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K Piper
By email: [FYI request #13899 email]
Ref:
H202007525
Dear K Piper
Response to your request for official information Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) on 1 October 2020
for:
“I am requesting copies of the Expert Advisory Committee on Drugs reports on
Benzylpiperazine, from 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009.”
On 5 October 2020, the Ministry of Health (the Ministry), sent you a clarification email regarding
the definition of 'reports' you referenced in your request. As we did not receive a response from
you, the Ministry has interpreted your request for reports as, all technical documents the Expert
Advisory Committee on Drugs (EACD) used to support their discussion and the associated
meeting minutes where Benzylpiperazine (BZP) was discussed.
As such, 14 documents have been identified within scope of your request. These documents are
outlined in Appendix One with copies enclosed. The table in Appendix One also lists the specific
grounds under which information has been withheld.
I trust this information fulfils your request. Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask
the Ombudsman to review any decisions made under this request.
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Ministry of Health website.
Yours sincerely
Chris James
Group Manager
Medsafe
Appendix 1: List of documents for release
#
Date
Title
Decision on release
1
19 March 2004
Expert Advisory Committee on Drugs Release with information
(EACD) Meeting Minutes
deemed out of scope
excluded
2
2004
Advice to EACD on further advice on Released in full
Piperazines
3
2006
Legal Party Pill use in New Zealand: Released in full
National Household Survey
4
30 March 2006
EACD Meeting Minutes
Release with information
deemed out of scope
excluded
5
27 July 2006
EACD Meeting Minutes
Release with information
deemed out of scope
excluded
6
29 November 2006 EACD Meeting Minutes
Release with information
deemed out of scope
excluded
7
15 February 2007
EACD discussion paper: Options for Released in full
presumption for supply of
Benzylpiperazine (BZP) and related
piperazines
8
15 February 2007
EACD Meeting Minutes
Released in full
9
21 March 2007
Report on the proposal to reclassify
Released in full
BZP
10
May 2007
Advice to the EACD on: An overview Released in full
of BZP
11
3 May 2007
EACD Meeting Minutes
Release with information
deemed out of scope
excluded
12
28 June 2007
EACD Meeting Minutes
Release with information
deemed out of scope
excluded
13
29 November 2007 EACD Meeting Minutes
Release with information
deemed out of scope
excluded
14
NA
Comparative risks of legal party pills, Released in full
alcohol and illegal drugs
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