9 September 2022
45 Pipitea Street, Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
John
[FYI request #20275 email]
Tēnā koe John
OIA request 22/23 0145 Request for reports to the Minster of Internal Affairs
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 18 August 2022.
You requested –
•
Copies of the “Weekly Report to the Minister of Internal Affairs”(or similar document)
sent to the Minister, that were signed and/or completed by any staff (LT as well) of the
Kawai ki te iwi - Service Delivery and Operations, including the DCE.
Details:
- Timeframe: June 2022, July 2022 and August 2022 reports.
- Topics: NZ Citizenship
In response to your request, I can advise that the reports you have requested will be proactively
released on the Department’s w
ebsite https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releases, in the
coming weeks. It is important for me to note that the reports were produced on a fortnightly
basis, not weekly.
As such, I must refuse your request under section 18(d) of the Act; that the information
requested is or will soon be publicly available.
As this information may be of interest to other members of the public, the Department has
decided to proactively release a copy of this response on the DIA website. All requestor data,
including your name and contact details, will be removed prior to release. The released
response will be made available here:
https://www.dia.govt.nz/Official-Information-Act-
Requests-2.
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