Disarmament and AUKUS briefings
Scott made this Official Information request to Phil Twyford
The request was successful.
From: Scott
Dear Office of Phil Twyford,
I would like to request copies of the following briefings received by the minister this year in his capacity as Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control:
1) [30-Apr-22] Brief for Meeting: “Briefing for introductory meeting with Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner”
2) [30-Apr-22] Brief: “The Trans-Tasman Relationship”
3) [2-May-22] Brief for Meeting: “International Facing Ministers’ Meeting - Disarmament and Peace Discussion”
4) [7-May-22] Brief for Meeting: “Briefing for call with Ian Biggs, Australian Ambassador for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation, Tuesday 10 May, 4:30pm”
5) [28-May-22] Brief for Call: “Briefing for call with Izumi Nakamitsu, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Wednesday 1 June 2022”
6) [30-Jul-22] Brief for Travel: “AUKUS Naval Nuclear Propulsion and the NPT”
7) [2-Sep-22] Brief for Travel: “MDAC MSTEG Visit to Canberra, 6-8 September 2022”
8) [24-Sep-22] Brief for Meeting: “Briefing for meeting with Peter Beck, Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Rocket Lab”
9) [1-Oct-22] Brief for Meeting: “Hon. Phil Twyford Meeting with Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah Manele”
10) [1-Oct-22] Brief for Meeting: “Visit by Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade: Overview and Objectives”
Yours faithfully,
Scott
From: Hon Phil Twyford
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From: Hon Phil Twyford
Dear Scott,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated Monday 7^th November 2022.
You have requested the following information:
1) [30-Apr-22] Brief for Meeting: “Briefing for introductory meeting with
Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner”
2) [30-Apr-22] Brief: “The Trans-Tasman Relationship”
3) [2-May-22] Brief for Meeting: “International Facing Ministers’ Meeting
- Disarmament and Peace Discussion”
4) [7-May-22] Brief for Meeting: “Briefing for call with Ian Biggs,
Australian Ambassador for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation, Tuesday
10 May, 4:30pm”
5) [28-May-22] Brief for Call: “Briefing for call with Izumi Nakamitsu, UN
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Wednesday 1 June 2022”
6) [30-Jul-22] Brief for Travel: “AUKUS Naval Nuclear Propulsion and the
NPT”
7) [2-Sep-22] Brief for Travel: “MDAC MSTEG Visit to Canberra, 6-8
September 2022”
8) [24-Sep-22] Brief for Meeting: “Briefing for meeting with Peter Beck,
Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Rocket Lab”
9) [1-Oct-22] Brief for Meeting: “Hon. Phil Twyford Meeting with Solomon
Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah
Manele”
10) [1-Oct-22] Brief for Meeting: “Visit by Solomon Islands Minister of
Foreign Affairs and External Trade: Overview and Objectives”
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than Monday, 5^th December 2022, being 20 working days
after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to
your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that
timeframe.
Kind regards,
Eva
Office of Hon Phil Twyford
Minister for Disarmament & Arms
Control | Minister of State for
Trade & Export Growth
[1]cid:image003.png@01D76203.0F4CBBF0 Associate Minister for the
Environment | Associate Minister of
Immigration
MP for Te Atatū
Private Bag 18-041, Parliament
Buildings, Wellington 6160 |
[2][email address]
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confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
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intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note information about meetings or events related to the Minister’s
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for
a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[3]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...
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From: Hon Phil Twyford
Tēnā koe Scott,
I am writing concerning your OIA request below. This email is to advise
that we will need to extend the time limit for responding to your request
by 30 working days, to 7 February 2023. This is because consultations
necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper
response cannot reasonably be made within the original time frame (section
15A(1)(b) of the OIA refers).
I anticipate that this request will be responded to in multiple tranches.
The first of which will contain the majority of the papers you requested,
and will be ready in time for the original 20 working day timeframe. The
remainder will be provided at a later date no later than 7 February 2023.
