NT police officers charged with offences (2010-present)
Dear NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services,
Please advise the total number of charges brought against serving NT police officers of any rank over the period 2010-present.
Please provide a table showing the number of charges by calendar or financial year, and a breakdown for each year by officer rank and type of offence(s).
Yours faithfully,
T Smith
Good afternoon,
Please be advised that this type of raw statistics/data is not covered under the Northern Territory's FOI legislation, the Information Act 2002.
You may be able to locate this information via the NTPFES' annual report, the NT Ombudsman's annual report of by requesting the information directly from the NTPFES research and Statistics team on [email address]
Kind Regards
Misty Leavold | Assistant Director Information Management
Information Management Section | Business and Operational Support Service (BOSS) | NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services
Peter McAulay Centre
814 McMillians Road Berrimah NT 0828
PO Box 39764 Winnellie NT 0821
p... (08) 8985 8987 | e... [email address] | www.pfes.nt.gov.au
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Dear Misty Leavold,
Thank you for your email.
Please could you confirm the schedule or paragraph of NT's Information Act (2002) that you consider provides an exemption to withhold the information?
The standard exemptions regarding personal or private information are not relevant to this, particularly as it addresses aggregated data for the entire workforce.
In the Act, Part 1(4) defines the term record as "recorded information in any form (including data in a computer system) that is required to be kept by a public sector organisation as evidence of the activities or operations of the organisation, and includes part of a record and a copy of a record."
On this basis, the information held by NT Police does not appear exempt from disclosure.
Thank you.
Yours sincerely,
T Smith
Good afternoon,
The definition of "Government Information" is a record held by or on
behalf of a public sector organisation and includes personal information.
The definition of "Record" is recorded information in any form (including
data in a computer system) that is required to be kept by a public sector
organisation as evidence of activities or operations of the organisation,
and includes part of a record and a copy of a record.
Statistics of NT police officers charged with offences does not exist as a
record.
A government agency is not required to create new documentation or records
to satisfy a Freedom of Information request. We are required to provide a
copy if applicable, if a record is already in existence, which in this
instance, is not the case.
If you would like to seek further advice I welcome you to contact the
Northern Territory Information Commissioner - [email address]
Jenna Tsakirios | A/Manager Information Access Team
Information Management Section | Business and Operational Support
Service (BOSS) | NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services
Peter McAulay Centre
814 McMillians Road Berrimah NT 0828
PO Box 39764 Winnellie NT 0821
p... (08) 8985 8926 | e... [email address] |
www.pfes.nt.gov.au
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custodians of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection
to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to their culture and to
their Elders both past and present.
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