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Dear Mr Moore,

Official Information Act request

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request dated 6 June 2018.

You have requested the following information:
"content of sections marked "Out of Scope" within all advice and communications documents relating to Block Offer 2019 and the decision to stop granting offshore petroleum exploration, and the rationale for not following the Principle of Availability here."

We received your request on 6 June 2018. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 4 July 2018, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

Yours sincerely,

Amy Just | Private Secretary
Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration | Minister of Research, Science and Innovation | Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission

Authorised by Hon Dr Megan Woods MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.

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On behalf of Hon Dr Megan Woods, Minister of Energy and Resources,
Minister of Research, Science and Innovation, Minister for Greater
Christchurch Regeneration & Minister Responsible for the Earthquake
Commission, thank you for your email.

This inbox is regularly checked and every email thoroughly considered.
While all correspondence is important, we are not always able to
personally respond to every email that the Minister receives. If the
matters raised in your email fall under another Minister’s portfolio, we
may refer your correspondence to the appropriate office for consideration.

If you are requesting a meeting or inviting the Minister to attend an
event, we will be in touch shortly.

Thank you again for taking the time to write to Hon Dr Megan Woods.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods

Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch
Regeneration | Minister of Research, Science and Innovation | Minister
Responsible for the Earthquake Commission

Authorised by Hon Dr Megan Woods MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.

 

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Dear Ben

Thank you for your email of 6 June 2018 requesting the following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):

I note your release in regards to the cessation of the granting of petroleum exploration permits (accessed by me here: https://www.beehive.govt.nz/feature/bloc...). In the preamble, you note that some information within the documents has been withheld subject to various sections of the OIA.
However, I note that large sections of the documents have also been withed as 'out of scope'. I request the content of these sections, and the rationale for not following the Principle of Availability here.

We are writing to notify you that we are extending the timeframe for our response to your request under section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original timeframe.

We will now respond to your request on, if not before, 1 August 2018, which is an extension of 20 working days.

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of our response to this request, in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be found at: www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.

Sincerely,

Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration | Minister of Research, Science and Innovation | Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission

Authorised by Hon Dr Megan Woods MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.

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Dear Ben

Thank you for your email of 6 June 2018 requesting the following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):

- I note your release in regards to the cessation of the granting of petroleum exploration permits (accessed by me here: `https://www.beehive.govt.nz/feature/bloc...). In the preamble, you note that some information within the documents has been withheld subject to various sections of the OIA.
However, I note that large sections of the documents have also been withed as 'out of scope'. I request the content of these sections, and the rationale for not following the Principle of Availability here.

We are writing to notify you that we are not yet in a position to release the documents to you. The information will be provided to you as soon as possible, subject to some information being withheld under the Act.

Sincerely,

Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration | Minister of Research, Science and Innovation | Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission

DDI +64 4 817 6618 Office +64 4 817 8705
E [email address]

Authorised by Hon Dr Megan Woods MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.

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Dear Mr Moore,

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request.

Regards,

Office of Hon Dr Megan Woods
Minister of Energy and Resources | Minister for Greater Christchurch Regeneration | Minister of Research, Science and Innovation | Minister Responsible for the Earthquake Commission

Authorised by Hon Dr Megan Woods MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington.

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