If this process is completed before 7 February 2023, the response will be
sent to you as soon as possible.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision by contacting www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800
802 602.
Kind regards,
Eva
Office of Hon Phil Twyford
Minister for Disarmament & Arms
Control | Minister of State for
Trade & Export Growth
[1]cid:image003.png@01D76203.0F4CBBF0 Associate Minister for the
Environment | Associate Minister of
Immigration
MP for Te Atatū
Private Bag 18-041, Parliament
Buildings, Wellington 6160 |
[2][email address]
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confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note information about meetings or events related to the Minister’s
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for
a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[3]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...
From: Hon Phil Twyford
Sent: Monday, 7 November 2022 2:21 PM
To: Scott <[FOI #21059 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Disarmament and AUKUS
briefings (OIA66)
Dear Scott,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated Monday 7^th November 2022.
You have requested the following information:
1) [30-Apr-22] Brief for Meeting: “Briefing for introductory meeting with
Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner”
2) [30-Apr-22] Brief: “The Trans-Tasman Relationship”
3) [2-May-22] Brief for Meeting: “International Facing Ministers’ Meeting
- Disarmament and Peace Discussion”
4) [7-May-22] Brief for Meeting: “Briefing for call with Ian Biggs,
Australian Ambassador for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation, Tuesday
10 May, 4:30pm”
5) [28-May-22] Brief for Call: “Briefing for call with Izumi Nakamitsu, UN
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Wednesday 1 June 2022”
6) [30-Jul-22] Brief for Travel: “AUKUS Naval Nuclear Propulsion and the
NPT”
7) [2-Sep-22] Brief for Travel: “MDAC MSTEG Visit to Canberra, 6-8
September 2022”
8) [24-Sep-22] Brief for Meeting: “Briefing for meeting with Peter Beck,
Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Rocket Lab”
9) [1-Oct-22] Brief for Meeting: “Hon. Phil Twyford Meeting with Solomon
Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah
Manele”
10) [1-Oct-22] Brief for Meeting: “Visit by Solomon Islands Minister of
Foreign Affairs and External Trade: Overview and Objectives”
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than Monday, 5^th December 2022, being 20 working days
after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to
your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that
timeframe.
Kind regards,
Eva
Office of Hon Phil Twyford
Minister for Disarmament & Arms
Control | Minister of State for
Trade & Export Growth
[4]cid:image003.png@01D76203.0F4CBBF0 Associate Minister for the
Environment | Associate Minister of
Immigration
MP for Te Atatū
Private Bag 18-041, Parliament
Buildings, Wellington 6160 |
[5][email address]
Email disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note information about meetings or events related to the Minister’s
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for
a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[6]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...
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Kia ora Scott,
On behalf of Hon. Phil Twyford, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control,
please find attached the first tranche of released documents regarding
your request dated Monday 7th November 2022.
Kind regards,
Eva
Office of Hon Phil Twyford
Minister for Disarmament & Arms
Control | Minister of State for
Trade & Export Growth
[1]cid:image003.png@01D76203.0F4CBBF0 Associate Minister for the
Environment | Associate Minister of
Immigration
MP for Te Atatū
Private Bag 18-041, Parliament
Buildings, Wellington 6160 |
[2][email address]
Email disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note information about meetings or events related to the Minister’s
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for
a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[3]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...
From: Hon Phil Twyford
Sent: Tuesday, 22 November 2022 3:42 PM
To: '[FOI #21059 email]'
<[FOI #21059 email]>
Subject: FW: Official Information request - Disarmament and AUKUS
briefings (OIA66)
Tēnā koe Scott,
I am writing concerning your OIA request below. This email is to advise
that we will need to extend the time limit for responding to your request
by 30 working days, to 7 February 2023. This is because consultations
necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper
response cannot reasonably be made within the original time frame (section
15A(1)(b) of the OIA refers).
