Dear Tim Singleton Norton

I refer to your below e-mail enquiry

In order to make a request for NSW Police Force information, an applicant
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Kind regards,

From:        Tim Singleton Norton
<[FOI #6382 email]>
To:        GIPA requests at NSW Police Force <[NSW Police Force request email]>
Date:        09/06/2020 10:27
Subject:        *** Letty*** Government Information (Public Access)
request - Use of IMSI capture devices in NSW

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Dear NSW Police Force,

I am writing under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act to
request the documents relating directly to the use of IMSI catchers owned
and operated by the NSW Police Force as of April 2020.

An “International Mobile Subscriber Identity” catcher (IMSI Catcher) may
go by the following brand names including Stingray, SimSucker, Kingfish,
Harpoon, Amberjack, or Hailstorm.

In particular I request the following information:
- Current number of IMSI catchers owned and/or operated by the NSW Police
Force;
- Purchase orders, invoices, contracts, loan agreements, solicitation
letters, correspondence with companies and other similar records regarding
the acquisition of IMSI catchers;
- Marketing or promotional materials received by the NSW Police Force
relating to IMSI catchers;
- All requests made by to the NSW Police Force by companies or government
agencies to keep confidential any aspect of the possession and use of IMSI
catchers, including any non-disclosure agreements;
- Legislation, codes of practice, policy statements, guides, manuals,
memoranda, presentations, training materials or other records governing
the use of IMSI catchers, including restrictions on when, where, how and
against whom they may be used; limitations on retention and use of
collected data; guidance on when a warrant or other legal process must be
obtained; and rules governing when the existence and use of IMSI catchers
may be revealed to the public, criminal defendants, or judges.

Yours faithfully,

Tim Singleton Norton

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