Dear D Gounder

 

We acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated 4
March 2020 for:

 

1) The number of Ministerial Intervention Requests in the last five years
(January to December, 2010 to 2019 and January to current date for 2020)

 

2) The number of Ministerial Intervention Requests in which the Minister
has chosen to intervene in the last five years (January to December, 2010
to 2019 and January to current date for 2020)

 

3) The internal process for when the Minister intervenes in Individual
Cases.

 

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 20 working days after the day your request was
received.

 

If we are unable to respond to your request within the appropriate
timeframe, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe. If your
OIA request requires full or part transfer, we will contact you within the
required timeframe.

 

 

 

 

Kind Regards

 

 

Craig

 

 

[1]Crest Craig Chambers | Private Secretary – Associate Immigration

Office of Hon Poto Williams

Associate Minister of Immigration |Associate Minister for Social
Development |

Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector |

Associate Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration

Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New
Zealand

 

 

 

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Good morning,

 

I am writing about your Official Information Act request received on 4
March 2020.

 

You have requested the following information:

 

1) The number of Ministerial Intervention Requests in the last five years
(January to December 2010 to 2019 and January to current date for 2020)

2) The number of Ministerial Intervention Requests in which the Minister
has chosen to intervene in the last five years (January to December 2010
to 2019 and January to current date for 2020)

3) The internal process for when the Minister intervenes in Individual
Cases.

 

Can you please confirm whether you would like this information/data from
the last five years, or from January to December 2010 to 2019 (nine
years).

 

Kind regards,

 

Maddisen Frederiksen

Technical Specialist – Resolutions - Enablement

Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Telephone: +64 (04) 896 5837

Level 12, 160 Lambton Quay | Wellington│6011

PO Box 1473 | Wellington 6140 | New Zealand

 

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Good morning,

Thank you for your response.

Can you please also confirm whether you would like the number of requests the Minister of Immigration or Associate Minister of Immigration has chosen to intervene in the last five years?

Kind regards,

Maddisen Frederiksen
Technical Specialist – Resolutions - Enablement
Immigration New Zealand
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Telephone: +64 (04) 896 5837
Level 12, 160 Lambton Quay | Wellington│6011
PO Box 1473 | Wellington 6140 | New Zealand

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25 March 2020

 

 

Dear D Gounder

 

Thank you for your email of 4 March 2020 to the Associate Minister of
Immigration, Hon Poto Williams, under the Official Information Act 1982
(OIA), the following information:

 

1) The number of Ministerial Intervention Requests in the last five years
(January to December, 2010 to 2019 and January to current date for 2020)

2) The number of Ministerial Intervention Requests in which the Minister
has chosen to intervene in the last five years (January to December, 2010
to 2019 and January to current date for 2020)

3) The internal process for when the Minister intervenes in Individual
Cases.

 

I am writing to advise you that the Minister will provide a response but
needs to extend the time available to answer your request.  The Minister’s
response will be with you no later than 19 May 2020.

 

The reason for the extension is that consultations necessary to make a
decision on the request are such that a proper response to the request
cannot be made within the original time limit.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

 

Kind Regards

 

 

Craig Chambers

Private Secretary

 

 

 

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Dear D Gounder

 

Please find attached the Minister’s response to your OIA request that was
received on 4 March 2020.  Note there is also an attachment.

 

Kind Regards

 

 

Craig

 

 

[1]Crest Craig Chambers | Private Secretary – Associate Immigration

Office of Hon Poto Williams

Associate Minister of Immigration |Associate Minister for Social
Development |

Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector |

Associate Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration

Private Bag 18041 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New
Zealand

[2][email address]

 

 

 

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