On behalf of Hon Michael Woodhouse, thank you for your email.

 

Please be assured that all correspondence is read by this office. If your
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Where the Minister has portfolio responsibilities for the issues raised, a
response will be sent to you in due course.

 

Thank you for taking the time to write.

 

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Dear Fenyi

On behalf of Hon Michael Woodhouse, Minister of Immigration, thank you for your Official Information Act request received on 9 August 2017, regarding:

I would be grateful if you could please provide me with:
- Any information on decisions relating to refugee issues
- Any advice provided to the Minister on the refugee quota or other policies concerning refugees
- Any statistics and other information your department holds regarding refugees

You can expect a response to your request within the statutory timeframes under the Act.

Thank you for writing.

Yours sincerely

Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse │ Minister of Immigration
Parliament Buildings │ Wellington

-----Original Message-----
From: Fenyi [mailto:[FOI #6381 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 8 August 2017 8:38 p.m.
To: M Woodhouse
Subject: Official Information request - Information regarding refugee law and policy

Dear Minister of Immigration,

I am studying at Victoria University and currently writing an honours paper on NZ Refugee Law Reform and Policy. In particular, I am focusing on how policy is determined in this area.

I would be grateful if you could please provide me with:
- Any information on decisions relating to refugee issues
- Any advice provided to the Minister on the refugee quota or other policies concerning refugees
- Any statistics and other information your department holds regarding refugees

I am happy to refine my request if that would be helpful.

Many thanks.

Yours faithfully,

Fenyi Manning

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Dear Fenyi

Further to my email below, the information you have requested in part 3 of your request "Any statistics and other information your department holds regarding refugees" is not held by this office but is likely to be held by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Therefore I am transferring part 3 of your request under section 14(b)(i) of the Official Information Act 1982 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment for consideration.

As you suggested in your email, it would be helpful if you considered refining your request. For example you may wish to consider setting a time period for the advice you are requesting in parts 1 and 2 of your request.

You may be aware that a number of documents relating to refugees are already publically available on the MBIE website at http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/im...

Yours sincerely

Lily Gilchrist
Private Secretary

-----Original Message-----
From: M Woodhouse
Sent: Wednesday, 9 August 2017 9:52 a.m.
To: '[FOI #6381 email]' <[FOI #6381 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Information regarding refugee law and policy

Dear Fenyi

On behalf of Hon Michael Woodhouse, Minister of Immigration, thank you for your Official Information Act request received on 9 August 2017, regarding:

I would be grateful if you could please provide me with:
- Any information on decisions relating to refugee issues
- Any advice provided to the Minister on the refugee quota or other policies concerning refugees
- Any statistics and other information your department holds regarding refugees

You can expect a response to your request within the statutory timeframes under the Act.

Thank you for writing.

Yours sincerely

Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse │ Minister of Immigration Parliament Buildings │ Wellington

-----Original Message-----
From: Fenyi [mailto:[FOI #6381 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 8 August 2017 8:38 p.m.
To: M Woodhouse
Subject: Official Information request - Information regarding refugee law and policy

Dear Minister of Immigration,

I am studying at Victoria University and currently writing an honours paper on NZ Refugee Law Reform and Policy. In particular, I am focusing on how policy is determined in this area.

I would be grateful if you could please provide me with:
- Any information on decisions relating to refugee issues
- Any advice provided to the Minister on the refugee quota or other policies concerning refugees
- Any statistics and other information your department holds regarding refugees

I am happy to refine my request if that would be helpful.

Many thanks.

Yours faithfully,

Fenyi Manning

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
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On behalf of Hon Michael Woodhouse, thank you for your email.

 

Please be assured that all correspondence is read by this office. If your
email falls outside of the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities, or
expresses a personal view, your opinion will be noted and your
correspondence may be transferred to another office or there may be no
further response.

 

Where the Minister has portfolio responsibilities for the issues raised, a
response will be sent to you in due course.

 

Thank you for taking the time to write.