I anticipate that this request will be responded to in multiple tranches.
The first of which will contain the majority of the papers you requested,
and will be ready in time for the original 20 working day timeframe. The
remainder will be provided at a later date no later than 7 February 2023.
If this process is completed before 7 February 2023, the response will be
sent to you as soon as possible.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision by contacting [4]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone
0800 802 602.
Kind regards,
Eva
Office of Hon Phil Twyford
Minister for Disarmament & Arms
Control | Minister of State for
Trade & Export Growth
[5]cid:image003.png@01D76203.0F4CBBF0 Associate Minister for the
Environment | Associate Minister of
Immigration
MP for Te Atatū
Private Bag 18-041, Parliament
Buildings, Wellington 6160 |
[6][email address]
Email disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note information about meetings or events related to the Minister’s
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for
a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[7]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...
From: Hon Phil Twyford
Sent: Monday, 7 November 2022 2:21 PM
To: Scott <[8][FOI #21059 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Disarmament and AUKUS
briefings (OIA66)
Dear Scott,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated Monday 7^th November 2022.
You have requested the following information:
1) [30-Apr-22] Brief for Meeting: “Briefing for introductory meeting with
Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner”
2) [30-Apr-22] Brief: “The Trans-Tasman Relationship”
3) [2-May-22] Brief for Meeting: “International Facing Ministers’ Meeting
- Disarmament and Peace Discussion”
4) [7-May-22] Brief for Meeting: “Briefing for call with Ian Biggs,
Australian Ambassador for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation, Tuesday
10 May, 4:30pm”
5) [28-May-22] Brief for Call: “Briefing for call with Izumi Nakamitsu, UN
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Wednesday 1 June 2022”
6) [30-Jul-22] Brief for Travel: “AUKUS Naval Nuclear Propulsion and the
NPT”
7) [2-Sep-22] Brief for Travel: “MDAC MSTEG Visit to Canberra, 6-8
September 2022”
8) [24-Sep-22] Brief for Meeting: “Briefing for meeting with Peter Beck,
Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Rocket Lab”
9) [1-Oct-22] Brief for Meeting: “Hon. Phil Twyford Meeting with Solomon
Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah
Manele”
10) [1-Oct-22] Brief for Meeting: “Visit by Solomon Islands Minister of
Foreign Affairs and External Trade: Overview and Objectives”
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than Monday, 5^th December 2022, being 20 working days
after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to
your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that
timeframe.
Kind regards,
Eva
Office of Hon Phil Twyford
Minister for Disarmament & Arms
Control | Minister of State for
Trade & Export Growth
[9]cid:image003.png@01D76203.0F4CBBF0 Associate Minister for the
Environment | Associate Minister of
Immigration
MP for Te Atatū
Private Bag 18-041, Parliament
Buildings, Wellington 6160 |
[10][email address]
Email disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note information about meetings or events related to the Minister’s
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for
a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[11]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...
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Kia ora Scott,
On behalf of Hon. Phil Twyford, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control,
please find attached the second tranche of released documents regarding
your request dated Monday 7th November 2022.
Kind regards,
Eva
Office of Hon Phil Twyford
Minister for Disarmament & Arms
Control | Minister of State for
Trade & Export Growth
[1]cid:image003.png@01D76203.0F4CBBF0 Associate Minister for the
Environment | Associate Minister of
Immigration
MP for Te Atatū
Private Bag 18-041, Parliament
Buildings, Wellington 6160 |
[2][email address]
Email disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note information about meetings or events related to the Minister’s
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for
a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[3]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...
From: Hon Phil Twyford
Sent: Tuesday, 29 November 2022 4:09 PM
To: '[FOI #21059 email]'
<[FOI #21059 email]>
Subject: FW: Official Information request - Disarmament and AUKUS
briefings (OIA66)
Kia ora Scott,
On behalf of Hon. Phil Twyford, Minister for Disarmament and Arms Control,
please find attached the first tranche of released documents regarding
your request dated Monday 7th November 2022.
