Tçnâ koe Peter Smith

 

I acknowledge receipt of your OIA request to CAA dated 18 October 2021 for
–

 

“1) Please provide a list of any approved or pending requests to shut down
the airspace within the Gisborne Council Region of NZ with the area, dates
and reason for the shutdown for the periods of November 2021 to June 2022.

2) Please provide information on the process to request an area of
airspace to be shut down and for reasons, this can be requested and by
who.”

 

We received your request on 18 October 2021. We will endeavour to respond
to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 15
November 2021, being 20 working days after your request was received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of
an extension of that timeframe. Your request is being handled by the OIA
Team. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact us at
[1][CAA request email]

 

If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your
request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken
into account.              

 

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Bridgette Chisnall (she/her) | Official Information and Privacy
Coordinator

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand  Q Aviation Security Service

Te Mana Rererangi Tûmatanui o Aotearoa  |  Kaiwhakamaru Rererangi

 

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Tçnâ koe Peter Smith

 

I refer to your OIA request dated 18 October 2021 for –

 

“1) Please provide a list of any approved or pending requests to shut down
the airspace within the Gisborne Council Region of NZ with the area, dates
and reason for the shutdown for the periods of November 2021 to June 2022.

2) Please provide information on the process to request an area of
airspace to be shut down and for reasons, this can be requested and by
who.”

 

DECISION

 

 1. At this time, the Civil Aviation Authority has not received any
requests to disestablish the airspace within the Gisborne Control
Region or the associated approach service during the time period of
November 2021 to June 2022. This element of your request is therefore
refused in accordance with s 18(e) of the Official Information Act
1982 as the information you have requested does not exist.

               

 2. Controlled Airspace is not 'shutdown'. However, it may be temporarily
disestablished should there be an interruption to the air traffic
control service. This might be in the event of an emergency evacuation
of the airport or the air traffic control tower, or a similar
unforeseen circumstance. In such events, the airspace automatically
changes from controlled airspace to restricted airspace. In this
situation the airspace is not "closed" or "shutdown" it has restricted
access to allow only a minimum level of aviation activity.

 

[1]Civil Aviation Rule Part 71 allows the Director of Civil Aviation to
designate restricted use of airspace on the grounds of aviation safety and
security, national security or the public interest. The restricted
airspace is promulgated by way of a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by
Airways Corporation.

 

[2]Part 71.7 outlines the process for application. Any person with a bona
fide interest in airspace may apply to the Director for a classification
of airspace under this Part. When completing an application, the applicant
must provide the following details:

 1. The name and contact details of the applicant
 2. The type of designation or classification required
 3. The reason for the designation or classification
 4. The dimensions or other boundary information for the airspace that
is required
 5. The period for which the designation or classification is required
 6. The contact details of any applicable administering authority or
using agency
 7. Any other applicable information required by the Director

 

With the exception of urgent requests such as those associated with Police
or other emergency situations, an application must be submitted no less
than 90 days before the date in which it is to come into force. Before
making any designation or classification, the Director must follow the
procedure in [3]Part 71.9.

 

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[4]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

If you wish to discuss any element of your request, including this
decision, please contact me at [5][CAA request email]

 

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Bridgette Chisnall (she/her) | Official Information and Privacy
Coordinator

Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand  Q Aviation Security Service

Te Mana Rererangi Tûmatanui o Aotearoa  |  Kaiwhakamaru Rererangi

 

Legal Services

* Level 15, Asteron Centre, 55 Featherston Street, Wellington 6011, PO Box
3555, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand

P  Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

 

 

This e-mail (and its accompanying attachments) is intended for the named
recipient only and may contain information that is confidential and
subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient please
inform the sender and destroy the message. If you have received this
message in error you must not distribute or copy this e-mail or its
attachments. The Civil Aviation Authority accepts no responsibility for
any changes made to this message after the transmission from the Civil
Aviation Authority. Before opening or using attachments, check them for
viruses and other effects. This communication may be accessed or retained
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2. https://www.aviation.govt.nz/rules/rule-...
3. https://www.aviation.govt.nz/rules/rule-...
4. http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/
5. mailto:[CAA request email]