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Privacy Act request - refugee claimants

Saska Hayes made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Response to this request is long overdue. By law Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment should have responded by now (details and exceptions). The requester can complain to the Ombudsman.

From: Saska Hayes

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

I request:
1. Any discussion documents between 1995 - 2002 that speak about the access to services and rights given to refugee claimants whilst they are in the process of claiming refugee status.

Yours faithfully,

Saska

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From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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Ref: 2324-0371

 

Kia ora Saska Hayes,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 20 August 2023 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

“1. Any discussion documents between 1995 - 2002 that speak about the
access to services and rights given to refugee claimants whilst they are
in the process of claiming refugee status.”

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course. If you have any enquiries regarding
your request feel free to contact us via email [1][MBIE request email] or
using the contact details below.

 

Nâku noa, nâ

Ministerial Services

 

Corporate Services, Finance & Enablement

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  PO Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

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From: INZ OIAs
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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Kia ora Saska,

 

Please find the attached extension letter regarding your Official
Information Act request.

 

Ngā mihi,

Lino

 

Ministerial Services

Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration Branch, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140,
New Zealand

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

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From: INZ OIAs
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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Kia ora Saska,

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request.

 

Ngā mihi,

Lino

 

Ministerial Services

Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration Branch, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140,
New Zealand

 

NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

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From: Saska Hayes

Dear INZ OIAs,

I have been waiting over two months now for this information - I request that MBIE expedite this request.

Yours sincerely,

Saska Hayes

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From: INZ OIAs
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Kia ora Saska,

The response to your Official information Act request was sent on 3/10/2023 and can be found here:

https://fyi.org.nz/request/23901/respons...

Ngā Mihi,
Emma

Ministerial Services
Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration, Immigration New Zealand | Rōpū Manene
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Hīkina Whakatutuki

NZBN 9429000106078

-----Original Message-----
From: Saska Hayes <[FOI #23901 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 11 October 2023 11:15 am
To: INZ OIAs <[email address]>
Subject: Re: DOIA 2324-0371 Saska Hayes [IN-CONFIDENCE: RELEASE-EXTERNAL]

Dear INZ OIAs,

I have been waiting over two months now for this information - I request that MBIE expedite this request.

Yours sincerely,

Saska Hayes

-----Original Message-----

Kia ora Saska,

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act request.

Ngā mihi,

Lino

Ministerial Services

Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration Branch, Immigration New Zealand

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Level 1, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

NZBN 9429000106078

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From: Saska Hayes

Dear INZ OIAs,

Please disregard my previous message.

I do not accept that there are no discussion documents on access to services for asylum seekers. I refer you to DOIA 2021 1135 which references access to services of asylum seekers discussed in cabinet papers from 2015 - 2020.

In 1997 the Minister of Immigration at the time talked clearly about the reduction of access to services to asylum seekers to deter them from coming to New Zealand (Beehive announcements). This followed or coincided with New Zealand's participation in the Bali process. These decisions in regard to access to services and the asylum process would have been included in cabinet papers or discussion documents providing advice from the MBIE equivalent.

Please confirm that you have checked Cabinet papers and MBIE equivalent advise documents regarding access to services which may have been directly related to New Zealand's participation in the Bali process and its effort, however, there may have been other documents that commented on this topic.

Yours sincerely,

Saska Hayes

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