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Dear Naomi

 

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:  

 

o the following information related to the Treaty Principles Bill:

o Expenditure Information: As of today - 13 November 2024 - The
total amount of taxpayer money spent to date in relation to the
development, drafting, and associated processes for the Treaty
Principles Bill. This request includes all costs incurred for
consultations, legal advice, research, staff time, and any other
directly associated expenditures. If an exact total cost is not
readily available, please provide a detailed estimate based on
the costs reasonably associated with the development, drafting,
and consultation process for the Treaty Principles Bill.
o Consultation Details: A list of experts, advisors and
stakeholders consulted during the formation of the Treaty
Principles Bill. This includes names, roles, or specialisations,
dates of consultation, and a brief description of each expert’s
contribution or area of input. If privacy concerns arise
regarding the disclosure of individual names, please provide the
organisation or professional affiliation of each expert, if
applicable. If an expert is unaffiliated and acting as an
independent member of the public, please clearly state this where
applicable in the response.

 

We received your request on Wednesday 13 November 2024. We will endeavour
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request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then,
we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe. 

 

Kind regards

 

Office of Hon David Seymour

Deputy Prime Minister (from 31 May 2025)

Minister for Regulation
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-----Original Message-----
From: Naomi Priestly <[2][FOI #29174 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 13 November 2024 2:44 PM
To: David Seymour (MIN) <[3][email address]>
Subject: DSOIA330 | Official Information request - Official Information
Request Regarding the Treaty Principles Bill

 

For the Office of Hon. David Seymour, Associate Justice Minister

 

Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982, I am requesting the
following information related to the Treaty Principles Bill:

 

Expenditure Information: As of today - 13 November 2024 - The total amount
of taxpayer money spent to date in relation to the development, drafting,
and associated processes for the Treaty Principles Bill. This request
includes all costs incurred for consultations, legal advice, research,
staff time, and any other directly associated expenditures.

If an exact total cost is not readily available, please provide a detailed
estimate based on the costs reasonably associated with the development,
drafting, and consultation process for the Treaty Principles Bill.

 

Consultation Details: A list of experts, advisors and stakeholders
consulted during the formation of the Treaty Principles Bill. This
includes names, roles, or specialisations, dates of consultation, and a
brief description of each expert’s contribution or area of input.

If privacy concerns arise regarding the disclosure of individual names,
please provide the organisation or professional affiliation of each
expert, if applicable. If an expert is unaffiliated and acting as an
independent member of the public, please clearly state this where
applicable in the response.

 

For the purpose of this request, ‘consultation’ refers to two-way
communications or discussions where an expert provided input on the Treaty
Principles Bill and received direct responses from Hon. David Seymour or
his office. This excludes general correspondence or unsolicited
communications that did not receive a substantive response.

 

Given the significant public interest in transparency regarding the
development of the Treaty Principles Bill, I believe it is in the public’s
interest for this information to be made available. The sensitivity and
impact of this topic underscore the need for openness, and I respectfully
ask that any considerations for withholding be carefully weighed against
the public’s right to understand the processes and consultations involved.

 

Should any part of this request require clarification to ensure it can be
completed within a reasonable time frame, I am happy to assist.

 

Thank you for your attention to this request. I look forward to your
response within the standard 20-working-day timeframe, as outlined under
the OIA.

 

Regards

 

Naomi Priestly

 

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