Scott
[FYI request #19947 email]
Ref: DC-60-2022
Dear Scott
Official Information Act for various briefings
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request, received on 18 July 2022.
You requested:
“I would like to make a request for copies of the following reports received by
the minister relating to his Digital Economy and Communications portfolio:
1) [02 Feb 2021] Briefing: “Joint Statement on Principles for
Telecommunications Supply Diversity”
2) [29 June 2021] Aide Memoire: “The Norms of Responsible State Behaviour
in Cyberspace”
3) [16 Sep 2021] Aide Memoire: “National security issues of DDOS attacks
during lockdown”
4) [27 Sep 2021] Briefing: “Meeting with Facebook Representatives - 28
September 2021”
5) [29 Sep 2021] Briefing: “Response to Letter from the Speaker of the House
of Representatives on Cloud Services”
6) [27 Oct 2021] Aide Memoire: “Australia Cyber Security Centre’s Annual
Cyber Threat Report (2020-2021)”
7) [8 Nov 2021] Aide Memoire: “Cyber Security Strategy Implementation –
Work Programme Update”
8) [9 Nov 2021] Aide Memoire: “International Partners’ Cyber Security Policy
and Strategy Developments”
9) [10 Nov 2021] “DEC202100388 Decommissioning and recycling
Government agency devices”
10) [22 Dec 2021] “Conflict of Interest Declarations – Cyber Security Advisory”
11) [25 Jan 2022] “Securing the Internet of Things in New Zealand”
The time frame for responding to your request was extended under section 15A of the Act by
20 working days because it necessitated consultations to be undertaken before a decision could
be made on the request. Following this extension, I am now in a position to respond.
Information being released
Please find enclosed the following documents:
Item Date
Document Description
1.
29/06/2021
Aide-Memoire: The Norms of Responsible State Behaviour in
Cyberspace
2.
16/09/2021
Aide-Memoire: National Security Issues of DDOS Attacks During
Lockdown
Item Date
Document Description
3.
27/09/2021
Briefing: Meeting with Facebook Representatives – 28 September 2021
4.
30/09/2021
Briefing: Response to Letter from the Speaker of the House of
Representatives on Cloud Services
5.
27/10/2021
Aide-Memoire: Australia Cyber Security Centre’s Annual Cyber Threat
Report (2020-2021)
6.
08/11/2021
Aide-Memoire: Cyber Security Strategy Implementation – Work
Programme Update
7.
09/11/2021
Aide-Memoire: International Partners’ Cyber Security Policy and Strategy
Developments
10/11/2021
DEC202100388 Decommissioning and recycling Government agency
devices
8.
22/12/2021
Aide-Memoire: Conflict of Interest Declarations – Cyber Security
Advisory Committee
9.
25/01/2022
Briefing: Securing the Internet of Things in New Zealand
I have decided to release the relevant parts of the documents listed above, subject to
information being withheld under one or more of the following sections of the Act, as
applicable:
6(a), to protect the security or defence of New Zealand or the international
relations of the Government of New Zealand;
6(b)(i), to prejudice the entrusting of information to the Government on a
basis of confidence by another Government;
9(2)(a), to protect the privacy of individuals;
9(2)(ba)(i), to protect the supply of similar information in the future;
9(2)(f)(iv), to maintain the confidentiality of advice tendered by or to Ministers and
officials; and
9(2)(g)(i) to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free
and frank expression of opinion.
Information to be withheld
I have decided to withhold in full the below listed document covered by your request that
under the following section of the Act:
6(b)(i), to protect the entrusting of information to the Government of New
Zealand on a basis of confidence by the Government of any other country or
any agency of such a Government.
Item Date
Document Description
1.
02/02/2021
Briefing: Joint Statement on Principles for Telecommunications
Supply Chain Diversification
In making my decision, I have considered the public interest considerations in section 9(1)
of the Act.
You have the right to ask the Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision under
section 28(3) of the Act.
Yours sincerely
Hon Dr David Clark
Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications
