1 November 2024
OIAD-1349
Valerie Morse
[FYI request #28786 email]
Tēnā koe Valerie
Thank you for your email of 23 October 2024 requesting the following under the Of icial
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please provide the material used by the Fast Track Advisory Group for assessing
SIRRL's ‘Project Kea' as specified in the list of 149/384’, including: - Application material
provided to the Fast Track Advisory Group; - Official’s Summary Papers; - any further
clarification or responses from applicants.
As outlined in my letter of 29 October 2024, the Ministry plans to proactively release material we
hold relating to al applications on our website by 28 November 2024. Once published, you wil be
able to navigate to them through our website at:
https://environment.govt.nz/acts-and-
regulations/acts/fast-track-approvals-bill/.
Therefore, the Ministry must refuse your request at this time under section 18(d) of the Act, as the
information requested is soon to be publicly available.
Please note that the material proactively released on our website is likely to include redactions
made under section 9 of the Act, particularly under the following withholding grounds:
9(2)(a)
to protect the privacy of natural persons.
9(2)(b)(i )
to protect information where the making available of the information would
be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the person
who supplied or who is the subject of the information.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Of ice of the Ombudsman of my
decision to refuse this request, in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details
can be found on their website at:
ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Please note that due to the public interest in our work the Ministry for the Environment publishes
responses to requests for official information on
our OIA responses page shortly after the response
has been sent. If you have any queries about this, please feel free to contact our Ministerial
Services team
: [email address]
Nāku noa, nā
Max Gander-Cooper
Acting Manager – Fast Track Consenting
Ministry for the Environment | Manatū Mō Te Taiao
PO Box 10362, Wel ington 6143 | Freephone 0800 499 700 | environment.govt.nz
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