6 September 2021 
Reference: IR-01-21-24600 
Matt Brown 
[FYI request #16361 email] 
Dear Mr Brown, 
I am writing to you in response to your email sent to New Zealand Police on 9 
August 2021, which was made pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) 
and specifically requested:  
The privacy impact assessment (or equivalent document, policy) for the 
NZ Police's use of video footage from the 
https://www.communitycam.co.nz/index.cfm 
Community Cam has been developed independent of Police. The Community 
Cam website holds a register of household owners who have a CCTV camera on 
their property only.  Any footage uploaded is encrypted to maintain security.   
Should NZ Police contact any of the registered owners on the site, they must 
provide a warrant or case number to provide assurance to the homeowner that 
the request for any footage is in relation to evidential requirements. 
The site is now going through a thorough due diligence process to ensure that all 
security, privacy, legal and ethical factors are being reviewed and considered. 
A privacy impact assessment for the New Zealand Police use of video footage for 
Community Cam has not been prepared to date.  
Therefore, your request is refused under s 18(e) of the OIA in that the information 
you have requested does not exist. 
You have the right, under s 28 (3) of the OIA to ask the Ombudsman to review 
my decision if you are not satisfied with the way I have responded to your 
request. 
Yours sincerely 
Eric Tibbott 
Director Community Partnerships and Prevention 
Police National Headquarters
180 Molesworth Street. PO Box 3017, Wellington 6140, New Zealand. 
Telephone: 04 474 9499. Fax: 04 498 7400. www.police.govt.nz 

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