Hon Casey Costello
Minister of Customs
Minister for Seniors
Associate Minister of Health
Associate Minister of Immigration
Associate Minister of Police
25 November 2024
OIA 24-271
Lee Burton
[FYI request #28929 email]
Dear Lee
I acknowledge your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 29 October 2024, in which
you sought:
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All documents and correspondence -
including SMS, Signal, WhatsApp, and other
messages on all social media and messaging platforms -
relating to disclosures
made by any staff working in your office (political or departmental) since you were
appointed as a
Minister of the Crown on 24 November 2023 relating to their inability
to gain or maintain a
New Zealand Government National Security Clearance.
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Any documents, correspondence, or reports made as to decisions you or your office
put in place to mitigate these risks and how your office planned to withhold
information from individuals who had or have not met the ability to hold or maintain a
clearance.
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All correspondence between you or your office and the Office of the Prime Minister
noting the matters referred to above.
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All correspondence between you or your office and the Office of the Deputy Prime
Minister noting the matters referred to above.
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All correspondence between you or your office and any other Minister of the Crown
or their offices noting the matters referred to above.
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All correspondence between you or your office and the Department of Internal
Affairs noting the matters referred to above.
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All correspondence between you or your office and the Department of Prime
Minister and Cabinet noting the matters referred to above.
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All correspondence between you or your office and the New Zealand Police noting
the matters referred to above.
I have not identified any material in scope of your request and therefore it is refused in full
under section 18( e) of the OIA that the information requested does not exist.
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand I +64 4 817 6827 I [Casey Costello request email]