Samuel Mellor
[FYI request #12262 email]
Tēnā koe e Samuel
I refer to your request dated 18 February 2020, pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act), seeking the following information:
I am writing to request copies of all official briefings, memos, or advice
provided and received by MoT regarding the provision of a "Green Transport
Card" or similar proposals aimed at "reducing the cost of public transport,
prioritising people in low income households and people on a benefit".
For context, this policy goal is outlined in 2(a) of the Confidence and Supply
Agreement between NZ Labour and the Green Party.
The following documents fall within the scope of your request:
Document Name of document
Date
1
Memo: Funding and implementing a Green Card by
3 October 2018
2020
2
Aide Memoire: Green Transport Card revised scope
26 October 2018
options
Attachment: Green Transport Card Scope A3 Shaw
3
Aide Memoire: Notes for Hon Shaw meeting Hon
2 November 2018
Sepuloni (Minister of Social Development) and Hon
Martin (Seniors Minister)
4
Aide Memoire: Green Transport Card Outcomes and
7 November 2018
Implementation Considerations
5
Aide Memoire: Update on Green Transport Card
28 November 2018
Budget Initiative
Attachment: Green Transport Card Budget Initiative
6
Aide Memoire: Green Transport Card Revised Budget
10 December 2018
Initiative
Attachment: Green Transport Card revised Budget
Initiative
7
Briefing: Green Transport Card Project Plan
12 December 2018
8
Briefing: Update on Green Transport Card Engagement 5 February 2019
Process
9
Briefing: Green Transport Card Investigation Findings
4 July 2019
Attachments: 2 A3s
10
Briefing: Green Transport Card Investigation Findings
19 July 2019
Cabinet Paper
Attachment: draft Cabinet Paper
11
Briefing: Green Transport Card Scheme Cabinet Paper 7 August 2019
and Phasing Options
Attachments: draft Cabinet paper for cross-party
consultation, Regulatory Impact Statement – Green
Transport Card Scheme
The documents have redactions made under the Act provisions:
Section 9(2)(a) – to protect the privacy of a natural person.
Section 9(2)(j) – enable, without prejudice or disadvantage, negotiations.
Please note that the Cabinet Paper “Green Transport Card Investigation” has been proactively
released and is available on the Ministry of Transport’s website at: https://tinyurl.com/stdf6pa.
In regard to the information that has been withheld under section 9 of the Act, I am of the
opinion that there are no countervailing considerations that make it desirable, in the public
interest, to make the information available.
You have the right under section 28(3) of the Act to make a complaint about the withholding
of information to the Ombudsman, whose address for contact purposes is:
info@[email address]
The Ombudsman
Office of the Ombudsmen
P O Box 10-152
Wellington Nāku noa, nā
Hon Julie Anne Genter
Associate Minister of Transport
