[IN CONFIDENCE RELEASE EXTERNAL]
11 September 2020
Marcus
[FYI request #13526 email]
Dear Marcus
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), received on
15 August 2020. You requested the following:
…copies of any correspondence and attachments relating to the following OIAs;
19OIA1052 Hacking attempts
19OIA1081 Cryptolocker attack
20OIA1039 Information on phone cal s being disconnected
20OIA1075 Cal center metrics
20OIA1132 IRD communications with Uber 2018
20OIA1111 Attempted access to blocked websites
20OIA1183 Hold Music Playlist
20OIA1337 IRD hold music playlist
20OIA1440 Monitoring and productivity software
21OIA1074 Cryptocurrency as property
Information being released I have interpreted your request to be for the responses Inland Revenue sent out to the
requestors for each of the requests identified above. The tables below outline the decisions I
have made for each of your requests.
Information for release (enclosed):
Item
Date
Document description
Decision
1.
17 June 2019
19OIA1052 Hacking attempts
Released in part
2.
18 July 2019
19OIA1081 Cryptolocker attack
Released in part
3.
18 July 2019
19OIA1081 Attachment
Released in full
4.
2 September
20OIA1039 Information on phone
Released in part
2019
calls being disconnected
5.
7 October
20OIA1075 Cal center metrics
Released in part
2019
6.
7 October
20OIA1075 Attachment (Excel
Released in full
2019
Worksheet)
7.
6 December
20OIA1132 IRD communications
Released in part
2019
with Uber 2018
8.
16 December
20OIA1111 Attempted access to
Released in part
2020
blocked websites
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9.
30 June 2020
20OIA1440 Monitoring and
Released in part
productivity software
10.
30 June 2020
20OIA1440 Attachment 1 – Our
Released in full
Code of Conduct
11.
30 June 2020
20OIA1440 Attachment 2 – Use of
Released in full
Business Tools Policy
12.
27 August
21OIA1074 Cryptocurrency as
Released in part
2020
property
13.
27 August
21OIA1074 Attachment
Released in full
2020
I have decided to withhold the name and contact details of the requestor of each of these
OIA requests under section 9(2)(a), to protect the privacy of individuals.
Each of the enclosed response letters detail Inland Revenue’s consideration of each requests.
Where information has been withheld, this is specified in each letter, along with the relevant
withholding ground.
Information publicly available
The information in the table below is publicly available on the FYI website (fyi.org.nz). I have
therefore decided to refuse this information under section 18(d) of the OIA. These documents
are linked below.
Item
Date
Document description
Website address
14.
9 January
20OIA1183 Hold Music Playlist
https://fyi.org.nz/request/11
2020
856/response/44887/attach/
3/20OIA1183%20Signed%2
0response%20Nick.pdf
15.
1 May 2020
20 OIA1337 IRD hold music
https://fyi.org.nz/request/12
playlist
736/response/47890/attach/
3/OIA%20Response%20Nag
aretnam.pdf
Right of Review
If you disagree with my decision on your OIA request, you can ask an Inland Revenue review
officer to review my decision. To ask for an internal review, please email the Commissioner
of Inland Revenue at: [email address].
Alternatively, under section 28(3) of the OIA, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
investigate and review my decision. You can contact the office of the Ombudsman by email
at: [email address].
Thank you for your request.
Yours sincerely
Josh Green
Manager, Government & Executive Services (Acting)
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