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Telecom inquiries and Vodafone protocol police manual chapters

Alex Harris made this Official Information request to New Zealand Police

The request was partially successful.

From: Alex Harris

Dear New Zealand Police,

The Police Manual chapter on "Production orders" (released in response to an OIA request here: https://fyi.org.nz/request/police_search... ) states that "New Zealand Police has agreed protocols with Telcos for obtaining call data information. See Telecom inquiries and the Vodafone Protocol in the Police Manual." I would like to request the following information under the OIA:

* The police manual chapters on Telecom inquiries and the Vodafone Protocol

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: SMITH, Jason
New Zealand Police

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Dear Alex

 

Please find attached the New Zealand Police response to your Official
Information Act request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Jason Smith
Executive and Ministerial Services | New Zealand Police - Nga Pirihimana O
Aotearoa

P   +64 4 470 7107 | Ext: 44407 

E   [1][email address]
Police National Headquarters, 180 Molesworth Street, PO Box 3017,
Wellington, 6140, New Zealand

[2]www.police.govt.nz

 

 

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From: Alex Harris

Dear SMITH, Jason,

Thanks for your response. I've lodged a complaint to the Ombudsman. The relevant part:

The police identify the relevant "police manuals" as constituting commercial agreements between themselves and the companies concerned. The bulk of these agreements will consist of commercial terms and will therefore not fall under s6(c). Of course, its the interesting bits of the contract, relating to what information these companies provide and on what circumstances, which I'm interested in. But on those grounds, we already know what is provided: "call associated data" and content of telecommunications stored in the ordinary course of business, in accordance with the part 3, subpart 2 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (the definition of "call associated data" is that from the s3(1) Telecommunications (Interception Capability) Act 2004, so we know exactly know what information will be provided: ingoing and outgoing numbers, call durations and locations). The assertion that the revelation of this fact will somehow prejudice the detection of offences is ridiculous, as the information is already in the public arena, in the form of statute.

Yours sincerely,

Alex Harris

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Cody C left an annotation ()

Good afternoon, I'm interested to know the response from the ombudsman?

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Alex Harris left an annotation ()

Still waiting, sorry.

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Dear Alex Harris

 

Police have reconsidered your initial request for information after
receiving a request from the Ombudsman's Office with your complaint.

 

On review, we have determined that the attached information could be
released, subject to the limited redactions.

 

Please find attached the information you sought.

 

Regards

 

PB

 

Paul Berry
Detective Inspector|New Zealand Police|P O Box 3017|Wellington 6140
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Cody C left an annotation ()

Interesting. I have made a separate request now. Cheers

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