27 November 2024
New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties
[FYI request #28987 email]
Dear New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties
Official Information Request
Our ref: PSCR 2024-0010
I refer to your official information request dated 30 October 2024 where you asked for
“
The Commission listed two pieces of advice that it was withholding:
Item 1: Document 2023-0321 dated 20 December 2023 Item 2: Document 2024-0040 dated 15
February 2024
The New Zealand Council for Civil Liberties requests:
1. the titles of these documents; and
2. a copy of both these documents.
The Council also requests:
3. copies of al other advice provided by the Commission to the Minister for the Public Service
about the Open Government Partnership since 23 November 2023, including but not limited
to the Commission’s advice to the Minister about responding to the joint letter to the Minister
from civil society organisations dated 13 May 2024 and the draft response letter that it
provided to the Minister
(https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnzccl.org.nz%2Fcso
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funding%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ccommission%40publicservice.govt.nz%7C2a038bc1a87a4
daee43408dcf89cc620%7C41e14a91587d4fbf8dead6aea7148019%7C0%7C0%7C638658600
645757003%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBT
iI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C80000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=cVWu9bb2FBQ3PYa5mt3X1z1
yf2Fg2fA%2BekkB6RYY2%2B0%3D&reserved=0); and
4.
the titles and dates of al the documents fal ing within (3) above if the documents
themselves are withheld; and
5.
for any meeting with the Minister for the Public Service at which the Open Government
Partnership discussed, the notes taken by Commission officials at or after any meeting with
the Minister that relate to that part of the meeting; and
Level 10, RBNZ Building | 2 The Terrace | PO Box 329
Wel ington 6140 | New Zealand
Phone +64 4 495 6600
6. al internal memoranda, advice or briefings on (i) membership of the Open Government
Partnership, (i ) creation of a multi-stakeholder forum, (i i) creation of the fifth National Action
Plan.”.
The Official Information Act 1982 requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no
later than 20 working days after the day that we received your request. Unfortunately, it wil not
be possible to meet that time limit and we are, therefore, writing to notify you of an extension of
the time to make our decision, to 18 December 2024.
This extension is necessary because your request necessitates consultations needed to make a
decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the
original time limit.
We wil keep you updated on the progress of our response to your request.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this decision, please feel free
to contac
t [email address] You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Nicky Dirks
Manager – Ministerial and Executive Services
Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission
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