Cancellation of passports for "national security"

Alex Harris made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

The request was partially successful.

From: Alex Harris

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

In 2005, amendments to the Passports Act 1992 allowed the
government to cancel or refuse to issue passports on the grounds of national security. I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:

* On how many occasions since 2012 has the Minister invoked s4A of the Passports Act 1992 and refused to issue a passport on grounds of National Security? If the answer is more than zero, I would like to know for each occasion the year, the specific grounds under s4A(1)(a), and whether the refusal was subsequently challenged.
* On how many occasions since 2012 has the Minister invoked s8A of the Passports Act 1992 and cancelled a passport on grounds of National Security? If the answer is more than zero, I would like to know for each occasion the year, the specific grounds under s4A(1)(a), and whether the refusal was subsequently challenged.
* On how many occasions since 2012 has the Minister invoked s27B of the Passports Act 1992 and refused to issue a refugee travel document on grounds of National Security? If the answer is more than zero, I would like to know for each occasion the year, the specific grounds under s27B(1)(a), and whether the refusal was subsequently challenged.
* On how many occasions since 2012 has the Minister invoked s27E of the Passports Act 1992 and cancelled a refugee travel document on grounds of National Security? If the answer is more than zero, I would like to know for each occasion the year, the specific grounds under s27E(1)(a), and whether the refusal was subsequently challenged.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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Nigel Jones left an annotation ()

Surely this is filed to the wrong department, AFAIK, Department of Internal Affairs handles any Immigration/Passport related issues.

FYI, I'm filing a broader request to DIA regarding passport cancellations because public statements today don't seem to tally with previous statements.

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Dear Mr Harris,

 

Please find attached letters transferring your recent Official Information
Act request to the Department of Internal Affairs.

 

Regards,

 

David Baird

On behalf of

 

Alan Witcombe

Manager, Ministerial Services

Organisational Strategy and Support, Ministry of Business, Innovation and
Employment

 

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From: David Philp


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Good Afternoon Alex,

 

Please find attached the response to your Official Information Request.

 

Regards,

 

David Philp | General Manager  | Identity & Passport Services
The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua
Direct Dial [1]+64 4 382 3512 | Mobile[2]+64 21 585 442 | Fax [3]+64 4 382
3589
[4]120 Victoria Street | [5]PO Box 10526 | Wellington 6143 | New Zealand
[6]www.dia.govt.nz

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Alex Harris left an annotation ()

Info on pre-2012 cancellation is here:

https://fyi.org.nz/request/how_many_pass...

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