42118 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister of Police

42118 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister of Police: How many, if any, infringement notices issued by the New Zealand Police have been issued to any vehicle owned and/or operated by each department or entity that the Minister is responsible for from November 27th 2023 to August 1st 2025; listed by infringement type, date, fine, and whether the fine was paid by the individual driving the vehicle or by the department/entity?

Hon Mark Mitchell: I am advised that Police does not maintain a centralised database of infringement notices (e.g., parking, red light, or other traffic offences) issued to Police vehicles. When such a notice is issued by a Police officer (e.g., by stopping a vehicle), it is issued directly to the driver. Police does not maintain a database of staff who have received officer-issued notices while driving a Police vehicle. Any staff member issued a notice in this way is personally liable for resolving it. Infringement notices issued by safety cameras, such as speed cameras, are issued to the registered owner of the vehicle — in this case, Police. Police publishes quarterly data on speed camera infringement notices issued to vehicles registered to Police. This data includes the number of notices and whether they were waived due to a valid legal defence applying. The latest data to the end of June 2025 will be published shortly and is available at: https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/publication/road-policing-driver-offence-data-january-2009-march-2025 When a speed camera notice is issued to a Police vehicle, Police makes inquiries to identify the driver at the time of the offence. That individual is then responsible for either submitting a defence or paying the notice themselves. Infringement notices are generally only waived when a Police officer is undertaking urgent duty driving in response to an incident, as outlined in the Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004. In rare cases where the driver cannot be identified, Police may pay the infringement fee.