IPCA report on Policing of Public Protests
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From: New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties
Dear Ministry of Justice,
On 18 February 2025, the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) published a report ‘The Policing of Public Protests in New Zealand’.
In paragraph 5 of the report the IPCA stated, “We have also collaborated with the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Internal Affairs on the preparation of the main body of the report.”
The Council requests the following information under the Official Information Act:
1. All communications to and from the IPCA relating to this report, excluding anything relating to any specific complaint. Given that the IPCA has indicated it collaborated with the Ministry on the preparation of the main body of the report, we expect this would include emails, briefings, meeting notes, formal and informal advice, and responses to the positions of the IPCA and its other collaboration partners and stakeholders.
2. All internal analysis, assessment, consideration, formal and informal advice, and recommendations or responses developed or communicated within the Ministry about the issues raised in the IPCA report and the recommendations made by IPCA.
3. All information recording Ministry decisions on how to proceed regarding the recommendations made by the IPCA in its report.
4. All communications from the Ministry about the report, or how to proceed following the publication of the report, to (a) the Minister of Justice, (b) either Associate Minister of Justice, (c) the Attorney General, (d) the Police, (e) Crown Law and (f) the NZ Security Intelligence Service.
Under section 16(2) of the OIA our preferences are (a) to receive a copy of the whole document (b) that the information is disclosed in a text searchable format, either Word or PDF, and (c) that it is sent to the email address from which the Ministry received this request.
If the Ministry decides that there is 'good reason' under the OIA to withhold any of the information we are requesting, then under section 19(a)(ii) of the OIA, we further request that the Ministry provide us with the grounds in support of each instance of a withholding reason cited for refusal. Guidance for agencies on how to meet their section 19(a)(ii) obligations is available from the Ombudsman at this location: https://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/reso...
If any part of our request is unclear, please don't hesitate to contact us. A response to this request is due as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any case no later than 25 March 2025. If a large volume of information is in scope, then we are willing to discuss an extension, or to amend our request to a list of material.
Yours faithfully,
New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties
From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
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From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Ministry of Justice
Tēnā koe
Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).
We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982, regarding the IPCA report on Policing of Public Protests.
This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.
The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you
can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place
at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name and any
other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a) (protect
the privacy of natural persons).
You can expect a response by 25/03/2025.
Ngā mihi
Communications and Ministerial Services |Corporate Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
DX Box SX 10088 | Wellington
[1]www.justice.govt.nz
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From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Ministry of Justice
Tēnā koe New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties,
Thank you for your request of 25 February 2025 to the Ministry of Justice
(the Ministry), requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), information regarding the Independent Police Conduct Authority’s
(IPCA) report, The Policing of Public Protests in New Zealand.
Specifically, you requested:
1. All communications to and from the IPCA relating to this report,
excluding anything relating to any specific complaint. Given that the IPCA
has indicated it collaborated with the Ministry on the preparation of the
main body of the report, we expect this would include emails, briefings,
meeting notes, formal and informal advice, and responses to the positions
of the IPCA and its other collaboration partners and stakeholders.
2. All internal analysis, assessment, consideration, formal and informal
advice, and recommendations or responses developed or communicated within
the Ministry about the issues raised in the IPCA report and the
recommendations made by IPCA.
3. All information recording Ministry decisions on how to proceed
regarding the recommendations made by the IPCA in its report.
4. All communications from the Ministry about the report, or how to
proceed following the publication of the report, to (a) the Minister of
Justice, (b) either Associate Minister of Justice, (c) the Attorney
General, (d) the Police, (e) Crown Law and (f) the NZ Security
Intelligence Service.
On 27 February 2025, a similar request made to the Minister of Justice,
Hon Paul Goldsmith, was transferred to the Ministry for response. This
contained a further question that the Ministry will be responding to.
Specifically:
5. All requests and communications by you to the Ministry of Justice to
work (a) with the IPCA on the research and production of the IPCA report
and (b) on matters arising from the IPCA report.
The Ministry is wanting to enquire with you on narrowing the scope of part
2 of your request to substantive advice, recommendations and responses
relating solely to the IPCA report, ‘The Policing of Public Protests in
New Zealand’.
If you could please respond to us by close of business (5PM) on 11 March
2025, we will be able to better assess your request and action it
accordingly. Please note that if this part of your request is not refined,
it will likely be refused under section 18(f) of the Act, as the
information cannot be made available without substantial collation.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to seek a review of the
Ministry’s handling of your request from the Ombudsman. The Ombudsman can
be contacted at: [1]Contact the Ombudsman | Ombudsman New Zealand
We look forward to hearing from you as soon as you are able.
Ngā mihi,
Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)
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[4][Ministry of Justice request email]
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Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 9:28 AM
To: New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties
<[FOI #30212 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - IPCA report on Policing of
Public Protests (ref: 119742)
Tēnā koe
Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).
We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982, regarding the IPCA report on Policing of Public Protests.
This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.
The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you
can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place
at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name and any
other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a) (protect
the privacy of natural persons).
You can expect a response by 25/03/2025.
Ngā mihi
Communications and Ministerial Services |Corporate Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
DX Box SX 10088 | Wellington
[6]www.justice.govt.nz
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