Dear government communications security bureau, i am requesting the pay band and salary of people in the gcsb graduate programme from 202018 and the disparity between genders. The government says the aim of the bill is to allow the gcsb to use its sophisticated technology and expertise to spy on kiwis on behalf of the sis, police or military. Prime minister john key said the expansion of powers of the. General enquiries and official information act requests. Amendment 12, 1 page 787 kb constitution of the united states of america. Visibility, power and citizen intervention the five eyes. Thank you for using the download pdf file feature, to. It is straightforward to interpret, applying bogstandard statutory interpretation techniques. Controversial changes to the act the gcsb bill were announced by prime minister john key in 20. Mar 28, 2017 the act puts in place a single legislative regime for the gcsb and the nzsis, providing a single purpose and shared objectives and functions. How do i check all the bills that were generated from a particular recurring bill profile. There has been a lot of spin one way or another on this issue, but we see. This government is dancing to americas tune, and privacy is under attack. Go to purchases bills and select the bill that is to be downloaded as pdf or to be printed in the bills window, you will be able to find both the print and pdf.
Government communications security bureau act 2003 no 9 as. Note changes authorised by subpart 2 of part 2 of the legislation act 2012 have been made in this official reprint. The decision that the government communications security bureau the gcsb is to be permitted to spy on new zealanders should be subject to a much more rigorous process than truncated consideration by the intelligence and security committee. Official information request accommodation for gcsb employees dear gcsb, i find your response that unfortunately the government communications security bureau gcsb has no record of receiving your request highly curious if not deeply suspect. Several protests and disputes surrounding its use and the wider implications of the information gathered has gained the facility some local and international notoriety. Gcsb bill must be fixed as ive said earlier,3 contrary to what has been claimed, the existing act is not materially ambiguous. The government communications security bureau gcsb contributes to new zealands national security by providing information assurance and cyber security to the new zealand government and critical infrastructure organisations, collecting and analysing intelligence in accordance with the governments priorities, and providing cooperation and assistance to other new zealand. The act allows the intelligence and security agencies to act as necessary to protect new zealand and new zealand interests, with appropriate limitations and robust oversight applying across all of the.
Bill made this official information request to government. If the nzdf ever feels it has a good case for specific data to to. The government communications security bureau gcsb contributes to new zealands national security by providing information assurance and cyber security to the new zealand government and critical infrastructure organisations, collecting and analysing intelligence in accordance with the governments priorities, and providing cooperation and assistance to other new zealand government agencies. Amendments to government communications security bureau act 2003. Gcsb bill remains flawed despite proposed changes nz law. Since passed into law, labour has announced that it would. But the new laws went much further, retrospectively validating the gcsb action and fundamentally shifting the permitted surveillance activities to include surveillance of new zealand citizens. Speech to the auckland public meeting against the gcsb bill. If you receive a prompt for opening or saving the pdf file instead, skip to step 4. The only problem with them, as noted by idiot savant, is that they do not impose particular duties on the director or any employee of the bureau. Sep 28, 2017 government communications security bureau act 2003. Government communications security bureau is within the scope of wikiproject espionage, which aims to improve wikipedia s coverage of espionage, intelligence, and related topics.
The government communications security bureau gcsb contributes to new zealands national security by providing information assurance and cyber. The waihopai station is a secure communication facility, located near blenheim, run by new zealands government communications security bureau. I need to credit my vendor for a bill which has not been paid yet. Accommodation for gcsb employees a official information act. Preserves the independence of the igis from the new zealand security intelligence service nzsis, government communications security bureau gcsb and the responsible ministers and the prime minister in legislation. Or download pdf of original version with footnotes. Its the only pdf viewer that can open and interact with all types of pdf content, including. Does the new gcsb bill give them the power to spy on new.
This is an omnibus bill that proposes amendments to the government communications security bureau act 2003, the inspectorgeneral of intelligence and security act 1996, and the intelligence and security committee act 1996. View, print, sign, and annotate pdfs with our free adobe acrobat reader. Safe, secure and functional information systems are vital for the successful operation of all government organisations. The ctu recommends that any law change permitting the gcsb to spy. Te tira tiaki is the publicservice department of new zealand charged with promoting new zealands national security by collecting and analysing information of an intelligence nature according to the bureaus official website, it has a mission of contributing to the national security of new zealand by providing. Aug 16, 2016 the spinoff weekly compiles the best stories of the week an essential guide to modern life in new zealand, emailed out on monday evenings.
