Tçnâ koe,

 

Thank you for contacting the office of Hon James Shaw, Minister of Climate
Change and Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity).  

 

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible to
provide a personal response to every email received.

 

·         If your message is for Minister Shaw’s advice, or if you have
copied your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with
more appropriate portfolio responsibilities, then this will be noted.

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staff may contact you for more information. Please note we do endeavour to
process invitations within 7 working days.

 

·         If you have made a request for official information then this
will be managed in accordance with the provisions of the Official
Information Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant
Minister or agency.

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be managed in accordance with the principles of the Privacy Act 2020,
which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency.

·         If you are a journalist then your request will be referred to
the Press Secretary.  

·         If your email relates to Green Party policy, your email will be
redirected to [1][email address]

·         To find out more about Minister Shaw read his [2]biography or
recent [3]statements.

 

 

Ngâ mihi

Office of Hon James Shaw
Reception +64 4 817 6663 | Ministerial Email [4][James Shaw request email] |
Web [5]beehive.govt.nz |
Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings,
Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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Tēnā koe,

 

Thank you for contacting the office of Hon James Shaw, Minister of Climate
Change and Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity).  

 

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not always possible to
provide a personal response to every email received.

 

o If your message is for Minister Shaw’s advice, or if you have copied
your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with more
appropriate portfolio responsibilities, then this will be noted.
o If you have invited Minister Shaw to an event then a member of staff
may contact you for more information. Please note we do endeavour to
process invitations within 7 working days.

 

o If you have made a request for official information then this will be
managed in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information
Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or
agency.
o If you have made a request under the Privacy Act then this will be
managed in accordance with the principles of the Privacy Act 2020,
which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency.
o If you are a journalist then your request will be referred to the
Press Secretary.  
o If your email relates to Green Party policy, your email will be
redirected to [1][email address]
o To find out more about Minister Shaw read his [2]biography or recent
[3]statements.

 

 

Ngā mihi

Office of Hon James Shaw
Reception +64 4 817 6663 | Ministerial Email [4][James Shaw request email] |
Web [5]beehive.govt.nz |
Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings,
Wellington 6160, New Zealand

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Kia ora Lance,

On behalf of the Hon James Shaw, I wish to officially acknowledge your Official Information request received by our office on Tuesday, 9 May 2023 requesting:

1. A copy of the unredacted Cabinet paper addressing the decision on price controls in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and containing reference to an upcoming ETS review.

2. All communications between the Ministry for the Environment officials and Minister James Shaw's office regarding the release of the Cabinet paper and the redactions made against official advice.

3. An explanation for the redactions in the Cabinet paper, including the legal basis, reasons for departing from official advice, and the rationale for not specifying the reasons for the redactions in the released version.

4. Policies, guidelines, or internal protocols governing the process of proactive release of Cabinet papers and other government documents, and the interaction between proactive release and the Official Information Act.

5. Information on instances where proactive release has been used to circumvent the Official Information Act or where redactions have been made that do not align with the reasons allowed under the Act.

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and, in any event no later than Tuesday, 7 June 2023. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

Ngā mihi,

The Office of Hon James Shaw
Minister of Climate Change | Associate Minister for the Environment (Biodiversity) | Green Party Co-Leader
Room 2.025, Parliament House| Private Bag 18041 | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential and intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are asked to respect that confidentiality and not disclose, copy or make use of its contents. If received in error you are asked to destroy this email and contact the sender immediately. Your assistance is appreciated.

-----Original Message-----
From: Lance D. Lavery <[FOI #22730 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 9 May 2023 3:05 PM
To: J Shaw (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: [OIA592] Official Information request - Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) Cabinet Paper Redactions

Dear James Shaw,

Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982, I am formally requesting access to information concerning the redactions made to a Cabinet paper released by Climate Change Minister James Shaw, as detailed in an article by Marc Daalder.

Specifically, I request the following information:

1. A copy of the unredacted Cabinet paper addressing the decision on price controls in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and containing reference to an upcoming ETS review.

2. All communications between the Ministry for the Environment officials and Minister James Shaw's office regarding the release of the Cabinet paper and the redactions made against official advice.

3. An explanation for the redactions in the Cabinet paper, including the legal basis, reasons for departing from official advice, and the rationale for not specifying the reasons for the redactions in the released version.

4. Policies, guidelines, or internal protocols governing the process of proactive release of Cabinet papers and other government documents, and the interaction between proactive release and the Official Information Act.

5. Information on instances where proactive release has been used to circumvent the Official Information Act or where redactions have been made that do not align with the reasons allowed under the Act.

I understand that, pursuant to Section 15 of the Official Information Act, I should receive a decision on this request within 20 working days after the day on which the request was received. If it is not possible to meet this deadline, please inform me through the fyi.org.nz website as soon as possible.

I look forward to your prompt response. For any clarification or questions, please contact me through the fyi.org.nz website.

Yours faithfully,

Lance D. Lavery

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Kia ora Lance,

 

Please find attached a response to your recent OIA request (below). We
apologise for the delay.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

Trish

 

Patricia (Trish) Parre (she/her)| Private Secretary – Climate Change |
Office of Hon James Shaw MP
Minister of Climate Change | Associate Minister for the Environment
(Biodiversity)

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Lance D. Lavery <[1][FOI #22730 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 9 May 2023 3:05 PM
To: J Shaw (MIN) <[2][email address]>
Subject: [OIA592] Official Information request - Emissions Trading Scheme
(ETS) Cabinet Paper Redactions

 

Dear James Shaw,

 

Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982, I am formally requesting
access to information concerning the redactions made to a Cabinet paper
released by Climate Change Minister James Shaw, as detailed in an article
by Marc Daalder.

 

Specifically, I request the following information:

 

1. A copy of the unredacted Cabinet paper addressing the decision on price
controls in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) and containing reference to
an upcoming ETS review.

 

2. All communications between the Ministry for the Environment officials
and Minister James Shaw's office regarding the release of the Cabinet
paper and the redactions made against official advice.

 

3. An explanation for the redactions in the Cabinet paper, including the
legal basis, reasons for departing from official advice, and the rationale
for not specifying the reasons for the redactions in the released version.

 

4. Policies, guidelines, or internal protocols governing the process of
proactive release of Cabinet papers and other government documents, and
the interaction between proactive release and the Official Information
Act.

 

5. Information on instances where proactive release has been used to
circumvent the Official Information Act or where redactions have been made
that do not align with the reasons allowed under the Act.

 

I understand that, pursuant to Section 15 of the Official Information Act,
I should receive a decision on this request within 20 working days after
the day on which the request was received. If it is not possible to meet
this deadline, please inform me through the fyi.org.nz website as soon as
possible.

 

I look forward to your prompt response. For any clarification or
questions, please contact me through the fyi.org.nz website.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Lance D. Lavery

 

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