IR-01-23-25975
8 September 2023
Preston Fairmanks
[FYI request #23787 email]
Tēnā koe Preston
Request for information
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 11 August 2023. You
requested:
I would like to request for a Document that may contain CCTV Images, Audio
Transcripts or a draft of a rudimentary Chronology/timeline related to the
Terror attack
To be more specific, if it is possible - at least anything that have not been
released to the public yet.
The matter is yet to be heard before the Coroners Court, therefore your request is refused
for the following reasons:
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section 6(c), as the making available of the information would be likely to
prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation, and
detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial;
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section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, as the withholding of the information is necessary to
protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons;
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Section 18(g)(i) - that the information requested is not held by the Department or
Minister of the Crown or organisation and the person dealing with the request has
no grounds for believing that the information is held by another Department or
Minister of the Crown or organisation.
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
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
P. Dinnan
Information Requests
New Zealand Police