Joshua Grainger
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This person's 119 Official Information requests (page 4)
Kiwirail Infrastructure and Engineering Business Plan
Response by New Zealand Railways Corporation to Joshua Grainger on .
Successful.
My apologies Mr Grainger, I was away on leave on Friday and had not realised at the time of sending this email to you this morning that our Candice Joh...
Submissions on OIA Review
Successful.
Submissions are viewable at http://www.lawcom.govt.nz/sites/default/files/publications/2012/08/all_submissions_nzlc_ip18_0.pdf
Advice on Public Protection orders
Response by Minister of Justice to Joshua Grainger on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Grainger
Please find attached a response to your 01 August Official Information Act
request.
Kind regards
[name removed]
M...
Top Secret Special clearances
Request to New Zealand Security Intelligence Service by Joshua Grainger. Annotated by Joshua Grainger on .
Partially successful.
So apparantly the job titles of those with Top Secret Security clearances cannot be published because "To provide a list of job titles would readily en...
RoC*Rol Scores and Parole Decisions
Response by New Zealand Parole Board to Joshua Grainger on .
Information not held.
Good morning
Thank you for you email dated 18 August 2012.
Your request has been transferred to the Department of Corrections for
response.
Kind re...
Wrongful Imprionment and Wrongful Release Information
Response by Department of Corrections to Joshua Grainger on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Grainger,
Please find attached the Dept's response to your OIA request of 7 May
2012:
<<D12-274303 J Grainger - 14 Aug 12 - Unlawful deten...
LGOMIA Veto Power
Response by Marlborough District Council to Joshua Grainger on .
Partially successful.
Thanks-all the best with your continuing interest in such matters-a fascinating topic whichever side of the fence one sits
Tony
Resolution 2758 - PRC Admission to UN
Response by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to Joshua Grainger on .
Information not held.
[UNCLASSIFIED]
Hello Joshua
I have been asked to send you this reply to your request for information.
Shirley Inwood |DMSO - NAD and SEA Divisions|...
Good afternoon Joshua,
Please find attached the electronic copy of the reply to your Official Information Act Request.
If you wish to receive the h...
NCSC/CCIP Incident Report Statistics
Request to Government Communications Security Bureau by Joshua Grainger. Annotated by Joshua Grainger on .
Partially successful.
I have received a reply from the Ombudsmen's Office clarifying my response:
"Your question asked for the number of incidents referred to another org...
MoD Organizational Information
Long overdue.
The 2012 Statement of Intent is here: http://www.defence.govt.nz/pdfs/reports-publications/soi-2012.pdf
Information about the divisions in MoD appear...
Police Remuneration Information
Successful.
This request was posted on Kiwiblog: http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2012/07/police_pay-3.html and subsequently made the news: http://www.stuff.co.nz/nationa...
OIA Requests
Response by New Zealand Security Intelligence Service to Joshua Grainger on .
Handled by post.
Dear Mr Grainger
Thank you for your e-mail of 29 June 2012 requesting information under
the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982. We will...
Sex Offender Register
Information not held.
Note that in this response the Department of Corrections said they did not possess any information I requested. However, this response from the NZ Poli...
Sex Offender Register Proposal
Information not held.
Note that in this response the Ministry of Justice said they did not possess any information I requested. However, this response from the NZ Police (ht...
Plans for "Boat People"
Response by Department of Labour to Joshua Grainger on .
Partially successful.
Dear Joshua Grainger,
Please find attached the response in relation to your recent request.
Regards,
Chris Fletcher
On behalf of
Liz McMillan
GEMS...
Immigration Profiling Group Operational Information
Response by Department of Labour to Joshua Grainger on .
Refused.
Dear Joshua Grainger,
Please find attached the response in relation to your recent request. We apologise for the delay and thank you for your patienc...
1999 Election Complaints
Response by Electoral Commission to Joshua Grainger on .
Information not held.
Dear Mr Grainger,
Thank you for your e-mail of 12 June 2012 requesting information under the
Official Information Act 1982.
Having looked...
Internal Budget of DPMC
Response by Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to Joshua Grainger on .
Information not held.
Please find attached a scanned copy of the response to your information request relating to DPMC budgets from the Acting Chief Executive of DPMC.
If y...
Officers on Intelligence and Security Committee
Response by Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to Joshua Grainger on .
Partially successful.
Good afternoon Mr Grainger,
Please find attached the electronic copy of the reply to your Official Information Act Request for information relating t...
2012 Change Proposal Voting Details
Response by University of Canterbury to Joshua Grainger on .
Successful.
Good afternoon
Please find attached our official response and the supporting
documentation for this OIA request.
Regards
UNIVERSIT...
Lottery Demographics
Response by New Zealand Lotteries Commission to Joshua Grainger on .
Partially successful.
Dear Joshua
Please find attached NZ Lotteries’ response to your recent OIA request.
Kind regards
Karen Jones
Karen Jones
Head...
Effects of Mixed Ownership Model
Response by Mighty River Power Limited to Joshua Grainger on .
Refused.
Mr Grainger
Please see the attached letter.
Regards
Glenn
Glenn Rockell | Acting General Counsel | Mighty River Power Limited...
