26 February 2025
John Luke
By email:
[FYI request #29912 email]
Dear Mr Luke
Official information request for legislative requirements relating to publishing Gazette
notices
Our Ref: OIA353/1
1.
We refer to your official information request dated 28 January 2025, asking:
Could you please provide me with the legislative requirements relating to
publishing Gazette notices for the appointments of judges and lay
members of the High Court. If there are none, please provide me with any
advice given to the Attorney-General relating to publishing Gazette
notices for the appointments of judges and lay members of the High
Court.
2.
In respect of the first part of your request, Crown Law’s role is to provide legal
advice to the Government, but not to members of the public. You wil find that
any such legislative requirements are publicly available on
www.legislation.govt.nz, alternatively you may seek legal advice through services
such as Community Law
(communitylaw.org.nz).
3.
In respect of the second part of your request, we have searched our databases and
cannot locate any such advice. We have therefore decided to refuse the second
part of your request pursuant to s 18(g) of the Official Information Act 1982 (
OIA).
Proactive release
4.
Please note that we may publish this response (with your personal details
redacted), and any related documents, on Crown Law’s website if we decide
proactive release of this information is or may be in the public interest. If you have
any concerns about this, please let us know within 10 working days of the date of
this letter.
Your right to an investigation and review
5.
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.
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6.
If you wish to discuss this decision with us, please feel free to contact
[email address].
Yours faithfully
Crown Law
Matt McMenamin
Crown Counsel
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