45 Pipitea Street
15 December 2021
Wel ington
Phone: 0800 25 78 87
dia.govt.nz
Felix Lee
[FYI request #17629 email]
Tēnā koe Felix,
Thank you for your email of 19 November 2021, requesting under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act):
‘I would like to fol ow up on the "Summary report: The impact of photographic
identification requirements on people without common photographic documents" found
here
https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.odi.govt.nz
%2Fnz-disability-strategy%2Foutcome-5-accessibility%2Fphotographic-identification-for-
people-without-common-forms-of-identification%2Fsummary-report-the-impact-of-
photographic-identification-requirements-on-people-without-common-photographic-
documents%2F%23DIA&data=04%7C01%7COIA%40dia.govt.nz%7C47029b564
0b94cb6c9b708d9ae138b24%7Cf659ca5cfc474e96b24d14c95df13acb%7C0%7C0%7C637
732221217478120%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2l
uMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=brkAi9%2FHRRNtM
X344If%2BGJ9QbiR5q7zj2joV8jBBYSs%3D&reserved=0
It says by December 2019 "Internal Affairs wil monitor whether the private sector provides
a solution and the extent to which this addresses the problem. Internal Affairs wil consider
if further action is required to stimulate the market." also "Should the market stil not
provide a suitable photographic document, Internal Affairs could consider further actions,
such as procuring the document and relooking at a government-issued document."
Can I please request any updated reports etc you have made on this topic?’
I am writing to inform you that the timeframe to respond to your request has been extended
by 10 working days, to 21 January 2022.
This extension is made subject to section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as consultations necessary to
make a decision on the request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made
within the original time limit. However, we will still endeavour to provide the response to
you earlier if possible.
The date of 21 January 2022 takes into account the summer holiday period from 25
December 2021 to 15 January 2022 inclusive, as provided by the Ombudsman
(www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/agency-assistance/official-information-calculators).
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of my decision under section 28(3) of
the Act. Information about how to make a complaint to the Ombudsman is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Naku noa, nā
Anita Balakrishnan
Tumuaki | Director Ministerial, Monitoring, and Capability Group
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