Investigation of Suicide.

Keith Galbraith made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police

The request was refused by New Zealand Police.

From: Keith Galbraith

Dear New Zealand Police,
I would like to request any Police files on the Suicide of my father William Buckley Galbraith 12th July 1964 in Hamilton.

Yours faithfully,
Keith Galbraith

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Anthony Jordan left an annotation ()

Hi Keith...just a littke heads up incase your dragged through a 90 days wait with fruitless results.

Best prepare a request to the privacy commissioner aswell. There is a good chance you may strike a brick wall where 'protecting privacy of a deceased person' is concerned.

Just a thought

Regards

Anthony

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New Zealand Police

Good Evening Keith,
 

I am  confirming that your request for Official Information has been
received and entered into our database for the correct person to action in
due course/asap. Your quotable entry/reference number is 18/215 .   

Your request has been entered as at the date we received your email, not
at to-days date.
 
Regards,
Jess
Waikato File Management Centre.   
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To: Waikato FMC/POLICE/NZ@NZPOLICE
From: Crime Reporting Line/POLICE/NZ
Sent by: Jessica Scoggins/POLICE/NZ
Date: 09/01/2018 02:42PM
Subject: Fw: Official Information request - Investigation of Suicide.

Hi,

Please see below an OIA request in regards to the Suicide of Keith’s
father in 1964.

Respond to Keith Directly.

Thanks,

CRL

 

--Forwarded by Jessica Scoggins/POLICE/NZ on 09/01/2018 02:39PM -----
To: OIA/LGOIMA requests at New Zealand Police <[New Zealand Police request email]>
From: Keith Galbraith <[FYI request #7093 email]>
Date: 09/01/2018 02:17PM
Subject: Official Information request - Investigation of Suicide.

Dear New Zealand Police,
I would like to request any Police files on the Suicide of my father
William Buckley Galbraith 12th July 1964 in Hamilton.
Yours faithfully,
Keith Galbraith
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Hi Keith

 

In relation to your request of 9 January 2018, at this stage, I have been
unable to locate any information of the information you seek.

 

Could you please supply further information that may help. In particular,
is the date supplied a birth date or date of death? - and supply the other
date. Do you know where the death occurred?

 

Regards

 

Dave Reid

Sergeant
Waikato Police

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From: Keith Galbraith

Dear REID, David (Dave),

Hi Dave
The date supplied was the date of my father’s death. He died at home 12 Jellicoe Drive Hamilton East, Hamilton.
His date of birth was 14th July 1924. Born at Wairoa, NZ.

Yours sincerely,

Keith Galbraith

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Hi Keith

 

Thank you for the further information.

 

Police no longer hold the information you seek - but I have found that the
information is held by Archives New Zealand on Microfilm.

 

This link should help you: 
[1]https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/Vie...

 

Regards

 

 

Dave Reid

Sergeant
Waikato Police

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From: Keith Galbraith

Dear REID, David (Dave),

Thank you very much Dave. I have made a request to have the information released by Archives.

Yours sincerely,

Keith Galbraith

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From: Keith Galbraith

Dear REID, David (Dave),
Hello again
It seems that I have this record already and it pertains to the Autopsy and findings of the Coroner.
However it was this record which persuaded me to contact NZ Police as there were inconsistencies contained therein.
What I would really be interested in are reports from the Police who attended the scene. Who would hold these please?

Yours sincerely,

Keith Galbraith

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HI Keith

 

Further to your email of 14 February 2018, further checks have been
carried out for the information you seek. Records are dealt with in
accordance with a Retention and Disposal Schedule and, due to the age of
the matter, Police no longer hold the file.

 

It seems the only information available to you is the record of the
Coroner you are aware of, held by Archives New Zealand.

 

Your request was considered in accordance with the Official Information
Act 1982 but is “refused” pursuant to section 18(e) of the Act - that the
document alleged to contain the information requested does not exist or,
despite reasonable efforts to locate it, cannot be found.

 

If you are not satisfied with my response to your request you have the
right to complain to the Office of the Ombudsmen and seek an investigation
and review of my decision.

 

I regret I cannot help you further.

 

Regards

 

 

Dave Reid

Sergeant
Waikato Police

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From: Keith Galbraith

Dear REID, David (Dave),
Thank you Dave

Not the news I was hoping for.

Yours sincerely,

Keith Galbraith

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