Gcsb 20 08 19 auckland town hall professor jane kelsey. Dear government communications security bureau, are calls made to the gcsb s public helpline as listed on the gcsb s website recorded electronically. The new zealand information security manual nzism is the new zealand governments manual on information assurance and information systems security. New zealand based companies that provide geospatial. Review of compliance at the government communications security bureau pdf. The government communications security bureau and related legislation amendment bill has passed at its third reading. The important information section includes additional information about your bill and service.
Application of human rights to communication surveillance. Hon christopher finlayson attorneygeneral on behalf of the minister responsible for the gcsb. Adobe acrobat reader dc software is the free global standard for reliably viewing, printing, and commenting on pdf documents. The act puts in place a single legislative regime for the gcsb and the nzsis, providing a single purpose and shared objectives and functions. Payment options the payment options stub includes information on other ways to pay your bill. The bill amends the gcsb act to clarify this important support role as well as other aspects. Thomas beagle at tech liberty has done a great job at presenting the technicalities of the keydunne gcsb spying bill does the new gcsb bill give them the power to spy on new zealanders.
Te tira tiaki is the publicservice department of new zealand charged with promoting new zealands national security by collecting and analysing information of an intelligence nature. Png domestic bill payment options for select your city area ankleshwar bharuch bhavnagar bhilad bhuj bilimora botad chandkhedaahmedabad dharampur gandhinagar halol hazira jamnagar khambhat kheda limbadi mahemdabad mahudha morbi nadiad navsari pardi petlad rajkot sarigam surat surendranagar tapi thangadh umargam valsad vapi vaso. The bill is also silent on with whom intelligence on new zealanders can be shared and this is crucially important, gven the gcsbs genesis as part of a multinational intelligence alliance. Only with adobe acrobat reader you can view, sign, comment on, and share pdfs for free. The good and not so good of the new gcsb bill the spinoff. Jul 26, 20 and in related developments the gcsb bill has been reported back with changes including the vaunted insertion of principles underpinning performance of the bureaus functions. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Thank you for using the download pdf file feature, to download a correct pdf file, please follow the steps. Opposing the gcsb and tics bills in their current forms. Submission 1 gregory warren to the intelligence and. About us gcsb is a public service department with its head office in wellington and a regional office in auckland. The government communications security bureau gcsb maori. It does appear the government communications security bureau gcsb downloaded its copy of the gcsb draft legislation from the daily blog website. Government communications security bureau and related.
Whale oil has had a dig at the poll is the campbell live gcsb poll a pisstake or what. Prime minister john key welcomed the passing of the legislation. Firstly, as a civil liberties group we are concerned that this bill significantly expands the powers of the gcsb. Jul 29, 20 the gcsb controls two listening stations a satellite communications interception station at gcsb waihopai near blenheim and a radio communications interception station at gcsb tangimoana near palmerston north. That refers to the telecommunications interception capability and security bill which is associated with the gcsb bill and is trailing that bill through parliament. Government communications security bureau act 2003 no 9. These submissions were released by the committee on 1 july 20.
A pacific media centre photographer was at the auckland protest to capture images. James davies made this official information request to government communications security bureau. This coincides with a fill the town hall and stop the gcsb bill campaign meeting in auckland. David shearer stop the gcsb bill meeting 190820 by sleepdepriveddiva on august 23, 20 kia ora katou, it is so great to be here with you all tonight, turning out for an issue that strikes at the very heart of our freedoms and rights as. These systems underpin public confidence, support privacy and security and. Submission of the new zealand council of trade unions te. Dear government communications security bureau, have any new zealand based companies that provide geospatial technology to the gscb provided expertise, staff, information, or technology via the gcsb or, via other agencies to foreign agencies such as the nsa, the cia, or any other intelligence agencies in the usa, the uk, or the eu that has. If you would like to participate, visit the project page, or contribute to the discussion b this article has been rated as bclass on the projects quality scale. And to create, protect, convert, and edit pdfs, try out acrobat pro.
The idea that this new bill clarifies what has been ambiguous is wrong. The tics bill is a companion measure to the government communications security bureau bill which would give the gcsb the right to carry out surveillance on new. The gcsb bill has passed if you refuse to accept that, here. Jul 03, 20 you may look at this gcsb bill and see some mild tweaking of the current law, we look at it and see it as the moment that new zealand changes from being a society that investigates bad guys subject to judicial oversight, to being a surveillance state where the government is always watching and recording everyone just in case theyre.