Kind regards,
Eva
Office of Hon Phil Twyford
Minister for Disarmament & Arms
Control | Minister of State for
Trade & Export Growth
[4]cid:image003.png@01D76203.0F4CBBF0 Associate Minister for the
Environment | Associate Minister of
Immigration
MP for Te Atatū
Private Bag 18-041, Parliament
Buildings, Wellington 6160 |
[5][email address]
Email disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note information about meetings or events related to the Minister’s
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for
a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[6]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...
From: Hon Phil Twyford
Sent: Tuesday, 22 November 2022 3:42 PM
To: '[FOI #21059 email]'
<[7][FOI #21059 email]>
Subject: FW: Official Information request - Disarmament and AUKUS
briefings (OIA66)
Tēnā koe Scott,
I am writing concerning your OIA request below. This email is to advise
that we will need to extend the time limit for responding to your request
by 30 working days, to 7 February 2023. This is because consultations
necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper
response cannot reasonably be made within the original time frame (section
15A(1)(b) of the OIA refers).
I anticipate that this request will be responded to in multiple tranches.
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and will be ready in time for the original 20 working day timeframe. The
remainder will be provided at a later date no later than 7 February 2023.
If this process is completed before 7 February 2023, the response will be
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this decision by contacting [8]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone
0800 802 602.
Kind regards,
Eva
Office of Hon Phil Twyford
Minister for Disarmament & Arms
Control | Minister of State for
Trade & Export Growth
[9]cid:image003.png@01D76203.0F4CBBF0 Associate Minister for the
Environment | Associate Minister of
Immigration
MP for Te Atatū
Private Bag 18-041, Parliament
Buildings, Wellington 6160 |
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From: Hon Phil Twyford
Sent: Monday, 7 November 2022 2:21 PM
To: Scott <[12][FOI #21059 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Disarmament and AUKUS
briefings (OIA66)
Dear Scott,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act
request dated Monday 7^th November 2022.
You have requested the following information:
1) [30-Apr-22] Brief for Meeting: “Briefing for introductory meeting with
Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner”
2) [30-Apr-22] Brief: “The Trans-Tasman Relationship”
3) [2-May-22] Brief for Meeting: “International Facing Ministers’ Meeting
- Disarmament and Peace Discussion”
4) [7-May-22] Brief for Meeting: “Briefing for call with Ian Biggs,
Australian Ambassador for Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation, Tuesday
10 May, 4:30pm”
5) [28-May-22] Brief for Call: “Briefing for call with Izumi Nakamitsu, UN
High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Wednesday 1 June 2022”
6) [30-Jul-22] Brief for Travel: “AUKUS Naval Nuclear Propulsion and the
NPT”
7) [2-Sep-22] Brief for Travel: “MDAC MSTEG Visit to Canberra, 6-8
September 2022”
8) [24-Sep-22] Brief for Meeting: “Briefing for meeting with Peter Beck,
Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Rocket Lab”
9) [1-Oct-22] Brief for Meeting: “Hon. Phil Twyford Meeting with Solomon
Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Jeremiah
Manele”
10) [1-Oct-22] Brief for Meeting: “Visit by Solomon Islands Minister of
Foreign Affairs and External Trade: Overview and Objectives”
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than Monday, 5^th December 2022, being 20 working days
after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to
your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that
timeframe.
Kind regards,
Eva
Office of Hon Phil Twyford
Minister for Disarmament & Arms
Control | Minister of State for
Trade & Export Growth
[13]cid:image003.png@01D76203.0F4CBBF0 Associate Minister for the
Environment | Associate Minister of
Immigration
MP for Te Atatū
Private Bag 18-041, Parliament
Buildings, Wellington 6160 |
[14][email address]
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intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note information about meetings or events related to the Minister’s
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for
a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[15]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...
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