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PoliceNewsThe Voice of PolicePolice well prepared for the 2011 Rugby World CupBy Deb Stringer, Communications Assistant• - Photos courtesy of Al Guthrie.Police will come prepared for all likely scenarios during the Rugby World Cup, thanks to the carefulplanning of Rugby World Cup Police Commander, Superintendent Grant O’Fee and his team.For the past two years, the team havebeen working hard to ensure the smoothrunning of the international event, andlook forward to their hard work comingto fruition when the first game kicks offin September.“We have been pretty happy with howit has all been going, and feel that allthe effort that has been put into theplanning process has prepared us wellfor any situation we may face,” MrO’Fee said.Planning aheadHe said a significant amount of planninghad involved working alongside the 13District Operational Managers, whoare in charge of overseeing securitymeasures at matches.“During these matches police will beactively engaging with the crowd withspecial focus given to onsite liquoroutlets,” Mr O’Fee said.“There will be a couple of times wherewe will have four games on the one dayand will have 700 to 800 staff working.“They will be supported by securitycompanies and other organisations wehave partnerships with.”Strong presenceDespite the strong police presence MrO’Fee said he did not want to discouragepeople from having fun.“We don’t want to turn into the funpolice, because we really do wantpeople to enjoy themselves and have agood time.“However, if someone’s behaviour turnsviolent or we are faced with a situationwhen someone is severely intoxicated to188August 2011the point where it is adversely affectingothers we will be forced to address thesituation,” he told Police News.• Rugby World Cup Police Commander,Superintendent Grant O’Fee.Worst case scenariosAnother area which has undergonesignificant research is planning forworst case scenarios, such as the threatof large scale disorder.“The Police National Intelligence Centrehas done a lot of work on this, andthankfully the overseas research hasshown that this is highly unlikely tohappen.”Nevertheless, Mr O’Fee said contingencyplanning for such an event as well asothers had all been part of the process.“We have been participating in table topexercises with all the other emergencyservices and have plans in place forevery possible scenario you can imagine– big or small.”Police have also confirmed contactingknown protesters to ask whether theyplan to stage any protest action duringthe event.“This is something we always dowhenever a large scale event is held inNew Zealand.“Contrary to popular belief, we have agood relationship with these parties andso far we don’t foresee encountering anyproblems in relation to this”, he toldPolice News.Police Liaison OfficersA new initiative instigated by the teamis attaching a Police Liaison Officer toevery international rugby team.Mr O’Fee believed Police LiaisonOfficers would be highly beneficial forall involved.“Basically, the main function of a PoliceLiaison Officer’s role is to gain theconfidence of the team’s management.“We want each team to feel safe in thearea they will be based in, so the officerwill provide useful information on thearea which is aimed at them getting thebest out of their stay. It will also keepthe communication lines between usand the teams open, so we can addressany problems that may occur as soon aspossible,” Mr O’Fee said.Mr O’Fee said most Police LiaisonOfficers also spoke the language of theteam they would be assigned to.“For instance, the officer in charge ofthe Italian rugby team, who will betravelling to Nelson, speaks Italian, sothis should ease communication andcultural barriers,” he told Police News.
New Zealand Police AssociationPolice Health Plan rule changesBy Chris Pentecost, Police Association CEOThe introduction of the opportunityfor members to elect membership ofPolice Health Plan with a $500 excesson surgical procedures has proved verypopular, with over 1,100 membersalready selecting this option.The $500 excess has meant the Rulesof Police Health Plan needed to beamended to reflect this change, andthis occurred at the July Board meeting.At the same time, the Board took theopportunity to make a number ofother changes to the Rules to clarifyboth their status and consistency ofapplication in a changing environment,including obligations imposed by newlegislation and regulations.Specific definitionThe Rules now include a specificdefinition for the Excess Option andPolicy Excess, and Rule 7 has beenamended to reflect the underlyingconditions associated with selecting toapply the excess option. In summarythese are:• Where the Excess Option is selectedthe excess applies from the date theExcess Option is notified to theCompany;• Where a member chooses to changefrom the Excess Option to no excessthe enhanced cover will not apply for90 days from the latter of notifyingthe Company of the removal or anyrequired premium is paid; and• Where you switch from a voluntaryexcess to the no excess option, a90-day stand down period willapply before cover with no excesscommences. All conditions thatwere existing under the voluntaryexcess option will still incur thevoluntary excess if any procedureon this condition is carried out afterswitching to a no excess cover.Formal complaints procedureUnder the new legislation all insurancecompanies are required to have a formalcomplaints procedure. Police HealthPlan is a member of the Insuranceand Savings Ombudsman scheme anda new Rule has been introduced toafford members, who have a complaintnot dealt with to their satisfaction,to take that complaint up with thisorganisation.Other changes to the Rules include:• Clarifying the definition of what is aCosmetic Treatment;• Introducing a new definition forHealthcare Services;• Introducing a new definition forHealth Screening;• Clarifying the definition of the Policybetween the Plan and Members;• Clarifying the definition and coverfor a Pre-existing Condition;• Introducing a new definition forProphylactic Healthcare Services;• Clarifying the definition and coverfor Unapproved Healthcare Services;• Clarifying the definition of Usual,Reasonable and Customary (URC);and• Consolidating the provisions in boththe Rules and the Brochure in termsof where no benefits will be paid.A full copy of the new Rules of PoliceHealth Plan are on the Associationwebsite at www.policeassn.org.nzor are available through the MemberServices Centre by emailingenquiries@policeassn.org.nzWhy your Life Insurance BenefitNomination Form should be up to dateUnusual findIn the event of your death, whom wouldyou like your life insurance paid to?This is the question that haunts the PoliceWelfare Fund Insurances section.If you or your partner have any of thefollowing:• Sworn Group Life Insurance• Non-sworn Group Life Insurance• Police Life Insurance ExtraThen you need to make sure that PoliceWelfare Insurances holds a current BenefitNomination Form for each policy.What is a Benefit Nomination Form?A Benefit Nomination Form allows you todecide who will be the beneficiary of your lifeinsurance payout in the event of your death. Ifyou have a New Zealand Police Sworn GroupLife policy, it also asks you to provide thedetails of your partner whose life will also beinsured under the Partner Life Benefit.Why should you complete a BenefitNomination Form?This form is held independently from your willand estate. The policy owner (Police WelfareFund Insurances Limited) will pay the benefitto whomever you specify on the form, insteadof your estate.If we do not hold a form, any benefit underthe Policy will be paid to your estate. In theabsence of a will at the time of death (if youdie intestate), it can take some time to finaliseestate issues. In this event, Police WelfareFund Insurances Limited will not be able toassist with any initial life benefit payments toyour surviving partner.Not sure if you have completed a form?Easy, log on to www.policeassn.org.nz andon your ‘My Profile’ page you will be able toview whether we hold a form for you.If you haven’t already filled one in or need toupdate this you can print one from the Formsand Documents section on our website.• The police officer who sent this photo toPolice News made the comment that hedoubted Police would celebrate their next150 year anniversary by brewing a specialcommemorative beer as they did in 1986.This unopened bottle of beer was foundrecently underneath a Waiheke home thatwas being searched pursuant to 18(2)(3)of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975.August 2011189
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