Our approved information-sharing agreement (AISA) with: Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa, New Zealand Police; Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa, the New Zealand Customs Service; and Te Tari Hara Tāware, the Serious Fraud Office sets out key activities that we need to report on each year in our annual report.
Under sections 154(1)(b), 155 and 156 of the Privacy Act 2020, the Privacy Commissioner has specified the following reporting in respect of the AISA for supply of information for the purpose of prevention, detection, investigation or providing evidence of serious crime.
A copy of the AISA is available to view at:
Information sharing with New Zealand Police, New Zealand Customs Service and Serious Fraud Office
Information shared between 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023
| Agency | Te Tari Hara Tāware, the Serious Fraud Office | Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa, the New Zealand Customs Service | Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa, New Zealand Police | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 |
| Number of requests for information made by the agency | 3 | 75 | 4 | 14 | 346 | 463 |
| Number of responses with information provided by Te Tari Taake Inland Revenue to the agency | 8 | 75 | 4 | 11 | 322 | 471 |
| Number of occasions Te Tari Taake Inland Revenue proactively provided information to the agency | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Number of occasions Te Tari Taake Inland Revenue received information from the agency | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Notes
Te Tari Hara Tāware, the Serious Fraud Office sent 1 large overall request which included numerous entities and individuals. For reporting purposes, these have been recorded individually.
Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa, the New Zealand Customs Services made 14 requests for information and 11 were responded to in the year to 30 June 2023. The remaining 3 will be recorded in the 2023–2024 reporting year.
Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa, New Zealand Police made 463 requests for information in the year to 30 June 2023. Of the 471 replies, 8 related to the year ended 30 June 2022.
Costs
The estimated cost of the sharing agreement for the year ended 30 June 2023 is approximately $35,000.4
4Excludes estimated costs for legal services and Team Lead roles.
Benefits
| Description | Te Tari Hara Tāware, the Serious Fraud Office | Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa, the New Zealand Customs Service | Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa New Zealand Police | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 |
| No offence | 0 | 1* | 0 | 0 | 59 | 94 |
| Prosecution | 4 | 7* | 2 | 10 | 102 | 121 |
| Warning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Still under investigation | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 159 | 227 |
| No response received (still in progress) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of requests cancelled or did not meet criteria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18 |
| Total | 6 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 346 | 463 |
Notes
* 3 of the prosecutions were as a result of AISA requests made in previous years that have moved to either prosecution or closure (no offence) during the 2022–23 reporting year.
Warning, diversion and youth case action do not apply as the AISA focuses on serious offending and these possible resolutions are for lower-level offending which fall below the serious crime threshold.
Assurance
There have been no instances identified of information being shared contrary to the AISA.