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13 November 2024
Chris McCashin
[FYI request #27474 email]
Our ref: OIA 115957
Tēnā koe Chris
Official Information Act request: COVID-19 vaccine data
Thank you for your email of 17 September 2024 to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry),
requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), information about the al eged
release of COVID-19 vaccine data by Barry Young. Specifical y, you requested:
1. Initial Assessment completed by Ministry of Justice evaluating the credibility of the
data including requesting and analyzing the data. Please include who at Ministry of
Justice was tasked with this job - if an assessment has not be done why not?
2. Subject to above please outline Investigations taken / taking place and the scope
associated.
3. Please provide al correspondence by the people notified of data breach including
any and al emails/notes/memos/minutes that the personnel have been included on.
Ultimately, I want to see al of the steps Ministry of Justice have done to verify /
investigate the data which implicates numerous government agencies in crimes against
kiwis.
On 15 October 2024, the Ministry extended the time limit to respond to your request due to
the need for external consultation.
Pursuant to section 15(1) of the Act, the Ministry has decided to partial y grant your request.
A response is being prepared; however, we require more time to finalise the information for
release. The information wil be provided to you as soon as practicable and no later than 11
December 2024. I apologise for any inconvenience this delay may cause you.
Please note that some information may be withheld/refused under the fol owing sections of
the Act:
9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons,
9(2)(g)(i) to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank
expression of opinions by or between or to Ministers and officers and employees of
any public service agency
18(e) of the Act as the information requested does not exist, and
18(g) of the Act on the grounds that the information you have requested is not held
by the Ministry or any other agency subject to the Act.
If you require any further information, please contact Media & Social Media Manager Joe
Locke at [email address].
If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the
Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. The Office of the Ombudsman may be
contacted by email at [email address] or by phone on 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Louise Ainsley
Manager, Ministerial Services