 

Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse 
Parliament Buildings, Wellington | Tel 04 817 6836 |

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Ref: DOIA 1718-0224

 

Dear Fenyi Manning

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 8 August 2017 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

- Any statistics and other information your department holds regarding
refugees

 

Your request has been transferred to the Ministry from Minister of
Immigration on 11 August 2017 and is being processed in accordance with
the Official Information Act 1982. A response will be sent to you in due
course. If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to
contact us via email [1][email address] or using the contact details
below.

 

 

Yours sincerely,

Alan Witcombe

MANAGER, MINISTERIAL SERVICES

 

Corporate, Governance and Information

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

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Dear Fenyi

Thank you for your email of 13 August 2017 clarifying the scope of your request.

You can expect a response to your request within the statutory timeframes under the Act.

Your sincerely

Lily Gilchrist
Private Secretary

-----Original Message-----
From: Fenyi [mailto:[FOI #6381 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 13 August 2017 2:03 p.m.
To: M Woodhouse
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Information regarding refugee law and policy

Dear Lily

Thank you for your message.

I am happy to refine the timeframe of my request to 2000-2017. Please let me know if this is still too wide.

Many thanks.

Yours sincerely,

Fenyi

-----Original Message-----

Dear Fenyi

Further to my email below, the information you have requested in part 3 of your request "Any statistics and other information your department holds regarding refugees" is not held by this office but is likely to be held by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

Therefore I am transferring part 3 of your request under section 14(b)(i) of the Official Information Act 1982 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment for consideration.

As you suggested in your email, it would be helpful if you considered refining your request. For example you may wish to consider setting a time period for the advice you are requesting in parts 1 and 2 of your request.

You may be aware that a number of documents relating to refugees are already publically available on the MBIE website at http://www.mbie.govt.nz/info-services/im...

Yours sincerely

Lily Gilchrist
Private Secretary

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Dear Fenyi

 

I am writing in regards to your email of 8 August 2017 to the Minister of
Immigration requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982:

 

-          Any information on decisions relating to refugee issues

-          Any advice provided to the Minister on the refugee quota or
other policies concerning refugees

-          Any statistics and other information your department holds
regarding refugees

 

I note that you have since refined the time frame of the first two parts
of your request to 2000-2017. As you are aware, the third part of your
request has been transferred from the Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse to
the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

 

I am working on processing your request and I would like to discuss it
with you by phone if possible. You can contact me on 04 896 5924 during
working hours.

 

Kind regards,

 

Kate Manners
GRADUATE POLICY ADVISOR

Labour, Science and Enterprise | Immigration Policy Branch
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[1][email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 896 5924

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Hi Fenyi

 

Further to our discussion on the phone, here are some links to the
publicly available statistics on refugees:

 

[1]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/document...

[2]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/document...

[3]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/document...

[4]https://www.immigration.govt.nz/document...

 

Feel free to give me another call once you have had a chance to look
through some of the information we have discussed.

 

Kind regards,

Kate

 

From: Kate Manners
Sent: Monday, 21 August 2017 3:12 p.m.
To: '[FOI #6381 email]'
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Information regarding refugee
law and policy [UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Dear Fenyi

 

I am writing in regards to your email of 8 August 2017 to the Minister of
Immigration requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982:

 

-          Any information on decisions relating to refugee issues

-          Any advice provided to the Minister on the refugee quota or
other policies concerning refugees

-          Any statistics and other information your department holds
regarding refugees

 

I note that you have since refined the time frame of the first two parts
of your request to 2000-2017. As you are aware, the third part of your
request has been transferred from the Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse to
the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

 

I am working on processing your request and I would like to discuss it
with you by phone if possible. You can contact me on 04 896 5924 during
working hours.

 

Kind regards,

 

Kate Manners
GRADUATE POLICY ADVISOR

Labour, Science and Enterprise | Immigration Policy Branch
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

[5][email address] | Telephone: +64 (04) 896 5924

[6]www.govt.nz - your guide to finding and using New Zealand government
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Dear Ms Manning,

Please find a response to your email of 8 August 2017 to the Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse
Minister for ACC │ Minister of Immigration │ Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
5.1R Executive Wing │ Parliament Buildings │ Phone: 04 817 6836

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