Tēnā koe Jenny Hamilton

Hon Carmel Sepuloni has asked me to thank you for your email of 30 January 2023, requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982.

Consideration is currently being given to your request and you can expect a reply at the Minister’s earliest opportunity.

The information you have requested will likely contain Ministry of Social Development (Ministry) employee names and contact details. We would need to consult relevant Ministry employees before deciding whether we can release this information to you, and this will take additional time and effort. If you require the names of Ministry employees who are below tier 4 and/or who are not decision-makers, please advise us as soon as possible and we will treat your request as amended accordingly.

Ngā mihi,
Jess

Jess Ballard on behalf of Jessica Watson | Private Secretary (Social Development)
Office of Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Minister for Social Development & Employment, Minister for ACC and Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage

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Tēnā koe Jenny Hamilton,

On 30 January 2023, you emailed the Office of Hon Carmel Sepuloni, Minister for Social Development and Employment, requesting the below information, under the Official Information Act 1982.

This email is to advise you that the Minister has received your request, however, requires more time to respond to this request. In accordance with section 15(1) and 15A of the Official Information Act, a decision will be with you no later than 30 March 2023.

The reason for the extension is that the consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

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 0800 802 602.

The Minister will respond to you sooner if she is able to.

Ngā mihi,

Jess Ballard | Private Secretary (Social Development)
Office of Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Social Development & Employment, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs (Pacific Region)

Email disclaimer:
Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’ 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 https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

This email communication is confidential between the sender and the recipient. The intended recipient may not distribute it without the permission of the sender. If this email is received in error, it remains confidential and you may not copy, retain or distribute it in any manner. Please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message and all attachments. Thank you.

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Tēnā koe Jenny Hamilton

Please see the attached OIA response from Minister Sepuloni in regards to your request dated 30 January 2023.

Ngā mihi,

Jess Ballard | Private Secretary (Social Development)
Office of Hon Carmel Sepuloni MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Social Development & Employment, Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs (Pacific Region)

Email disclaimer:
Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’ 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 https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

This email communication is confidential between the sender and the recipient. The intended recipient may not distribute it without the permission of the sender. If this email is received in error, it remains confidential and you may not copy, retain or distribute it in any manner. Please notify the sender immediately and erase all copies of the message and all attachments. Thank you.

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