Firstly, everyone agrees that section 8c of the bill will allow the gcsb to spy on new zealanders on behalf of the sis, police or nz defence force. Aug 20, 20 the government says the aim of the bill is to allow the gcsb to use its sophisticated technology and expertise to spy on kiwis on behalf of the sis, police or military. Excellent reporting on campbell live last night, with a detailed look at the timeline of events surrounding the gcsb bill, the kim dotcom raid, the appointment of keys school chum to head the gcsb, and certain visits between washington and nz. Professor jane kelsey stop the gcsb bill meeting 190820. In relation to the gcsb act, the bill makes amendments to the objective, function, powers and. Amendment 11, 1 page 762 kb constitution of the united states of america. John key defended the gcsb amendment bill by arguing that it did not authorize.
Media had a vital role to play in answering the many questions around this bill, and failed. I move, that the government communications security bureau and related legislation amendment bill be now read a second time. After conversion, you can see that there are following files listed in output folder. Strengthening oversight of nzsis and gcsb department of the. A new bill which gives new zealands security and intelligence agencies more power to spy on kiwis is likely to be introduced this week.
Intro no video speakers who follow to shine with their brilliance and passion, but i get to do the tough boring stuff. Peter dunnes supplementary order paper is now online detailing his amendments to the gcsb bill. Download account bill image pdf in addition to viewing a full billing account invoice or shadow bill online, you can download the bill image in pdf format to save or print. The pdf file will be an exact representation of the paper invoice or shadow bill sent bymail. And in related developments the gcsb bill has been reported back with changes including the vaunted insertion of principles underpinning performance of the bureaus functions. Government communications security bureau act 2003 wikipedia.
David shearer stop the gcsb bill meeting 190820 by sleepdepriveddiva on august 23, 20 kia ora katou, it is so great to be here with you all tonight, turning out for an issue that strikes at the very heart of our freedoms and rights as new zealanders. This is the giving assistance part and it appears to be limited to only doing things that the original agency would have the legal authority to do. Its probably fair to say most new zealanders would be extremely unhappy to have their communications intercepted. View sample bill baltimore gas and electric company. It formalised the role of the government communications security bureau which had existed in secret until 1984. Does the new gcsb bill give them the power to spy on new zealanders. Public debate on this issue similarly enveloped new zealand, fuelled by the announcement that the government communications security bureau gcsb 2 would expand its intelligence scope, creating a legal basis for the agency to intercept electronic communications from and to new zealand citizens and permanent residents for the first time. They put into legalese what has already been announced. We will have to wait and see what a labour led alternative government may look like and actually do then. Gcsb downloaded its version of the gcsb bill from the. Accommodation for gcsb employees a official information. Gcsb bill remains flawed despite proposed changes proposed changes to the gcsb bill represent minor improvements but do not address the fundamental flaws in the bill and the legislation should not proceed, the new zealand law society says. The first, the gcsb bill, was designed to restructure the gcsb and establish its legal basis more clearly. And when you want to do more, subscribe to acrobat pro dc.
Tech liberty has deep concerns about the extent of the powers granted to the gcsb by this bill, especially when combined with the proposed changes to the. This supplementary order paper amends the government communications security bureau and related legislation amendment bill. Depending on your internet browser and the settings for the pdf reader program, the pdf file may automatically download and open in your browser. Next up is the telecommunications interception capability and security bill also know as the tics bill. Pay band and salary for graduates a official information. I dont think it would matter much whether it was the sis or the gcsb doing the intercepting as most nzers probably couldnt explain the difference between the two it was the case when i became aware of those agencies in 20002001. The government has passed a controversial law called the gcsb bill. Dec 23, 2016 dear government communications security bureau, have any new zealand based companies that provide geospatial technology to the gscb provided expertise, staff, information, or technology via the gcsb or, via other agencies to foreign agencies such as the nsa, the cia, or any other intelligence agencies in the usa, the uk, or the eu that has subsequently been used in drone strikes in the. By clauses view whole 140kb versions and sops printdownload pdf 655kb. The request was refused by government communications security bureau. Government communications security bureau new zealand. It formalised the role of the government communications security bureau which had existed in secret until 1984 controversial changes to the act the gcsb bill were announced by prime minister john key in 20.
Go to purchases bills and select the bill that is to be downloaded as pdf or to be printed in the bills window, you will be able to find both the print and pdf option. He said that nothing in the bill allowed for wholesale surveillance of new zealanders. And now, its connected to the adobe document cloud. The best free pdf software app downloads for windows.
By and large, the new zealand media have done a terrible job of reporting on the gcsb bill, despite its fundamental implications for democratic rights and freedoms in new zealand including, ironically, the freedom of the press. Protesters condemn gcsb spy bill and spooks centre with. Gcsb amendment bill and the snowden revelations in new zealand. Intelligence and security act 2017 department of the prime. Government communications security bureau po box 12209 thorndon wellington 6144. Whale points out the irony of capturing of private data in a poll about the. The gcsb bill can be amended by any future government, if that is what they will want.
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