Hi
I refer to your email below where you made a request in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982.

In order for us to process your request can you please provide the name of the requester.

The CAA received your request on 20 June and will endeavour to respond as soon as possible and in any event no later than 18 July 2019, being 20 working days after the day your request was received.

Please feel free to contact me by email [CAA request email] or by telephone (04) 560 9472 if you have any queries regarding your request.

Kind regards

Michelle van Straalen | Official Information and Privacy Officer
Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand Aviation Security Service
Te Mana Rererangi Tūmatanui o Aotearoa | Kaiwhakamaru Rererangi

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+64 (0)4 560 9472 | ext 4472 [email address]
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Hello T.H,

Michelle, who has been in touch with you previously, has asked me to look after your request on her behalf.

Could you please clarify the following part of your request by specifying exactly what information you are after:

"What are the eventual outcomes of seized restricted items from international ports from 2015 to 2018.

Detail eventual destination of seized item ie; destruction, returned, repurposed, etc."

Thank you in advance.

Kind Regards,

Tania Nedelcheva-Pearson | Senior Solicitor
Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand  Aviation Security Service
Te Mana Rererangi Tūmatanui o Aotearoa | Kaiwhakamaru Rererangi

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Dear T.H,

On Tuesday 9 July 2019, I contacted you and asked you to clarify your OIA request. We have not heard back from you to date, and thus have interpreted your request to be asking for statistics about the outcome of seized items. We do not hold this type of statistics. For this reason, that part of your request is refused on the grounds set out in section 18(g) of the Official Information Act.

You have asked us to provide you with our procedures in relation to seized items. We consider that making these procedures available publicly is likely to prejudice the security and defence of New Zealand (section 6(a) of the Official Information Act) and for that reason we refuse that part of your request.

However, we note that seized items are dealt with in accordance with the provisions of Part 8 of the Civil Aviation Act. Generally speaking, as appropriate, items are either delivered to the airline, or the Police, or are disposed of by way of distraction or a donation to a charity.

If you need anything further, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Pursuant to section 19(b) of the Official Information Act 1982, you have the right, by way of complaint under section 28(3) to an Ombudsman, to seek an investigation and review of our decision. The Ombudsman’s contact details are:

The Ombudsman
Office of the Ombudsmen
P O Box 10152
WELLINGTON
Website: http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/make-...

Kind regards,

Tania Nedelcheva-Pearson | Senior Solicitor Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand  Aviation Security Service Te Mana Rererangi Tūmatanui o Aotearoa | Kaiwhakamaru Rererangi

Legal | [email address]

 | +64276155802
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