Kia ora

Thank you for your email dated 1 November 2019 requesting the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982:

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201909594

As required under the Act we will endeavour to respond to your request no
later than 29 November 2019, being 20 working days after the day your
request was received.  

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.
 
Nga mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

[1]http://www.health.govt.nz

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Kia ora Dennis

Please find attached a letter regarding your request for official
information.

Nga mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

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Kia ora Mr Blair

Thank you for your email. If you are unhappy with the Ministry of Health's
response to your request, you may wish to submit a complaint to the
Ombudsman in accordance with section 28 of the Official Information Act
1982:  [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/make-....

Nga mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

From:        "D J Blair" <[FOI #11571 email]>
To:        "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health"
<[Ministry of Health request email]>,
Date:        16/11/2019 09:55 a.m.
Subject:        Re: Response to your request for official information
(ref: H201909594)

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Dear Ministry of Health,

I thank you for your prompt response to my request for official
information but I do require clarification from you regarding the refusal
of part of my request which you cited:
under section 9(2)(a) of the Act to protect the privacy of natural
persons.

This is the cited subsection: protect the privacy of natural persons,
including that of deceased natural persons

My request for clarification comes due to what I understand the definition
of the word "includes, including" to be in legislative writing. From
Blacks Law 3rd edition where they credit the original to Edward Coke, and
there have been many subsequent corresponding definitions.

"The inclusion of one is the exclusion of another. The certain designation
of one
person is an absolute exclusion of all others." 11 Coke 58b.

Can you please correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like your reason for
refusing my request is to protect the privacy of the deceased.

What have any persons, now passed away, got to do with my request for
information on current interagency committee members?
Is it to protect the corpse? The body corporate? The Corporation?

There is alot of protection written into the act favouring Government
actors, agencies, departments and employees.
Protection, it seems is important, and the state has well covered itself.
Protection from harm is what the people of New Zealand expect from their
Government, and especially from The Ministry of Health and those who
advise the department on decisions that could potentially impact
negatively on the public.

The evidence is clear that harm will be caused and sadly, unlike the
historic tobacco industry lobby, the dangers are unavoidable & compulsory
to all New Zealanders, with no remedy available to those at high risk, no
opt-out of a situation created by Government and it's advisors when
medical expertese and peer reviewed evidence shows that many New
Zealanders will suffer from the decisions made by this government, on the
advice given by this industry funded committee regarding the safe and
responsible introduction of the virtually untested 5G technology.

What has any of this got to do with OIA? It is just some context for you,
I write some back story with hope that I will be considered in the way you
would a neighbour, a friend, a brother, a sister, a human being. I'm not
the enemy, I'm trying to do what is right, I'm trying to help you
actually.

A safe secure environment should be the right of all New Zealanders yet we
have been denied the international precautionary principle and are about
to become guinea pigs in a dangerous experiment. Meanwhile those who have
knowingly or unknowingly acted with criminal negligence are protected from
liability under the deceitful official information act.

Let it be known that I believe you will be denying me due process and
possible remedy by rejecting this request for information.

Along with my above mentioned clarifications, and I know this request
falls outside the OIA guides but it is well within the boundries of good
faith and showing Government committment, it would really go a long way in
helping to restore some faith and respect that has been lost over this
term.
I request that even just one of the executive leadership team from The
Ministry of Health, to stand by their decision and sign an affidavit that
the untested 5G technology, to be introduced on top of the existing 3G &
4G systems, is known by them to be safe for Kiwi's and all biology with
which we share the land and waterways of Aotearoa.

This is not an unreasonable request, testing the technology for safety is
not unreasonable either, the agency concerns are self evident, the health
concerns I have are not just my opinion it is science, not open for debate
yet facts are being brushed over. I can pause this process with the
requested information, if the technology is safe there should not be any
concerns.

Thanks, I appreciate your time.

Yours faithfully,

D J Blair

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Kia ora Mr Blair

Thank you for your email. If you are unhappy with the Ministry of Health's
response to your request, you may wish to submit a complaint to the
Ombudsman in accordance with section 28 of the Official Information Act
1982:  [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/make-....

Nga mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

From:        "D J Blair" <[FOI #11571 email]>
To:        "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health"
<[Ministry of Health request email]>,
Date:        16/11/2019 09:55 a.m.
Subject:        Re: Response to your request for official information
(ref: H201909594)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear Ministry of Health,

I thank you for your prompt response to my request for official
information but I do require clarification from you regarding the refusal
of part of my request which you cited:
under section 9(2)(a) of the Act to protect the privacy of natural
persons.

This is the cited subsection: protect the privacy of natural persons,
including that of deceased natural persons

My request for clarification comes due to what I understand the definition
of the word "includes, including" to be in legislative writing. From
Blacks Law 3rd edition where they credit the original to Edward Coke, and
there have been many subsequent corresponding definitions.

"The inclusion of one is the exclusion of another. The certain designation
of one
person is an absolute exclusion of all others." 11 Coke 58b.

Can you please correct me if I'm wrong but it sounds like your reason for
refusing my request is to protect the privacy of the deceased.

What have any persons, now passed away, got to do with my request for
information on current interagency committee members?
Is it to protect the corpse? The body corporate? The Corporation?

There is alot of protection written into the act favouring Government
actors, agencies, departments and employees.
Protection, it seems is important, and the state has well covered itself.
Protection from harm is what the people of New Zealand expect from their
Government, and especially from The Ministry of Health and those who
advise the department on decisions that could potentially impact
negatively on the public.

The evidence is clear that harm will be caused and sadly, unlike the
historic tobacco industry lobby, the dangers are unavoidable & compulsory
to all New Zealanders, with no remedy available to those at high risk, no
opt-out of a situation created by Government and it's advisors when
medical expertese and peer reviewed evidence shows that many New
Zealanders will suffer from the decisions made by this government, on the
advice given by this industry funded committee regarding the safe and
responsible introduction of the virtually untested 5G technology.

What has any of this got to do with OIA? It is just some context for you,
I write some back story with hope that I will be considered in the way you
would a neighbour, a friend, a brother, a sister, a human being. I'm not
the enemy, I'm trying to do what is right, I'm trying to help you
actually.

A safe secure environment should be the right of all New Zealanders yet we
have been denied the international precautionary principle and are about
to become guinea pigs in a dangerous experiment. Meanwhile those who have
knowingly or unknowingly acted with criminal negligence are protected from
liability under the deceitful official information act.

Let it be known that I believe you will be denying me due process and
possible remedy by rejecting this request for information.

Along with my above mentioned clarifications, and I know this request
falls outside the OIA guides but it is well within the boundries of good
faith and showing Government committment, it would really go a long way in
helping to restore some faith and respect that has been lost over this
term.
I request that even just one of the executive leadership team from The
Ministry of Health, to stand by their decision and sign an affidavit that
the untested 5G technology, to be introduced on top of the existing 3G &
4G systems, is known by them to be safe for Kiwi's and all biology with
which we share the land and waterways of Aotearoa.

This is not an unreasonable request, testing the technology for safety is
not unreasonable either, the agency concerns are self evident, the health
concerns I have are not just my opinion it is science, not open for debate
yet facts are being brushed over. I can pause this process with the
requested information, if the technology is safe there should not be any
concerns.

Thanks, I appreciate your time.

Yours faithfully,

D J Blair

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