9 December 2021
45 Pipitea Street, Wel ington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Oscar
fyi-request-17518-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Oscar
Official Information Act 1982 request 2021-0401 – Person of Interest codes
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 11 November 2021.
You requested –
I request any documentation and information relating to the attachment of POI (person of
interest) or other such codes that are applied to a people's legal identity for surveil ance or
other government reasons. Ie the system used to record that an individual supports an
extremist group.
On 24 November 2021 you clarified your request, confirming you were seeking the fol owing in
relation to POI codes:
A breakdown of the of codes assigned to each person in your system, ie the list of codes (with
their meanings) that are possible to be applied and how many are applied to each person.
This letter is to advise that the Department is extending the 20 working day timeframe for a
response to your request pursuant to sections 15A(1)(a) and (b) of the Act, as your request is for
a large quantity of information, or necessitates a search through a large quantity of information;
and as consultations necessary to make a decision in your request cannot reasonably be
completed within the original time limit.
The response timeframe is being extended by 5 working days. The Department’s decision on your
request wil therefore be provided to you as soon as practicably and no later than 16 December
2021.
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 www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Ngā mihi
Julia Taylor
Manager Operational Policy and Official Correspondence
Service Delivery and Operations