Dear Elena,

Thank you for your email in regards to an OIA request. Your request has
been forwarded to the correct department for follow-up.

Sincerely

Public Affairs Team

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To: OIA requests at New Zealand Police <[New Zealand Police request email]>
From: Elena Mok <[OIA #973 email]>
Date: 01/07/2013 05:59PM
Subject: Official Information Act request - Official information request
- coroner's recommendations

     Dear New Zealand Police,
    
     My name is Elena Mok, and I am a student currently studying at
     Victoria University of Wellington. I am a New Zealand citizen, but
     I do understand if you need proof of this. As part of my thesis
     research, I am studying the implementation of coroner’s
     recommendations by agencies and organisations to whom
     recommendations are directed. I was inquiring whether I could
     obtain all documentation and information, including policy
     documents, relating to whether the following coroners’
     recommendations have been implemented under the Official
     Information Act 1982, and if so, to what extent they have been
     implemented:
    
     - Gavin George Anderson, a courier driver, died at Lawrence on the
     morning of 15 May 2012 from fatal injuries sustained in a vehicle
     crash. File Ref: CSU-2012-DUN-000197 2012-NZ CorC 2. The coroner
     recommended that a copy of this finding be forwarded to the Police
     in order that the issues identified relating to driving hours
     (requiring courier drivers make logbooks) be re-appraised.
    
     - Amanda Sharon Brunt died on 29 May 2011 near on Hakarimata Road,
     Ngaruwahia, as a result of injuries sustained in a high energy
     impact car crash. File Ref: CSU-2011-HAM-000244 2012-NZ CorC 127.
     The coroner recommended that the police (specifically the National
     Road Policing Manager) maintain or increase their ongoing public
     awareness campaign and enforcement action with regards to dangers
     to drivers being distracted due to cell phone use while driving,
     and that the responsible government agency reduce the legal limit
     for the amount of alcohol in the blood of a driver to 50mg of
     alcohol per 100ml of blood in line with the majority of overseas
     countries.
    
     - Halatau Kianamanu Naitoko died on the North Western Motorway Grey
     Lynn, Auckland on the 23rd January 2009 as a result of a gunshot
     wound to the chest. Halatau Kianamanu Naitoko was accidentally shot
     by Police. File Ref: CSU-2009-AUK-000144 2011-NZCorC105. The
     coroner made the following recommendations to the Police: I. Police
     continue work on equipping their fleet of vehicles with automated
     AVL technology. II. Police should ensure that radio protocols are
     strictly enforced and in particular continue work to encourage its
     members to log on with the appropriate Communications Centre
     manually where an automated system has not been installed. Police
     should review the section on Aerial Surveillance contained in the
     Fleeing Driver Policy, in light of the circumstances of this case,
     to assess if further guidance is necessary to assist Pursuit
     Controllers in the appropriate use of aerial surveillance. III.
     Police should initiate steps to purchase and install video
     surveillance capability for Eagle. Fitting of video equipment will
     enable Northern Communications Centre to watch events in real time
     and facilitate better incident management. IV. That Police look at
     a means of identifying general police vehicles in operational use
     by the AOS. Such identification system should be visible to other
     vehicles on the ground, and from the air.
     V. Police should continue to develop AOS training modules, which
     endeavour to more closely resemble operational settings.
     VI. When deploying on operations, AOS Commanders should acknowledge
     and take account of the relative experience of its squad members
     and where possible team squad members with little operational
     experience with a squad member with more operational experience.
     VII. Police investigate the establishment of a Critical Response
     Vehicle as recommended by Neville Matthews.
    
     Additionally I am interested in obtaining a copy of any documents
     detailing why these recommendations have not been complied with,
     received or responded to. Any other information you could give me
     would also be greatly appreciated. If I could obtain any documents
     in electronic form, that would be preferred. Could you also please
     acknowledge receipt of this request? I can be contacted via this
     email address.
    
     Kind regards
    
     Elena Mok
    
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AF Number: 13/3572

 

 

26 July 2013

 

Elena Mok

[OIA #973 email]

 

 

Dear Elena

 

 

I refer to your Official Information Act request dated 1 July 2013. You
requested information relating to the implementation of recommendations by
the Coroner in relation to three deaths - Gavin George Anderson 15/5/12,
Amanda Sharon Brunt 29/5/11., Halatau Naitoko, 23/1/09.

 

Pursuant to section 15A of the Official Information Act 1982, I advise you
of the requirement to extend the time limit to respond to your requests. 
The period of the extension is until 26 August 2013.

 

The reason for the extension is that the consultations necessary to make a
decision on the request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit.

 

You have the right, under section 28(3) of the Official Information Act
1982, to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision to extend
the time limit for deciding upon your request.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Jason Smith
Road Policing Support | New Zealand Police - Nga Pirihimana O Aotearoa

P   +64 4 470 7107 | Ext: 44407 

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