On behalf of Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Minister of Immigration, Minister for
ACC and Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety thank you for your
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comments will be read by the Minister. However, there may be no further
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Office of Hon Iain Lees-Galloway

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Good Afternoon,

I refer to your request below for information dated 3 Dec 2018 received on 3 Dec 2018 to Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety requesting the following information:

“Any and all correspondence between you or your Ministry or your staff and Culturesafe NZ Ltd or any of its agents between September 23, 2017 and today, November 3, 2018.”

This email is to notify you that the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety is transferring the following portion of your request to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE, the Ministry). This transfer is occurring because the information you requested is believed by the Minister to be held by the MBIE.
“Any and all correspondence between your Ministry and Culturesafe NZ Ltd or any of its agents between September 23, 2017 and today, November 3, 2018.”

In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the Official Information Act to transfer your request. You will hear further from MBIE concerning this part your request.

I am therefore acknowledging the following part of your OIA request:

“Any and all correspondence between you or your staff and Culturesafe NZ Ltd or any of its agents between September 23, 2017 and today, November 3, 2018.”

We received your request on 3 Dec 2018. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 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

Office Hon Iain Lees-Galloway
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Minister of Immigration
Minister for ACC
Deputy Leader of the House | MP for Palmerston North
P: 64 (4) 817 8713
Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

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From: Emily Sanderson [mailto:[FOI #9183 email]]
Sent: Monday, 3 December 2018 4:23 PM
To: I Lees-Galloway (MIN) <[Iain Lees-Galloway request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Communication between the Minister and Culturesafe NZ or any of its agents

Dear Iain Lees-Galloway,

Please supply the following information under the Official Information Act (OIA):

Any and all correspondence between you or your Ministry or your staff and Culturesafe NZ Ltd or any of its agents between September 23, 2017 and today, November 3, 2018.

Yours sincerely,

Wendy Whittaker

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Ref: 1819-0898

 

Dear Ms Sanderson

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 03 December 2018 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

 

·        Any and all correspondence between your Ministry and Culturesafe
NZ Ltd or any of its agents between September 23, 2017 and today, November
3, 2018

 

Please note that the days from 25 December 2018 to 15 January 2019
(inclusive) are defined as non- working days in the Act and are not
counted in the calculation for the response due date. This will affect the
time period for responding to your request.

 

Your request has been transferred to the Ministry from the Minister for
Workplace Relations and Safety on 05 December 2018 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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Good Morning,

I refer to your official information request dated 3 Dec 2019 for,

“Any and all correspondence between you or your staff and Culturesafe NZ Ltd or any of its agents between September 23, 2017 and today, November 3, 2018.”

The OIA requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our decision, to 28 Feb 2019.

This extension is necessary because your request necessitates a search through a large quantity of information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with our operations, and consultations necessary to make a decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.

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.

Yours sincerely

Office Hon Iain Lees-Galloway
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
Minister of Immigration
Minister for ACC
Deputy Leader of the House | MP for Palmerston North
P: 64 (4) 817 8713
Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

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

From: I Lees-Galloway (MIN)
Sent: Wednesday, 5 December 2018 2:36 PM
To: 'Emily Sanderson' <[FOI #9183 email]>
Subject: OIA Ack/ Transfer | Emily Sanderson, FYI | 3 Dec 2018

Good Afternoon,

I refer to your request below for information dated 3 Dec 2018 received on 3 Dec 2018 to Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety requesting the following information:

“Any and all correspondence between you or your Ministry or your staff and Culturesafe NZ Ltd or any of its agents between September 23, 2017 and today, November 3, 2018.”

This email is to notify you that the Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety is transferring the following portion of your request to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE, the Ministry). This transfer is occurring because the information you requested is believed by the Minister to be held by the MBIE.
“Any and all correspondence between your Ministry and Culturesafe NZ Ltd or any of its agents between September 23, 2017 and today, November 3, 2018.”

In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the Official Information Act to transfer your request. You will hear further from MBIE concerning this part your request.

I am therefore acknowledging the following part of your OIA request:

“Any and all correspondence between you or your staff and Culturesafe NZ Ltd or any of its agents between September 23, 2017 and today, November 3, 2018.”

We received your request on 3 Dec 2018. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 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

Office Hon Iain Lees-Galloway
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety Minister of Immigration Minister for ACC Deputy Leader of the House | MP for Palmerston North
P: 64 (4) 817 8713
Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

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

From: Emily Sanderson [mailto:[FOI #9183 email]]
Sent: Monday, 3 December 2018 4:23 PM
To: I Lees-Galloway (MIN) <[Iain Lees-Galloway request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Communication between the Minister and Culturesafe NZ or any of its agents

Dear Iain Lees-Galloway,

Please supply the following information under the Official Information Act (OIA):

Any and all correspondence between you or your Ministry or your staff and Culturesafe NZ Ltd or any of its agents between September 23, 2017 and today, November 3, 2018.

Yours sincerely,

Wendy Whittaker

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Good afternoon

                                                    

Please see attached a document related to your request under the Official
Information Act 1982.

 

Regards,

 

Ministerial Services

Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services

Email: [1][email address]

 

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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

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Dear Emily Sanderson,

 

Thank you for your email of 3 December 2018  to the Minister for Workplace
Relations and Safety requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act), the following information:

               

“Any and all correspondence between you or your Ministry and CultureSafe
NZ Ltd or any of its agents between September 23, 2017 and today, November
3, 2018.”

 

As you are aware, the following part of your request was transferred to
the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) for response :

 

“Any and all correspondence between your Ministry and CultureSafe NZ Ltd
or any of its agents between September 23, 2017 and today, November 3,
2018”

 

At this stage we are inclined to refuse your request under substantial
collation and research as there are so many emails and letters in scope of
your request.   In refining your request we ask you to consider the
following:

 

-        A lot of the information relating to the request will be private
and or confidential, and therefore will be withheld and you will receive a
large volume of redacted pages.  To mitigate this can you advise if there
is a particular document you are looking for?

-        If you can provide additional details, this will would help us to
locate this for you

 

If you wish to receive a phone call to discuss your request further could
you please provide with your phone number and the best time to contact
you. If we do not hear from you by the 30 April 2019 your request will be
closed.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Ministerial Services

Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services

Email: [1][email address]

 

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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Dear Emily,

 

Please find attached our response to your Official Information request.

 

Kind regards,

 

Ministerial Services

Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services

Email: [1][email address]

 

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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Good Afternoon,

 

Please find attached a response to your OIA request from Hon Iain
Lees-Galloway.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

[1]Crest Office Hon Iain Lees-Galloway

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

Minister of Immigration

Minister for ACC

Deputy Leader of the House | MP for Palmerston North

P: 64 (4) 817 8713

                       Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

 

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