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22 January 2025
Lewis T
[FYI request #29537 email]
REF: OIA-17217
Dear Lewis
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email
of 12 December 2024 requesting the fol owing information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
If possible, I request the current timeline for the introduction of digital drivers licences and the
latest documents related to digital drivers licences from 1/11/2024.
I am withholding this document under the fol owing sections of the Act:
• 9(2)(f)(iv) to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protect the
confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials
• and 9(2)(j) to enable a Minister of the Crown or any department or organisation holding the
information to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations (including commercial
and industrial negotiations) respectively.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to
withhold this information. The contact details for the Ombudsman can be located at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you would like to discuss this reply with NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA), please contact
Ministerial Services by email to [NZTA request email].
Yours sincerely
Liz Maguire
Chief Digital Officer