50 Victoria Street
Private Bag 6995
Wellington 6141
New Zealand
T 64 4 894 5400
F 64 4 894 6100
www.nzta.govt.nz
4 February 2019
Toby Fulton
[FYI request #9476 email]
REF: OIA-4643
Dear Toby
Transfer of request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email dated 30 January 2019 to the NZ Transport Agency requesting the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982:
1. The number of tickets / police fines issued during 2018 for the violation 'current licence label
not affixed in prescribed manner'. (Person operated a motor vehicle on a road when the current
licence issued to the vehicle and appropriate for its use was not affixed to it in the manner
prescribed. - violation of Land Transport (Motor Vehicle Registration & Licensing) Regulations
2011: Regulation 77(2)(b)(ii).)
2. How frequently the NZTA vehicle registration and licencing database is able to be accessed
by police and local authorities. e.g. real-time, daily download?
3. A list of local authorities permitted to issue fines for violations of vehicle licencing
regulations that also currently have access to the NZTA registration and licencing database.
The information you have requested in Question 1 (highlighted) is more closely connected with the
functions of the NZ Police. Accordingly, we are part-transferring your request to the NZ Police under
section 14 of the Official Information Act 1982.
You wil , therefore, receive further correspondence on your request from the NZ Police. The time limit
for their response to you wil be 20 working days from 4 February 2019, so you can expect a response
from them on or before 5 March 2019.
Yours sincerely
Leisa Coley
Manager
Ministerial Service