Kia ora

Thank you for your request for official information received 19 June 2020
for:

"In regards to details of a private individuals compassionate application
being made public, I request information under the official information
act
Under what policy was this information passed to the minister of health,
Chris Hipkins, any other agency or ministerial office or staff from the
ministry of health or the all of government response to covid 19 response
team?
Who provided details of representations made on behalf of the pair to MP
Chris Hipkins? Title and agency is sufficient.
Are you going to undertake an investigation into this privacy breach? As
the question asked by MP Chris Hipkins was asked in his role as a member
of parliament, not as a Minister. Private information about an individuals
compassionate application has been passed on to member's of parliament who
do not have ministerial responsibility for the information.
How have your actions complied with the privacy act 1993, especially
principle 10(1)(b)?
How have these actions aligned with the governments ethos to 'be kind'?'"

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202004429.

As required under the Official Information Act 1982 we will endeavour to
respond to your request no later than 17 July 2020, being 20 working days
after the day your request was received.  

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

Ngā mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

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Kia ora

Thank you for your request for official information received 19 June 2020
for:

"In regards to details of a private individuals compassionate application
being made public, I request information under the official information
act
Under what policy was this information passed to the minister of health,
Chris Hipkins, any other agency or ministerial office or staff from the
ministry of health or the all of government response to covid 19 response
team?
Who provided details of representations made on behalf of the pair to MP
Chris Hipkins? Title and agency is sufficient.
Are you going to undertake an investigation into this privacy breach? As
the question asked by MP Chris Hipkins was asked in his role as a member
of parliament, not as a Minister. Private information about an individuals
compassionate application has been passed on to member's of parliament who
do not have ministerial responsibility for the information.
How have your actions complied with the privacy act 1993, especially
principle 10(1)(b)?
How have these actions aligned with the governments ethos to 'be kind'?'"
The Ministry of Health has decided to extend the period of time available
to respond to your request under section 15A of the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act) as further consultation is required.

You can now expect a response to your request on, or before, 7 August
2020.

You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review my decision to extend the time available to respond to your
request.

Ngā mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

From:        OIA Requests/MOH
To:        [FYI request #13113 email]
Cc:        OIA Requests/MOH@MOH
Date:        19/06/2020 12:15 pm
Subject:        Acknowledgement of your request for official information
(ref: H202004429)
Sent by:        Alisha Schmidt

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Kia ora Mark

Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) for:

Under what policy was this information passed to the minister of health,
Chris Hipkins, any other agency or ministerial office or staff from the
ministry of health or the all of government response to covid 19 response
team?

Who provided details of representations made on behalf of the pair to MP
Chris Hipkins? Title and agency is sufficient.

Are you going to undertake an investigation into this privacy breach? As
the question asked by MP Chris Hipkins was asked in his role as a member
of parliament, not as a Minister. Private information about an individuals
compassionate application has been passed on to member's of parliament who
do not have ministerial responsibility for the information.

How have your actions complied with the privacy act 1993, especially
principle 10(1)(b)?

How have these actions aligned with the governments ethos to 'be kind'?'

We understand that you have made this same request to the office of the
Minister of Health at the time, Hon Dr David Clark. As a response has
already been provided to you, we now deem this request closed.

Please refer to the response provided to you on 21 July 2020.

Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
review any decisions made under this request.

Ngā mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

From:        "Mark Smith" <[FOI #13113 email]>
To:        "OIA/LGOIMA requests at Ministry of Health" <[Ministry of Health request email]>
Date:        19/06/2020 09:20 am
Subject:        Official Information request - Details of representations
in compassionate application made public

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Dear Ministry of Health,

In regards to details of a private individuals compassionate application
being made public, I request information under the official information
act

Under what policy was this information passed to the minister of health,
Chris Hipkins, any other agency or ministerial office or staff from the
ministry of health or the all of government response to covid 19 response
team?

Who provided details of representations made on behalf of the pair to MP
Chris Hipkins? Title and agency is sufficient.

Are you going to undertake an investigation into this privacy breach? As
the question asked by MP Chris Hipkins was asked in his role as a member
of parliament, not as a Minister. Private information about an individuals
compassionate application has been passed on to member's of parliament who
do not have ministerial responsibility for the information.

How have your actions complied with the privacy act 1993, especially
principle 10(1)(b)?

How have these actions aligned with the governments ethos to 'be kind'?'

Please remember, that official information is not only what is written
down and recorded, but information that is kept in officials minds. I
expect that you comply with the official information act properly.

Yours faithfully,

Mark Smith

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