Regulatory Impact Statement - NZ Gang Intelligence Centre Information Sharing Agreement
Date Published:
October 2017
This Regulatory Impact Statement has been prepared by NZ Police.
It provides an analysis of options to enable the New Zealand Gang Intelligence Centre (GIC) to maximise its ability to produce intelligence for participating agencies who can then make decisions to reduce gang-related harm.
An Approved Information Sharing Agreement (AISA), made in accordance with the Privacy Act, is recommended. An AISA would enable effective, complete and efficient information sharing by all the participating agencies. It would also ensure safeguards are in place to protect the privacy of people and information.
A draft Information Sharing Agreement has been developed by the participating GIC agencies. Public consultation largely supported it. The Privacy Commissioner supports the draft Agreement and considers the proposed safeguards to protect privacy are intended to mitigate any privacy risks. If an AISA is agreed to, it will be subject to review by the Privacy Commissioner to ensure it is meeting its stated objectives.
New Zealand Arrestee Drug Use Monitoring (NZ-ADUM) report 2010-2016
Date Published:
September 2017
The New Zealand Arrestee Drug Use Monitoring (NZ-ADUM) study monitors levels of alcohol and other drug use, and related criminal offending, among police detainees in Whangarei, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch central city police stations. NZ-ADUM tracks key drugs of concern, including methamphetamine, cannabis, opioids, pharmaceutical medicines and new psychoactive substances (NPS) (so called ‘legal highs’), as well as the emergence of entirely new drugs.
NZ-ADUM also documents levels of alcohol and drug related harm, demand for drug treatment services, and changes in key illegal drug market indicators, such as availability and price.
This report presents the findings from the 2016 NZ-ADUM and compares them with the findings from the previous years of the study.