Border Executive Board documents
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From: Sebastian
Dear New Zealand Customs Service,
This is a request for documents relating to the Border Executive Board.
I request:
1. A copy of the Border Sector Strategy
2. A copy of the BEB work programme
I also request, dated January to April 2021:
1. Copies of the minutes of all BEB meetings
2. Copies of all BEB reports submitted to the COVID-19 Response Minister
Yours faithfully,
Sebastian
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Dear Sebastian
Customs would like to seek clarification on the part of your request which asks for 'A copy of the Border Sector Strategy'.
Were you seeking a copy of the Border Sector Strategy that is referred to in the proactively released cabinet paper establishing the Interdepartmental Executive Board (Border Executive Board), titled COVID-19 Response Paper 4 - Collective responsibility for an integrated border system and our COVID-19 border defences, available at: https://covid19.govt.nz/assets/resources...
Yours sincerely
Correspondence, Reviews and Ministerial Servicing
New Zealand Customs Service
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From: Sebastian
Dear OIA,
Thank you for the follow-up. Yes, that's the one I am requesting.
It is also referred to in the Board's terms of reference: "The members of the Board are jointly accountable for... strategic border system improvements, including developing a Border Sector Strategy..."
which were published on the Customs website, here:
https://www.customs.govt.nz/contentasset...
Yours sincerely,
Sebastian
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Afternoon Sebastian,
Please see the attached transfer email for your 25 May 2021 Official Information Act request.
Customs has transferred your request due to it relating to the functions of the Border Executive Board Secretariat.
Best,
Correspondence, Reviews and Ministerial Servicing New Zealand Customs Service
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Dear Sebastian
Please see the attached correspondence regarding your recent OIA request.
Ngā mihi
Border Executive Board Secretariat
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Dear Sebastian
Please see find attached a response to your request under the Official
Information Act (1982).
Ngā mihi
Border Executive Board Secretariat
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From: Sebastian
Dear Border Executive Board
Thank you for this response. I would like to make a follow up request.
I would like to request, dated from the beginning of May:
1) Copies of the minutes of all BEB meetings
2) Copies of all reports produced by BEB and supplied to the Minister for the COVID-19 Response
The minute for the 1st April BEB meeting refers to a "facilitated CEs workshop – scheduled for 4 June." I would like to request copies of the following documents relating to this workshop:
1) The agenda
2) Any prepared presentations (as for instance PowerPoint slides)
3) The write-up, minutes or other document summarising the workshop and its outcomes
Yours sincerely,
Sebastian
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New Zealand Customs Service
Dear Sebastian
Thank you for your email dated 19 July 2021 to the Border Executive Board requesting the following documents under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Dated from the beginning of May -
1) Copies of the minutes of all BEB meetings
2) Copies of all reports produced by BEB and supplied to the Minister for the COVID-19 Response
Copies of the following documents relating to the CE facilitated workshop on 4 June -
1) The agenda
2) Any prepared presentations (as for instance PowerPoint slides)
3) The write-up, minutes or other document summarising the workshop and its outcomes
Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response will be sent to you in due course.
Ngā mihi
Border Executive Board Secretariat
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New Zealand Customs Service
Dear Sebastian
Please find attached a response to your request under the Official Information Act (1982).
Ngā mihi
Border Executive Board Secretariat
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New Zealand Customs Service
Dear Sebastian
Please find attached a response to your request under the Official Information Act 1982.
Ngā mihi
Border Executive Board Secretariat
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From: Sebastian
Dear Border Executive Board,
Thank you for your replies to date. I would like to make a second follow up request.
I would like to request, dated since 19 July:
1) Copies of the minutes of all BEB meetings
2) Copies of all reports produced by BEB and supplied to the Minister for the COVID-19 Response
Yours sincerely,
Sebastian
From: BEB.info
New Zealand Customs Service
Kia ora Sebastian,
Thank you for your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the OIA).
As required under the OIA, a response to your request will be provided to you on or before 22 October 2021.
Ngā mihi
Border Executive Board Secretariat
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New Zealand Customs Service
Dear Sebastian
Please see the attached notification of a 10 working day extension for a response to your recent Official Information Act request.
Kind regards
Border Executive Board Secretariat
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From: BEB.info
New Zealand Customs Service
Dear Sebastian
Please find attached a response to your request under the Official Information Act 1982.
Please note that the response is being sent in two parts due to file size limits.
Ngā mihi
Border Executive Board Secretariat
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New Zealand Customs Service
Dear Sebastian
Please find attached the second part of our response to your request under the Official Information Act 1982.
Ngā mihi
Border Executive Board Secretariat
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The document mentioned in the BEB's 16 August letter (COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements at the Border Tranche 2 Advice) is now available on the Ministry of Transport website:
https://www.transport.govt.nz/assets/Upl...
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