Section 97(1)(b) Immigration Act refusals

Dear Department of Labour,

Section 97 of the Immigration Act 2009 gives the Chief Executive
the power to make decisions about who may board a craft for the
purposes of travelling to New Zealand. I would like to request the
following information under the Official Information Act 1982:

* The number of people in the last six months who have been denied
permisison under s97(1)(b) to board a craft for the purpose of
travelling to New Zealand
* the number of people in the last six months who have been granted
permission under s97(1)(c) to board a craft subject to conditions.
If this number is greater than zero, then I'd like either a
complete list of the conditions for each case, or if it is very
large, the most common conditions applied.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about
this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the
fyi.org.nz website.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

Dear OIA GEMS,

Thanks for your response. In relation to your response on
s97(1)(c), you might want to look at s97(3)(b), which explicitly
contradicts the answer you gave about New Zealand citizens. Is it
really DoL's position that it is breaking the law?

If this is not the case, I'd appreciate a correct answer to that
component of my request.

Yours sincerely,

Alex Harris