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

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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.

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[OIA #170 email]]
Sent: Friday, 20 April 2012 11:32 a.m.
To: gambling commission Mail in List - info
Subject: Official Information request: Sky City host responsibility reports

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

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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

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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.

-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[OIA #170 email]]
Sent: Thursday, 3 May 2012 12:45 a.m.
To: Blair Cairncross
Subject: RE: Official Information request: Sky City host responsibility reports

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

-----Original Message-----

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.

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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

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Seems that TVNZ has acquired this information:

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/problem-...

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From: Carol Stevenson
New Zealand Gambling Commission


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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

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