On behalf of Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Minister of Immigration, Minister for
ACC and Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety thank you for your
email. Please consider this email as an acknowledgement.

Thank you for taking the time to write and please be assured that your
comments will be read by the Minister. However, there may be no further
response to you.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Iain Lees-Galloway

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Good morning Beth,

 

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 5
October for,

 

 

1. Please provide any reports/briefings/meeting notes that you have
received from your ministry in regards to the Exceptional Skills Visa.

 

2. Please provide any reports/briefings/meeting notes that you have
received from your ministry in regards to the Kiwibuild Visa

 

3. I note that there was a discussion on this web page in regards to
changing Student visas, at this time my understanding is that you have
implemented changes regarding Post Study Work Visas and have recently
announced specific work visa changes but there does not appear to be any
news in regards to Student visa changes. Could you please provide any
reports available regarding potential changes to student visas.

 

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. If your OIA request requires full or part
transfer, we will contact you within the required timeframe.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

[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 | E: [2][Iain Lees-Galloway request email]  

                        Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

 

 

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Dear Beth,

 

Thank you for your official information request of 5 October 2019, for:

 

1. Please provide any reports/briefings/meeting notes that you have
received from your ministry in regards to the Exceptional Skills Visa.

 

2. Please provide any reports/briefings/meeting notes that you have
received from your ministry in regards to the Kiwibuild Visa

 

3. I note that there was a discussion on this web page in regards to
changing Student visas, at this time my understanding is that you have
implemented changes regarding Post Study Work Visas and have recently
announced specific work visa changes but there does not appear to be any
news in regards to Student visa changes. Could you please provide any
reports available regarding potential changes to student visas.

 

I am writing to notify you that we are extending the timeframe for our
response to your request under section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as
consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a
proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original timeframe.

 

We will now respond to your request on, if not before, 25 November 2019,
which is an extension of 15 working days.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review of our decision by
the Ombudsman,  in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant
details can be found at: [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

[2]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

 

Email disclaimer: Please note information about meetings related to the
Ministers’ portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include
personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary
would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location,
who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with
the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation
will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or
meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[3]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

From: I Lees-Galloway (MIN)
Sent: Monday, 7 October 2019 10:19 AM
To: '[FOI #11386 email]'
<[4][FOI #11386 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Progress on Labour Policy in
Immigration Policy

 

Good morning Beth,

 

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 5
October for,

 

 

1. Please provide any reports/briefings/meeting notes that you have
received from your ministry in regards to the Exceptional Skills Visa.

 

2. Please provide any reports/briefings/meeting notes that you have
received from your ministry in regards to the Kiwibuild Visa

 

3. I note that there was a discussion on this web page in regards to
changing Student visas, at this time my understanding is that you have
implemented changes regarding Post Study Work Visas and have recently
announced specific work visa changes but there does not appear to be any
news in regards to Student visa changes. Could you please provide any
reports available regarding potential changes to student visas.

 

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. If your OIA request requires full or part
transfer, we will contact you within the required timeframe.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

[5]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 | E: [6][Iain Lees-Galloway request email]  

                        Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

 

 

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Good afternoon,

 

Please find attached a response from Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Minister of
Immigration.

 

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

 

Email disclaimer: Please note information about meetings related to the
Ministers’ portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include
personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary
would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location,
who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with
the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation
will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or
meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[2]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

From: I Lees-Galloway (MIN)
Sent: Monday, 7 October 2019 10:19 AM
To: '[FOI #11386 email]'
<[3][FOI #11386 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Progress on Labour Policy in
Immigration Policy

 

Good morning Beth,

 

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 5
October for,

 

 

1. Please provide any reports/briefings/meeting notes that you have
received from your ministry in regards to the Exceptional Skills Visa.

 

2. Please provide any reports/briefings/meeting notes that you have
received from your ministry in regards to the Kiwibuild Visa

 

3. I note that there was a discussion on this web page in regards to
changing Student visas, at this time my understanding is that you have
implemented changes regarding Post Study Work Visas and have recently
announced specific work visa changes but there does not appear to be any
news in regards to Student visa changes. Could you please provide any
reports available regarding potential changes to student visas.

 

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. If your OIA request requires full or part
transfer, we will contact you within the required timeframe.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely,

 

[4]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 | E: [5][Iain Lees-Galloway request email]  

                        Authorised by Hon Iain Lees-Galloway, Wellington

 

 

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