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Communications about protest on 7 March 2013

Alex Harris made this Official Information request to Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

The request was partially successful.

From: Alex Harris

Dear Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority,

On 7 March 2013 CERA revoked permission it had granted for a protest to be held in the Christchurch Red Zone ("Cathedral Square protest cancelled at last minute", Radio NZ, 7/3/13). I would like to request the following information under the OIA:

* all communications held by CERA about the protest referred to above, including (but not limited to) communications with the protestors, other government agencies, Ministers, and ECan;
* any advice CERA received or gave on that protest;
* CERA's guidelines on whether to grant permission for protests or other events in the Red Zone;
* if not included in the above, the reason(s) CERA originally granted permission for the protest, and the reason(s) it revoked it.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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From: info (CERA)
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

Thank you for emailing the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.

We will respond to your request as soon as possible

In the meantime, please visit our website
[1]http://www.cera.govt.nz/ where answers to a number of frequently asked
questions can be found.

Thank you for your patience.

Regards

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority.

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From: info (CERA)
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

Dear Alex

Thank you for your email requesting information under the Official Information Act. A response will be supplied within 20 working days from 8/3/13 in accordance with the requirements of the Act.

Best Regards
Kimberley
Community and Customer Services
Social and Cultural Recovery
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

T: 0800 7464 2372
W: www.cera.govt.nz

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From: oce (CERA)
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

Attachment CER 544 Harris attachments.pdf
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Dear Alex

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 7 March 2013.
Please find attached a letter relating to your request from Warwick
Isaacs, Acting Chief Executive of Canterbury Earthquake Recovery
Authority. 

 

If you would like a hard copy of this letter, please reply with a
forwarding address.

 

 

Kind regards

 

Therese

 

 

 

 

Therese Davel

Team Administrator

Office of the Chief Executive

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA)

 

Private Bag 4999 Christchurch 8140

 

W: [1]www.cera.govt.nz

 

 

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information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you
are not the intended recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or
duplication of this email and attachments is prohibited. If you have
received this email in error please notify the author immediately and
erase all copies of the email and attachments. The Canterbury Earthquake
Recovery Authority (CERA) accepts no responsibility for changes made to
this message or attachments after transmission from CERA. For further
information about CERA, please visit www.cera.govt.nz.
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From: Alex Harris

Dear oce (CERA),

Thanks for your response. In my request, I had asked for "CERA's guidelines on whether to grant permission for protests or other events in the Red Zone". There are no such guidelines include din the release. Can I conclude therefore that there are none?

Yours sincerely,

Alex Harris

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From: oce (CERA)
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority

Dear Alex

There are no guidelines to grant permission for protests or other events in the Red Zone as such; but the decision about any entrance/events in the Red Zone is made pursuant to section 45 of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011, where by any approval granted by the Chief Executive of CERA can be withdrawn at any time, at the absolute discretion of the Chief Executive.

Kind regards,
Amy

Amy Davidson
Advisor
Office of the Chief Executive

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA)
Private Bag 4999,
Christchurch 8140

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