25 September 2018
Ref: DOIA 1819-0264
Miles Stratford
CEO
Meth Solutions
Email
: [email address]
[FYI request #8543 email]
Dear Miles
Thank you for your email of 21 August 2018 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Under the Official Information Act, please have the Standards New Zealand team provide copies
of the independent scientific advice provided to members of the NZS8510 Committee via the
Ministry of Health in response to requests for scientific opinion of the views of Dr. Nick Kim that
acceptable levels of meth residues in property should be increased to 12.5µg/100cm2
Documents are as follows:
Peter Cressey of ESR advice dated 5th of July 2016 Jeff Fowles advice dated 14th of July 2016
Jackie Wright advice dated 17th of July 2016 Jeff Fowles Summary advice dated 25th of July
2016
Please find the attached the documents that fall within the scope of your request.
A mobile/direct dial phone number of one of the experts have been withheld to protect the privacy of
natural persons under section 9(2)(a) of the Act. I do not consider that the withholding of this
information under section 9(2) is outweighed by public interest considerations in making the
information available.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of our response to your
request. Information about how to make a complaint is available at: www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone: 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Carmen Mak
Manager Standards New Zealand
PO Box 5488, Wellington 6011
New Zealand
Phone +64 4 901 1499
[email address]