Dear Yu Le Kong-Lim

We are writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 20th April 2018,as outlined below.

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and, in any event, no later than the 21st of May 2018, being 20 working days after the day that 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 [GCSB request email]. 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.

Kind regards

GCSB

-----Original Message-----
From: Yu Le Kong-Lim [mailto:[FOI #7679 email]]
Sent: Friday, 20 April 2018 4:59 p.m.
To: Information
Subject: Official Information request - Surveillance or Activities related to People Against Prisons Aotearoa

Tēnā koutou,

In light of further allegations of spying and surveillance by Thompson and Clark upon some activist groups including Oil Free Wellington (as publicised by Radio New Zealand in https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/progr...), I would like to find out more about whether there has been surveillance upon other activist groups such as People Against Prisons Aotearoa (formerly known as No Pride in Prisons, and for the purposes of the OIA requests, included in the meaning of “People Against Prisons Aotearoa”).

Please release the following information:

1) Whether any intelligence warrants have been issued for People Against Prisons Aotearoa and/or any member(s) of People Against Prisons Aotearoa. If so, which relevant sections and subsections these intelligence warrants have been issued under (s58 and s59 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017), and when were these intelligence warrants issued and for what purposes.

2) Whether any section 122 certificates have been issued regarding People Against Prisons Aotearoa and/or any member(s) of People Against Prisons Aotearoa (see s122 and s123 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017), and when were these certificates issued.

3) Whether GCSB has cooperated with NZSIS, NZDF and/or NZ Police to undertake intelligence activities upon or about People Against Prisons Aotearoa and/or member(s) of People Against Prisons Aotearoa (eg. under s10(2)(a) and s13(1)(a)(iii) of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017). If so, when were these intelligence activities undertaken and of what nature were these activities.

4) Whether GCSB has provided or is providing advice or assistance to any public authority to activities regarding People Against Prisons Aotearoa and/or member(s) of People Against Prisons Aotearoa (eg. as covered under s10(2)(a) and s13(1)(b) of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017). If so, which public authority or authorities has been provided or is being provided assistance.

5) Whether GCSB has requested or is requesting the government of, or an entity in, another jurisdiction to carry out an activity upon People Against Prisons Aotearoa and/or member(s) of People Against Prisons Aotearoa that, if carried out by an intelligence and security agency, would be an unlawful activity (following s67(1)(e) of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017). If so, how many requests have been made.

6) Whether any activities undertaken by People Against Prisons Aotearoa has been or is being regarded as an imminent threat under s14 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017. If so, which activities in particular.

7) Whether Thompson and Clark or any other non-public entity has been or is being contracted or approached by GCSB to undertake activities upon members of People Against Prisons Aotearoa. If so, what is the nature and duration of aforementioned activities.

8) Whether GCSB has carried out or is carrying out activities upon members of People Against Prisons Aotearoa, without requesting for the exact details or nature of surveillance which would be contrary to national security.

9) If activities have been carried out upon members of People Against Prisons Aotearoa, the number and nature of instances this has been carried out.

Please also explain any relevant caveats that should be kept in mind when analysing this information, including the licence under which it is released. Please provide this information in an accessible, searchable format.

If any part of my request is unclear, please don’t hesitate to contact me. If any of the information that I have requested is unavailable or would be difficult to retrieve, but similar information might be readily available, I would be happy to discuss altering or refining my request.

In accordance with s12(a) of the Official Informations Act, I am a New Zealand citizen, and so I am eligible to make requests under the OIA.

Ngā mihi,
Yu Le Kong-Lim

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Dear Yu Le Kong-Lim

Please find attached our response to your official information request.

Kind regards

GCSB and NZSIS
-----Original Message-----
From: Yu Le Kong-Lim [mailto:[FOI #7679 email]]
Sent: Friday, 20 April 2018 4:59 p.m.
To: Information
Subject: Official Information request - Surveillance or Activities related to People Against Prisons Aotearoa

Tēnā koutou,

In light of further allegations of spying and surveillance by Thompson and Clark upon some activist groups including Oil Free Wellington (as publicised by Radio New Zealand in https://www.radionz.co.nz/national/progr...), I would like to find out more about whether there has been surveillance upon other activist groups such as People Against Prisons Aotearoa (formerly known as No Pride in Prisons, and for the purposes of the OIA requests, included in the meaning of “People Against Prisons Aotearoa”).

Please release the following information:

1) Whether any intelligence warrants have been issued for People Against Prisons Aotearoa and/or any member(s) of People Against Prisons Aotearoa. If so, which relevant sections and subsections these intelligence warrants have been issued under (s58 and s59 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017), and when were these intelligence warrants issued and for what purposes.

2) Whether any section 122 certificates have been issued regarding People Against Prisons Aotearoa and/or any member(s) of People Against Prisons Aotearoa (see s122 and s123 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017), and when were these certificates issued.

3) Whether GCSB has cooperated with NZSIS, NZDF and/or NZ Police to undertake intelligence activities upon or about People Against Prisons Aotearoa and/or member(s) of People Against Prisons Aotearoa (eg. under s10(2)(a) and s13(1)(a)(iii) of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017). If so, when were these intelligence activities undertaken and of what nature were these activities.

4) Whether GCSB has provided or is providing advice or assistance to any public authority to activities regarding People Against Prisons Aotearoa and/or member(s) of People Against Prisons Aotearoa (eg. as covered under s10(2)(a) and s13(1)(b) of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017). If so, which public authority or authorities has been provided or is being provided assistance.

5) Whether GCSB has requested or is requesting the government of, or an entity in, another jurisdiction to carry out an activity upon People Against Prisons Aotearoa and/or member(s) of People Against Prisons Aotearoa that, if carried out by an intelligence and security agency, would be an unlawful activity (following s67(1)(e) of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017). If so, how many requests have been made.

6) Whether any activities undertaken by People Against Prisons Aotearoa has been or is being regarded as an imminent threat under s14 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017. If so, which activities in particular.

7) Whether Thompson and Clark or any other non-public entity has been or is being contracted or approached by GCSB to undertake activities upon members of People Against Prisons Aotearoa. If so, what is the nature and duration of aforementioned activities.

8) Whether GCSB has carried out or is carrying out activities upon members of People Against Prisons Aotearoa, without requesting for the exact details or nature of surveillance which would be contrary to national security.

9) If activities have been carried out upon members of People Against Prisons Aotearoa, the number and nature of instances this has been carried out.

Please also explain any relevant caveats that should be kept in mind when analysing this information, including the licence under which it is released. Please provide this information in an accessible, searchable format.

If any part of my request is unclear, please don’t hesitate to contact me. If any of the information that I have requested is unavailable or would be difficult to retrieve, but similar information might be readily available, I would be happy to discuss altering or refining my request.

In accordance with s12(a) of the Official Informations Act, I am a New Zealand citizen, and so I am eligible to make requests under the OIA.

Ngā mihi,
Yu Le Kong-Lim

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #7679 email]

Is [GCSB request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Government Communications Security Bureau? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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This electronic message, together with any attachments, contains information that is provided in confidence and may be subject to legal privilege.
Any classification markings must be adhered to. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not peruse, disclose, disseminate, copy or use the message in
any way. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by return email and then destroy the original message.
The New Zealand Intelligence Community (NZIC) and the departments comprising the NZIC accepts no responsibility for changes to this e-mail, or to any attachments, after its transmission
from NZIC. This communication may be accessed or retained for information assurance purposes. Thank you.

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