27 March 2019
Gerard Byrne
[email address]
[email address]
[FYI request #9730 email]
[email address]
[email address]
[email address]
[email address]
[email address]
REF: OIA-4780, 4781, 4782, 4794, 4795, 4826, 4827 and 4829
Dear Gerard
Requests made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your emails
of 1 March 2019 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
OIA 4780 - can you please supply bank statements for the northland journey managers
expense credit card for 2015.
OIA 4781 - how many speeding incidents were recorded on nzta vehicle GPSs and how
many employees were given written warnings for this in 2015
OIA 4782 - how many nzta employees have cameras installed at their property because
of fears for safety, paid for by NZTA.
On 4 March 2019 you requested further information:
OIA 4794 - can you please supply a copy of the senior HR rep for the nzta original hand-
written notes at ERA investigation meeting Byrne vs NZTA, in Whangarei on 18/02/2019.
OIA 4795 - can you please supply all internal emails between all witnesses in the Byrne vs
NZTA ERA investigation. case No. 3042531.
On 8 March 2019 you also requested the following information:
OIA 4826 - can you please provide all video footage and all gps readouts for Vehicle
registration numbers:
KCC368
GMM753
on Waikino and Ranui roads, Karetu, driven by NZTA employee from March 2017 to
January 2019. I would only like the coverage of these two roads.
OIA 4827 - can you please provide bank statements for the Northland systems manager's
expense credit card from January 2018 to present day.
OIA 4829 - can you please provide a copy of all the Northland office Technical staff
qualifications working on the northland bridges programme in 2017-2018 held on your
files.
Our responses to each of your requests are below, according to the number assigned above.
OIA 4780 - can you please supply bank statements for the northland journey managers expense
credit card for 2015.
The information requested is attached as Appendix A and outlined in the document schedule.
Certain information has been withheld under:
• section 9(2)(a) of the Act to protect the privacy of natural persons
• section 6(c) of the Act as the release of the information would be likely to prejudice the
maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation, and detection of offences.
OIA 4781 - how many speeding incidents were recorded on nzta vehicle GPSs and how many
employees were given written warnings for this in 2015.
Your request for GPS speed data for NZ Transport Agency fleet vehicles is refused under section
18(d) as the information requested is publicly available. This information is published on our website
on a monthly basis
our staff and to demonstrate transparency and accountability for our role
in road safety leadership. This information is available at https://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/gps-
speed-data-for-transport-agency-fleet-vehicles/.
Where a traffic offence has been committed, our approach is that People Leaders coach or counsel
staff in the first instance and undertake a disciplinary investigation or action where appropriate.
Repeated behaviours are routinely escalated to disciplinary investigation and may be considered
misconduct under the Transport Agency’s Code of Conduct.
Disciplinary actions, such as written warnings, are not stored centrally but rather on individual staff
files. I am therefore refusing this part of your request under section 18(f) of the Act because the
information requested cannot be made available without substantial collation or research.
OIA 4782 - how many NZTA employees have cameras installed at their property because of fears
for safety, paid for by NZTA.
We are withholding this information under section 9(2)(c) of the Act to avoid prejudice to measures
protecting the health or safety of members of the public.
OIA 4794 - can you please supply a copy of the senior HR rep for the NZTA original hand-written
notes at ERA investigation meeting Byrne vs NZTA, in Whangarei on 18/02/2019.
We are withholding this information under the Litigation Privilege afforded in section 56(2)(c) of the
Evidence Act 2006. This section allows for the withholding of information prepared for a proceeding.
OIA 4795 - can you please supply all internal emails between all witnesses in the Byrne vs NZTA
ERA investigation. case No. 3042531.
We are withholding this information under the Litigation Privilege afforded in section 56(2)(c) of the
Evidence Act 2006. This section allows for the withholding of information prepared for a proceeding.
OIA 4826 - can you please provide all video footage and all gps readouts for Vehicle registration
numbers
KCC368
GMM753
on Waikino and ranui rds, Karetu, driven by NZTA employee from March 2017 to January 2019.
I would only like the coverage of these two roads.
The registration numbers provided are not part of the Transport Agency’s fleet, and therefore we
are refusing your request under section 18(g)(i) of the Act because 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, or by a local authority.
OIA 4827 - can you please provide bank statements for the Northland systems manager's expense
credit card from January 2018 to present day.
The information requested attached at Appendix B and detailed in the document schedule. Certain
information has been withheld under:
• section 9(2)(a) of the Act to protect the privacy of natural persons
• section 6(c) of the Act as the release of that information would be likely to prejudice the
maintenance of the law, including the prevention, investigation, and detection of offences.
OIA 4829 - can you please provide a copy of all the Northland office Technical staff qualifications
working on the northland bridges programme in 2017-2018 held on your files.
This information has been withheld under section 9(2)(a) of the Act to protect the privacy of natural
persons.
With respect to the information that has been withheld, I do not consider there are any other
factors which would render it desirable, in the public interest, to make the information available.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to
withhold some information and to refuse parts of this request. The contact details for the
Ombudsman can be located at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you would like to discuss this reply with the Transport Agency, please contact me by email to
[email address] or by phone on (09) 969 9800.
Yours sincerely
Barbara Harrison
General Manager, People
Document Schedule
Appendix A
Ref
Document
Date
1.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
January 2015
2.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
February 2015
3.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
March 2015
4.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
April 2015
5.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
May 2015
6.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
June 2015
7.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
July 2015
8.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
August 2015
9.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
September 2015
10. Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
October 2015
11. Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
November 2015
12. Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
December 2015
Appendix B
Ref
Document
Date
1.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
January 2018
2.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
February 2018
3.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
March 2018
4.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
April 2018
5.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
May 2018
6.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
June 2018
7.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
July 2018
8.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
August 2018
9.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
September 2018
10.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
October 2018
11.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
November 2018
12.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
December 2018
13.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
January 2019
14.
Northland Journey Manager Transport Agency Credit Card statement
February 2019