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1. OIA-Private security personnel [pdf, 207 KB]

   ...Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 7 October 2024 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry). Specifically, you requested: Please provide a copy of the document providing updates on issues in respect of Private Security Personnel. I believe it was created in or around April 2024 and may have the file name “Update for Policy” This document is withheld in full under section 9(2)(g)(i) of the Act, to maintain the effective conduct of publi...

2. 2025 NZPSPLA 001.pdf [pdf, 77 KB]

   [2025] NZPSPLA 001 IN THE MATTER OF A complaint by The Police under s 74 of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 (the Act) against TROY WAKEFIELD HEARD remotely on 10 January 2025 ATTENDANCES Senior Constable W Dabb for NZ Police T Wakefield – did not attend DECISION [1] Police have made a complaint against Troy Wakefield as he was convicted of attempted kidnapping and dangerous driving on 4 December 2024. He was sentenced to 1...

3. 2025 NZPSPLA 004.pdf [pdf, 71 KB]

   [2025] NZPSPLA 004 IN THE MATTER OF A complaint by The Police under s 74 of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 (the Act) against KALOPEAU MUNRO HEARD remotely on 22 January 2025 DECISION [1] Police are asking for Kalopeau Munro’s certificate of approval (COA) to be cancelled as he has been convicted of assault with intent to injure. This conviction is for an offence of violence and therefore grounds for disqualification under s 62 of...

4. [2016] NZEmpC 48 Nelson v Katavich [pdf, 290 KB]

   ...lengthy, I now set it out in full: Subject: Re: Disciplinary Meeting: Mia I understand you told other staff about the disciplinary meeting scheduled for today. It appears you do not understand discretion as these matters are best dealt with privately rather than with other staff aware of what is transpiring. However though since you decided to tell the other staff of your predicament, I have become aware of other deeply troubling issues which will require further investigatio...

5. [2019] NZEmpC 167 Bradley v Ngāti Apa Ki Te Rā Tō Charitable Trust [pdf, 424 KB]

   ...recorded Mr Wilson’s dissatisfaction was because he considered he had undertaken tasks that were the responsibility of the Chief Executive. [72] On occasions, at around the time this dissatisfaction was being aired, the Board began to meet privately; that is without Mr Bradley or any other employee in attendance. Unlike other meetings, these private sessions were not minuted and no record of any discussion at them was kept. There is nothing unusual, or unorthodox, in a Board...

6. OIA-99080.pdf [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...without going to trial with focus on late guilty pleas. Their key findings for what caused later pleas were tripartite; • Funding type of defence counsel effected defendants’ perceptions – Lawyers were either Government funded (Legal Aid) or private lawyers. Legal aid affected the defendant’s perception of fairness in their case, defendants did not trust Duty Lawyers and described being pushed to plead guilty. • Delaying plea entry for tactical advantage – Some defendants wo...

7. 2020 NZPSPLA 018 [pdf, 57 KB]

   [2020] NZPSPLA 018 Case number 001810 / 2020 IN THE MATTER OF The Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 AND IN THE MATTER OF A complaint by the Police against SAMUAL BOESCH HEARD by telephone on 17 September 2020 DECISION [1] On 27 May 2020 I granted Mr Boesch’s application for a new certificate of approval (COA) on the condition that he remain alcohol free. This condition was attached because in 2019 Mr Boesch had been convicted...

8. 2023 NZPSPLA 018.pdf [pdf, 80 KB]

   [2023] NZPSPLA 0018 IN THE MATTER OF A complaint under s 74 of The Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 against MONISH KUMAR HEARD virtually on 1 May 2023 APPEARANCES Snr Constable W Dabb and Sergeant C Thomas for NZ Police M Kumar – no appearance DECISION [1] On 29 March 2023 Monish Kumar was convicted of common assault. This conviction is grounds for disqualification under s 62 of the Act and a mandatory ground for the cancellation of Mr...

9. 2023 NZPSPLA 012.pdf [pdf, 70 KB]

   [2023] NZPSPLA 012 IN THE MATTER OF A complaint under s 74 of The Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 against HEMI WHAANGA DECISION [1] Police have filed a complaint against Hemi Whaanga as on 21 February he was convicted of theft. This conviction is grounds for disqualification under s 62 of the Act. The offending occurred while Mr Whaanga was working as a security guard and therefore also amounts to misconduct. Being convi...

10. 2024 NZPSPLA 070.pdf [pdf, 80 KB]

    NZPSPLA 070 IN THE MATTER OF A complaint under s 74 of The Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 (the Act) against HENRY LOCKINGTON HEARD remotely on 19 August 2024 APPEARANCES Senior Constable T Pillay for NZ Police H Lockington – no appearance DECISION [1] Police are asking for Mr Lockington’s certificate of approval to be cancelled as he has recently been convicted of injuring with intent to injure. Mr Lockington was sentenced to 5 mon...