Sky City host responsibility reports
Alex Harris made this Official Information request to New Zealand Gambling Commission
The request was partially successful.
From: Alex Harris
Dear New Zealand Gambling Commission,
This morning the New Zealand Herald reported that SkyCity's six-monthly harm minimisation reports under its casino licence had never been reviewed ("Checking of SkyCity's help plan 'on back burner'", 20/4/2012). I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:
* The last three host responsibility reports filed by SkyCity; and
* any correspondence, advice, or other documents relating to them
I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.
Yours faithfully,
Alex Harris
From: Blair Cairncross
New Zealand Gambling Commission
Mr Harris
The information you seek is too voluminous to provide to you electronically. Could you please provide a postal address.
Blair Cairncross
Executive Director
Gambling Commission
Level 9, 90 Symonds Street
Auckland 1140
DDI: + 64 9 300 1114
Fax: + 64 9 300 1118
www.gamblingcom.govt.nz
This communication is confidential and may be legally privileged.
show quoted sections
From: Alex Harris
Dear Blair Cairncross,
"The information you seek is too voluminous to provide to you electronically. Could you please provide a postal address."
Really? If the information is held electronically, then you can just attach it to your response to FYI. If it is held in hardcopy, then you'll need to photocopy it, which is the same (often _exactly_ the same, because its the sme device) as running it through a scanner.
I'm willing to refine my request to avoid postage (since the point of this is to get the information on FYI, for everyone to see). So specifically, what _wouldn't_ I get if you responded electronically?
(Otherwise I can email with a physical address, and just scan it in myself)
Yours sincerely,
Alex Harris
From: Blair Cairncross
New Zealand Gambling Commission
Dear Mr Harris
We only hold the information in hardcopy form. We have have tried to load it electronically in order to send to you, but without success. The problem appears to be volume in that if we try and load too much information, the procedure fails.
In terms of refining your request - it is best if you do this and let us know which material is most important to you and we will see if we can convey that electronically.
Otherwise we will post everything you originally requested.
Please let us know your preference and provide a postal address if need be.
Blair Cairncross
Executive Director
Gambling Commission
Level 9, 90 Symonds Street
Auckland 1140
DDI: + 64 9 300 1114
Fax: + 64 9 300 1118
www.gamblingcom.govt.nz
This communication is confidential and may be legally privileged.
show quoted sections
From: Alex Harris
Dear Blair Cairncross,
Would narrowing it to only the last report (and associated advice, correpsondence etc) make it doable?
Otherwise I'll send you a postal address.
Yours sincerely,
Alex Harris
From: Carol Stevenson
New Zealand Gambling Commission
Please see attached.
Carol Stevenson
Executive Assistant
Gambling Commission
Level 9, 90 Symonds Street
PO Box 3310, Shortland Street
Auckland 1140
Tel: +64 9 300 1113
Fax: +64 9 300 1118
www.gamblingcom.govt.nz
This communication is confidential and may be legally privileged.
====
CAUTION: This email message and any attachments contain information that may be confidential and may be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this message or attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email message in error please notify us immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Thank you.
====
Things to do with this request
- Add an annotation (to help the requester or others)
- Download a zip file of all correspondence
Offensive? Unsuitable?
Requests for personal information and vexatious requests are not considered valid requests for Official Information (read more).
If you believe this request is not suitable, you can report it for attention by the site administrators
Report this request
Alex Harris left an annotation ()
Seems that TVNZ has acquired this information:
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/problem-...
Link to this