23 September 2021
Marcus
by email:
[FYI request #16579 email]
Ref: OIA-2021/22-0191
Dear Marcus
Official Information Act request relating to section 6 responses
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request received on 30 August
2021. You requested:
I would like to request a list of Official Information Act requests ranging from 16th
August 2020 through 31st August 2021 where some or all of the information requested
was withheld and/or redacted under Section 6 (all subsections)”
Please find below a table containing the subject lines/topics given to OIA requests, received
by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from 17 August 2020 to 31 August
2021, where a least some of the information in scope was withheld under section 6 of the
Act.
Please note, the subject line is a summary of the request received and does not necessarily
reflect all that has been requested or the existence of that information.
Item
Grounds
Subject – Official Information Act:
1
s6(a), s6(b),
Request relating to Five Country Ministerial meetings
s6(c)
2.
s6(a)
Request relating to foreign interference in the 2020 New Zealand
General Election
3.
s6(a), s6(b)(i) Request relating to counter terrorism and the Royal Commission of
Inquiry into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch mosques
4.
s6(a), s6(c)
Request relating to the Arotake Report
5.
s6(a)
Request for a copy of a briefing relating to 5G Security
6.
s6(a), s6(b)(i) Request for briefings relating to Cyber Ransom and strengthening
NZ’s resilience to disinformation.
7.
s6(a)
Request relating to ODESC governance boards and sub
committees.
8.
s6(a)
Request relating to briefing papers prepared for the Prime Minister
on the sources of a book.
9.
s6(a), s6(c)
Request relating to documents on the governments COVID-19
response in 2020.
10.
s6(a)
Request for briefings and Cabinet papers relating to New Zealand’s
involvement in Afghanistan.
11.
s6(a)
Request for information relating to the Whaakari Event
12.
s6(c)
Request for correspondence with COVID-19 advertisers.
Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
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You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision under
section 28(3) of the Act.
This response wil be published on the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s
website during our regular publication cycle. Typically, information is released monthly, or as
otherwise determined. Your personal information including name and contact details will be
removed for publication.
Yours sincerely
Clare Ward
Executive Director, Strategy, Governance and Engagement
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