OIAD-3900
18 April 2024
Stephen Prendergast
[FYI request #26158 email]
Tēnā koe Stephen
Thank you for your request to the Department of Conservation, received on 19 March 2024.
You stated:
In a recent Spinoff article
https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/14-03-2024/we-cant-find-the-environmental-group-
that-was-extensively-consulted-on-the-fast-track-consenting-bill
Ruth Isaac is quoted
“DOC provided advice to the government on the fast track consenting bil , and the
minister of conservation was one of the key ministers who developed the policy and
the bill,”
Please provide a copy of the advice referenced in this article.
We have considered your request under the Of icial Information Act 1982.
The information you have requested is soon to be made publicly available. I must therefore
refuse your request under section 18(d) of the Of icial Information Act.
You are entitled to seek an investigation and review of my decision by writing to an
Ombudsman as provided by section 28(3) of the Of icial Information Act.
Please note that this letter (with your personal details removed) may be published on the
Department’s website. If you would like to discuss this response with us, please contact
[email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Sam Thomas
Director Policy
Department of Conservation
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