10 October 2023
Ref: DOIA 2324-0603
Saska Hayes
[FYI request #24136 email]
Tēnā koe Saska
Thank you for your email of 13 September 2023 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
- The recommendations and reasons for any support for asylum seekers proposed to be included in the
Refugee Resettlement Strategy.
- Government reasons (discussion documents or other evidence) to agree or disagree with the
recommendations with the support proposed for asylum seekers.
- The document detailing the Refugee Resettlement Strategy 2023 (not the picture found online).
On 2 October 2023 the second part of your request was rescoped as ‘Briefings and cabinet papers with
reasons to agree or disagree with the recommendations for the support proposed for asylum seekers’.
I am writing to advise you that MBIE will provide a response but needs to extend the time available to
answer your request. MBIE’s response will be sent to you no later than 25 October 2023.
The reason for the extension is that consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such
that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further assistance,
please contact
[email address].
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of our decision to extend the
time limit. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Sam Foley
Manager, Immigration (International and Humanitarian) Policy
Labour, Science, and Enterprise