29 March 2021
Mr Nick Coyle
Email:
[FYI request #14820 email]
Ref: DOIA 2021-1689
Dear Mr Coyle,
Thank you for your email of 2 March 2021 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and
Employment (MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following
information:
Any internal memos, research papers, issues papers, etc. which were produced in the
course of preparing the cabinet paper and regulatory impact statement along with any
briefings to the Minister, etc.
As well as:
any information MBIE holds in regards to how the law around private parking enforcement
is applied in the Courts (such as summaries of Disputes Tribunal and District Court
decisions).
You later agreed to the scope of the request being narrowed to:
The briefings produced by MBIE containing advice on the regulatory framework and how
the law around private parking is applied in the courts to the previous Minister of
Commerce and Consumer Affairs for the purpose of informing the Cabinet paper and
regulatory impact statement,
I am writing to advise you that the Ministry wil provide a response but needs to extend the time
available to answer your request. The Ministry’s response wil be with you no later than 9 April
2021.
The reason for the extension is that consultations necessary to make a decision on the request
are such that a proper response to the request cannot be made within the original time limit.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
I wil respond to you sooner if I am able to.
Yours sincerely
Daniel O’Grady
Manager, Competition and Consumer Policy
MBIE1376631