IPCA report on Policing of Public Protests

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From: New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties

Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,

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 consulted with a wide range of stakeholders.”

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.

2. All internal analysis, assessment, consideration, formal and informal advice, and recommendations or responses developed or communicated within the DPMC (including the National Assessments Bureau) about the issues raised in the IPCA report and the recommendations made by IPCA.

3. All information recording DPMC decisions on how to proceed regarding the recommendations made by the IPCA in its report.

4. All communications from the DPMC about the report, or how to proceed following the publication of the report, to (a) the Prime Minister, (b) the Minister of Justice, (c) the Minister responsible for NZSIS, (d) the Police, (e) the Ministry of Justice, (f) Crown Law, (g) the Department of Internal Affairs, and (h) NZSIS.

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 DPMC received this request.

If the Department 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 Department 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

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From: New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties
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Sent: Tuesday, 25 February 2025 2:48 pm
To: Information [DPMC] <[DPMC request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - IPCA report on Policing of Public
Protests

Dear Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet,

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 consulted with a
wide range of stakeholders.”

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.

2.      All internal analysis, assessment, consideration, formal and
informal advice, and recommendations or responses developed or
communicated within the DPMC (including the National Assessments Bureau)
about the issues raised in the IPCA report and the recommendations made by
IPCA.

3.      All information recording DPMC decisions on how to proceed
regarding the recommendations made by the IPCA in its report.

4.      All communications from the DPMC about the report, or how to
proceed following the publication of the report, to (a) the Prime
Minister, (b) the Minister of Justice, (c) the Minister responsible for
NZSIS, (d) the Police, (e) the Ministry of Justice, (f) Crown Law, (g) the
Department of Internal Affairs, and (h) NZSIS.

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 DPMC received this request.

If the Department 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 Department 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:
[1]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

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