New Zealand Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade
Manatū Aorere
15 June 2020
195 Lambton Quay
Private Bag 18−901
Wellington 6160
New Zealand
John Luke
T +64 4 439 8000
[FYI request #13030 email]
F +64 4 472 9596
Dear John Luke
I refer to your email of 5 June 2020 in which you request the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (OIA):
“…full meeting minutes for the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms
Control from January 2017 to now.”
In the interests of expediting a response to you we would like to enquire if you are able to
more specifically identify the information you are seeking. The minutes of meetings over the
past three and a half years cover a number of areas and we may be able to come back to
you more quickly if you are able to indicate what aspects of the PACDAC’s work you are
interested in.
Please let us know if you are able to refine your request. Once we have your response, we
will be in a better position to assess it.
You have the right under section 28(3) of the OIA to seek a review of this response by the
Ombudsman.
Yours sincerely
Wendy Adams
for Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade
e [MFAT request email]
w www.mfat.govt.nz