9 September 2020
Marcus
By Email:
[FYI request #13527 email]
Reference: OIA-2020/21-0080
Dear Marcus
Official Information Act (OIA) request relating to subject lines of Official Information
Act Requests refused under sections 6(a), 6(b), and 6(e)
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request received on 16 August
2020. You requested:
“...a list of the subject lines/topics from all Freedom of Information Act requests, ranged
from November 1st, 2019 until the day this request is acknowledged, which were
refused under Official Information Act Sections s6(a), s6(b) and s6(e).”
Please find below a table containing the subject lines/topics given to OIA requests, received
by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from 1 November 2019 to
16 August 2020, where at least some of the information in scope was withheld under
sections 6(a), 6(b), or 6(e).
Please note, the subject line is a summary of the request received and does not necessarily
reflect all of the information requested or the existence of that information.
Item
Grounds
Subject – Official Information Act:
1. s6(a), s6(b) request relating to Moonshot CVE
2. s6(a), s6(b) request relating to Y2K
3. s6(a)
request for information relating to the Whakaari/White Island eruption
on 9 December 2019 and the subsequent recovery operation
4. s6(a)
request regarding Zoom conference clearance
5. s6(a)
request for titles and dates of formal reports relating to COVID-19
sent or received
6. s6(a)
request relating to women’s involvement in Radical-extremist groups
7. s6(a)
request relating to Asian organised crime
8. s6(a)
request relating to the Trans-Tasman bubble
This response wil be published on the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s
website during our regular publication cycle. Typically, information is released monthly, or as
otherwise determined. Your personal information including name and contact details will be
removed for publication.
Yours sincerely
Clare Ward
Executive Director
Strategy, Governance and Engagement
Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, New Zealand 6011
4291429
64 4 817 9698 www.dpmc.govt.nz
