First step following having the car Green Stickered.
Date: 11 January 2026
To Jason Guthrie
1. Demand for Immediate Return of Property
This notice is issued formally and without prejudice.
On the date of this notice, Police officers interfered with a vehicle held as private trust property, including removal of number plates and affixing a defective vehicle notice, without producing proof of defect.
A defective notice is not proof of defect. No inspection report, evidential assessment, or technical finding was provided at the time of enforcement.
Accordingly, immediate return of all property and removal of the defective notice is required, or written proof of lawful authority and defect must be supplied.
Absent such proof, continued retention constitutes unlawful interference with private property.
2. Official Information Act 1982 – Procedural Request
This is a formal request made under the Official Information Act 1982.
Please provide:
• The statutory authority relied upon to issue the defective notice and remove plates
• All policies or procedures governing police determinations of vehicle defectiveness
• Names, roles, and badge numbers of officers involved
• All records, notes, photographs, or reports relied upon
• Any communications referencing trust-held vehicles
• Any bias assessment or review undertaken
This request relates strictly to procedural compliance.
3. Notice of Escalation
If the above matters are not addressed within statutory timeframes, this issue will be escalated to Police Integrity, the Ombudsman, and, if necessary, the High Court.
This notice is issued calmly, formally, and on the record.
Attachments
• Annex A – OIA Response IR-01-25-37537 (attached)
• Supporting photographs and recordings (on record)
By:Tracy Lynch
For:in LandsAirWater Counsel
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