Conflict of Interest Policy document
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From: Alex Dye
Dear New Zealand Police,
I am a criminal defence lawyer practicing in Wellington and have a current case involving a potential conflict of interest on the part of investigating police.
The situation is that a police officer is investigating my client in relation to an assault allegation in which my client is the alleged offender. That same officer is investigating a complaint made by my client to the Independent Police Conduct Authority. The complaint relates to the father of the complainant in the assault allegation who is a police officer.
Please provide any policy documents around how IPCA investigations are to be carried out, particularly in terms of any conflict of interest, and any general conflict of interest policy documents.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Alexander Dye
New Zealand Police
Hi Alex,
Thank you for your email.
It has been forwarded through to the appropriate department for action and
follow up.
Thank you,
NZ Police
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From: Alex Dye <[FOI #9400 email]>
Date: 15/01/2019 11:52AM
Subject: Official Information request - Conflict of Interest Policy
document
Dear New Zealand Police,
I am a criminal defence lawyer practicing in Wellington and have a current
case involving a potential conflict of interest on the part of
investigating police.
The situation is that a police officer is investigating my client in
relation to an assault allegation in which my client is the alleged
offender. That same officer is investigating a complaint made by my client
to the Independent Police Conduct Authority. The complaint relates to the
father of the complainant in the assault allegation who is a police
officer.
Please provide any policy documents around how IPCA investigations are to
be carried out, particularly in terms of any conflict of interest, and any
general conflict of interest policy documents.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours faithfully,
Alexander Dye
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From: WRIGHT-MCCARTHY, Hannah
New Zealand Police
Dear Alexander
I refer to your Official Information Act request of 15 January 2019 as
below.
Your request is being actioned pursuant to the Official Information Act
1982.
Kind regards
Hannah Wright-McCarthy
Ministerial Services Officer
Ministerial Services
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