Arts program cuts information
Partially successful.
UC claimed that there was no correspondence with third party agencies over the proposed cuts. However, this story (http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/new...
Change of Paid Parental Leave Opinion
Response by Families Commission to Joshua Grainger on .
Partially successful.
Dear Joshua
This is in response to your Official Information Act request dated 20
April 2012 with regard to the change of paid parental leave op...
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Resolution 2758 - PRC Admission to UN
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Joshua Grainger. Annotated by Joshua Grainger on .
Information not held.
Okay, wow, I took another look and think I've found what I was looking for, under the title of "China: Political Affairs - Recognition of Communist Chi...
Resolution 2758 - PRC Admission to UN
Request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade by Joshua Grainger. Annotated by Joshua Grainger on .
Information not held.
I tried using Archway after submitting my OIA, realizing that something may very well be there. I found it hard to use, so I couldn't find anything tha...
NCSC/CCIP Incident Report Statistics
Request to Government Communications Security Bureau by Joshua Grainger. Annotated by Joshua Grainger on .
Partially successful.
I have received a reply from the Ombudsmen's Office clarifying my response:
"Your question asked for the number of incidents referred to another org...
NCSC/CCIP Incident Report Statistics
Request to Government Communications Security Bureau by Joshua Grainger. Annotated by Joshua Grainger on .
Partially successful.
I've appealed this to the Ombudsmen again on the grounds that my particular query over '* the amount of incidents referred to another organization, suc...
Information on Ministerial Advisors
Partially successful.
So Gerry doesn't know the number of advisors working for him, nor what their responsibilities are? That raises some issues.
Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Reports
Long overdue.
I have filed a complaint with the Ombudsmen over this. The Prime Minister has a statutory requirement to have the information, and you cannot decline a...
MoD Organizational Information
Long overdue.
The 2012 Statement of Intent is here: http://www.defence.govt.nz/pdfs/reports-publications/soi-2012.pdf
Information about the divisions in MoD appear...
Police Remuneration Information
Successful.
This request was posted on Kiwiblog: http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2012/07/police_pay-3.html and subsequently made the news: http://www.stuff.co.nz/nationa...
OIA Requests
Request to New Zealand Security Intelligence Service by Joshua Grainger. Annotated by Joshua Grainger on .
Handled by post.
Ah, yes, that is true: I overlooked the exemption in the definition. I was just curious about what the outcome was heading towards: given the complaint...
Sex Offender Register
Information not held.
Note that in this response the Department of Corrections said they did not possess any information I requested. However, this response from the NZ Poli...
Sex Offender Register Proposal
Information not held.
Note that in this response the Ministry of Justice said they did not possess any information I requested. However, this response from the NZ Police (ht...
Leader of the House Reports
Refused.
I am imagining that the article in volume 7, issue 4 is the article about how the intended legislative programme of a government is able to be kept sec...
Lobbying on the Lobbying Disclosure Bill
Long overdue.
Note that Chris Finlayson prepared the report in his capacity as Attorney General, and the Attorney General is not subject to the OIA: http://cabinetma...
Various NZSIS Information
Request to New Zealand Security Intelligence Service by Joshua Grainger. Annotated by Joshua Grainger on .
Handled by post.
I received a letter in the mail informing me that the part of the request requesting the oldest Intelligence Community BIM has been transferred to the...
Number of strip searches carried out per year
Successful.
Hmm. This actually seems true, and may pose some issues for FYI in the future. I'd note that a body corporate incorporated in NZ has the right to issue...
It is likely that this request will be refused for the 2012 legislative program, as the Ombudsmen has previously ruled that it can be withheld under s9...
Police Interrogation Manuals
Successful.
Rang them; they clarified that there are three main documents, and then other, more specialized and practical training exercises that are developed fro...
Various NZSIS Information
Request to New Zealand Security Intelligence Service by Joshua Grainger. Annotated by Joshua Grainger on .
Handled by post.
I like how after informing them that responses will be signed automatically, they email back, saying to remove their name *while signing their name to...
Christchurch City Council CEO expenses
Partially successful.
They didn't answer the request fully - no receipts were included. Would be interesting to see what exactly was brought during some of those rather expe...
2011 Referals to Police
Reported for administrator attention.
Interesting that the Electoral Commission refused this request when they gave these exact things in response to a request for the PM Radio Hour complai...
To narrow it instead of sending a request to MED asking for all communication you could send a separate request to each individual Minister. This would...
Looks like MED needs some OIA education: you don't need to disclose what organization you're part of (or the purpose of a request) in order to make an...
Wrongful Imprionment and Wrongful Release Information
Partially successful.
And, yet again, I misspelt "imprisonment" in the subject line of my request. *sigh*
I should really check these things more carefully.
2011 Referals to Police
Reported for administrator attention.
...The embarrasing moment in which you realized you misspelt "referrals" in the subject line of your OIA request.
NCSC/CCIP Incident Report Statistics
Request to Government Communications Security Bureau by Joshua Grainger. Annotated by Joshua Grainger on .
Partially successful.
This information was voluntarily released by the GCSB after a complaint to the Ombudsmen. However, as you can see, I didn't receive all of what I asked...
