Performance of functions to prevent serious crime
Alex Harris made this Official Information request to Government Communications Security Bureau
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From: Alex Harris
Dear Government Communications Security Bureau,
Section 8 of the Government Communications Security Bureau Act 2003 specifies the functions of the GCSB. Section 8(2) clarifies that the GCSB can perform its functions only in the pursuit of its objective, to protect the safety of any person, or "in support of the prevention or detection of serious crime".
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:
* how many times in the last year has the GCSB performed its functions under section 8(2)(c) "in support of the prevention or detection of serious crime"?
* A rough breakdown of the type of serious crime the GCSB assisted with (so, how many murders, how many rapes, how many serious frauds etc), insofar as such information can be given without infringing on the interests protected by s6(c) OIA (I expect this will depend primarily on whether the case has been resolved or not).
I am specifically seeking aggregate statistical data rather than specifics of each case in order not to infringe on the interests protected by section 6(c) OIA (maintenance of law and order). As this is not a national security function, section 6(a) should not apply.
With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.
Yours faithfully,
Alex Harris
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