Tçnâ koe Daniel,

Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs (included with this email). Please be aware that the Official Information Act 1982 only provides access to Official Information that is held by an agency or Minister. Nothing in the Official Information Act 1982 requires an agency or minister to create new information or form an opinion to answer a request. (refer the Ombudsman's guide 'The OIA for Agencies and Ministers', page 6)

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days.  The 20th working day is 23 September 2021.

In cases where the Department’s response provides information that is identified to be of general public interest, the response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs website.  If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be removed.

Nâku nâ,

Michelle Reed (she/her)  
Kaitohutohu Ârahi, te Ture Pârongo Ôkawa | Lead Advisor Official Correspondence 
Te Urûngi | Organisational Strategy & Performance
Level 6, 45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |  www.dia.govt.nz

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Tçnâ koe Daniel,

 

 

This is to advise that as your new Official Information Act 1982 (Act)
request OIA 2122-0229 request is similar in nature to the questions in
your existing request OIA 2122-0176 (please see below). Because of this,
we consider it to be an amendment to your original request under section
15(1AA) of the Act; If a request (the original request) is amended or
clarified after the date on which it is received, the department or
venture or Minister of the Crown or organisation that receives the request
may treat the amended or clarified request as a new request that, for the
purposes of subsection (1), replaces the original request.

 

This amendment resets the due date to your request, and the Department
will provide its combined response to your request OIA 2122-0176 as soon
as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 11
October 2021.

 

Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides
information that is identified to be of general public interest, the
response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs
website. If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all
personal information, including your name and contact details, will be
removed.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Louise Walton [1](she/her)

Advisor Official Correspondence

Te Pâhekoheko, Kâwai ki te Iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and
Operations
Te Tari Taiwhenua | The Department of Internal Affairs

[2]www.dia.govt.nz

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Tēnā koe Daniel,

 

Please see attached for the response to your Official Information Act 1982
request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Louise Walton [1](she/her)

Advisor Official Correspondence

Te Pāhekoheko, Kāwai ki te Iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and
Operations
Te Tari Taiwhenua | The Department of Internal Affairs

[2]www.dia.govt.nz

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