Hon James Shaw
Minister of Climate Change
Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity}
OIA462
10 December 2021
Thomas Harvey
By email: [FYI request #17566 email]
Dear Thomas,
Thank you for your email of 14 November 2021 requesting the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
" .. .
all information you hold in a ministerial capacity regarding the definition or use of
the term "social licence" ... "
Your request has been interpreted to include any information on how the term "social licence"
can be defined, and how the term is currently being used, in relation to my ministerial
capacity. Your request has been refused under section 18(e) of the Act, because the
information requested does not exist or, despite reasonable efforts to locate it, cannot be
found.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Office of the Ombudsman of
my decision to withhold information relating to this request, in accordance with section 28(3)
of the Act. The relevant details can be found on their website, at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Please contact my office if you have any queries about this response.
Your sincerely,
Hon. ames Shaw
Minister of Climate Change
Private Bag 18041. Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
+64 4 817 8726 I [James Shaw request email] I beehive.govt.nz