2 March 2021
45 Pipitea Street, Wel ington 6011
Phone +64 4 495 7200
dia.govt.nz
Alex Harris
fyi-request-18400-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Alex
Official Information Act request 2122-0550 - Delegations under the Electronic Identity
Verification Act 2012
Thank you for your Official Information Act (Act) request received by the Department of Internal
Affairs (Department) on 1 February 2022.
You requested –
1. A list of all third parties the chief executive has entered agreements with under section
51(1)(b) of the Electronic Identity Verification Act 2012.
2. For each third party (if any), I would like to know what functions, duties, or powers they
provide (and for which they therefore hold official information), and their contact details,
including an email address.
This letter is to advise that the Department is extending the 20 working day timeframe for
response to your request pursuant to sections 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as the consultations
necessary to make a decision in your request cannot reasonably be completed within the
original time limit.
The response timeframe is being extended by 10 working days. The Department’s decision on
your request wil therefore be provided to you as soon as practicably and no later than 16
March 2022.
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.
Ngā mihi
Anne-Claire Wyseur
Manager Operational Policy and Official Correspondence
Service Delivery and Operations