Media plan for general drug detection operations
Dear Police Force, NSW,
My request is directed to the Public Affairs and Corporate Communications - Media Unit, and pertains to general drug detection operations using detection dogs in NSW.
I wish to obtain a copy of any guidelines and written advice given to police officers who provide comment for media stories on general drug detection operations.
Yours faithfully,
Will Tregoning
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Vanessa
Vanessa Allen Ereckson
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Media Officer l New South Wales Police Media Unit l Level 14, 201
Elizabeth Street l Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: 02 8263 6100 / 45101 l Fax: 02 8263 6312 / 45312 l Email:
[email address]
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From: Will Tregoning <[FOI #1077 email]>
To: "GIPA requests at Police Force, NSW" <[email address]>
Date: 01/06/2015 13:28
Subject: Government Information (Public Access) request - Media plan for
general drug detection operations
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Dear Police Force, NSW,
My request is directed to the Public Affairs and Corporate
Communications - Media Unit, and pertains to general drug detection
operations using detection dogs in NSW.
I wish to obtain a copy of any guidelines and written advice given to
police officers who provide comment for media stories on general drug
detection operations.
Yours faithfully,
Will Tregoning
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Sent request to NSW Police Force again, using a new contact address.
Will
In order to process your request, an access application under the
Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 be submitted. I have
enclosed a copy of this form to assist you.
regards
Letty Mufale
Teamleader
Information Access & Subpoena Unit
9768 0777 e/n 34777
From: #GIPAAPP/Staff/NSWPolice
To: Letty Mufale/8020737/Staff/NSWPolice@NSWPolice
Date: 02/06/2015 09:03
Subject: Fw: Government Information (Public Access) request - Media
plan for general drug detection operations
Sent by: Susan Hoesterei
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From: Will Tregoning <[FOI #1077 email]>
To: "GIPA requests at Police Force, NSW"
<[NSW Police Force request email]>
Date: 01/06/2015 23:57
Subject: Government Information (Public Access) request - Media
plan for general drug detection operations
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Dear Police Force, NSW,
My request is directed to the Public Affairs and Corporate Communications
- Media Unit, and pertains to general drug detection operations using
detection dogs in NSW.
I wish to obtain a copy of any guidelines and written advice given to
police officers who provide comment for media stories on general drug
detection operations.
Yours faithfully,
Will Tregoning
-------------------------------------------------------------------
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #1077 email]
Is [NSW Police Force request email] the wrong address for Government Information
(Public Access) requests to Police Force, NSW? If so, please contact us
using this form:
[1]https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...
This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This
message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet.
More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:
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manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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NSW
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Henare Degan left an annotation ()
Hi Will,
Try asking if they will accept this request as an Informal Request. The first reply contained information on this and there's also some information here:
https://www.police.nsw.gov.au/services/i...
Cheers,
Henare
Right To Know administrator
Henare Degan left an annotation ()
Will reports that the "NSW Police advised that I would have to submit a formal GIPA request so I have done that with the assistance of a lawyer."
Henare Degan left an annotation ()
Hi Will,
I've updated the email address we use for the NSW Police Force based on the address in the application forms referred to in the above email. I've also re-sent your request to this new address.
Cheers,
Henare
Right To Know administrator