mana Rererangi Tūmatanui o Aotearoa | Kaiwhakamaru Rererangi

 

Level 15 | Asteron Centre | 55 Featherston Street | Wellington | 6011

 

PO Box 3555 | Wellington | 6140

 

(DDI): (04) 560 9472 (Ext): 4472

 

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