DIA Filter IRG meeting minutes/briefing/audit documents for 2020/2021

Daniel Richards made this Official Information request to Department of Internal Affairs

The request was successful.

From: Daniel Richards

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,
As per Digital Child Exploitation Filtering System Code of Practice - March 2013 section 4.3: "Meetings of the IRG will be held at least three times a year."
and 4.6 "Reports to the IRG and minutes of meetings of the IRG shall be published on the Department’s website."
I am requesting the minutes and briefing documents of all the 2020 and 2021 (if any) meetings of the Independent Reference Group.
There are no minutes or briefing documents on the DIA website for 2020/2021.

The 2019 meeting minutes (from https://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/F...)
state 4.5: "Caroline Neame noted that the filter list size (604 websites) remains the same – but
there have been some changes made by variation. Filter list is overdue for audit check
of list."

I am requesting all documents and communications relating to the audit check done on the filter list mentioned in section 4.5 of the November 2019 meeting minutes.

I am also requesting the CAB paper and all documents/communications relating to the CAB paper mentioned in section 5.8 of the November 2019 meeting minutes.

Yours faithfully,

Daniel Richards

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Tēnā koe Daniel,

Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs (included with this email)

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days.  The 20th working day is 30 April 2021

Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides information that is identified to be of general public interest, the response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs website.  If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be removed.

Nāku nā,

Michelle Reed  (she/her)  
Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence | Governance, Risk & Assurance 
Te Urungi Organisational Strategy and Performance
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Kia ora Daniel

 

Please find attached a letter in regard to your Official Information Act
request.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Caleb Smith ([1]he/him)

Senior Business Advisor | Regulatory Services

Toi Hiranga Policy, Regulation and Communities

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From: Emma Atkins
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Tçnâ koe Daniel.

 

This email is regarding your OIA request for information relating to the
DCEFS and the Independent Reference Group (IRG).  Question 3 of your
request sought the Cabinet paper in mentioned in section 5.8 of the
November 2019 IRG meeting minutes.  This Cabinet paper is already
proactively released and can be found here:

[1]Proactive release of material relating to Countering Violent Extremist
Content Online - Issue 29 January 2020 (dia.govt.nz)

 

Additionally you asked for all documents (also in the link) and
“communications” related to this Cabinet paper.  If we take communications
to mean all emails and correspondence there is a very substantial amount
of documentation which the Department would have to refuse under the
substantial collation clause of the OIA. 

 

I am emailing to confirm with you if, now that you have a copy of the
Cabinet paper referenced (as linked above), you still require the
communications relating to it?  If so, I would like to suggest that the
scope of your request for communications is narrowed (either by time, type
or writer/receiver). 

 

Drafting a Cabinet paper involves a lot of people, internal and external
to the agency and a lot of the communications would also be administrative
(setting up meetings, exchanging drafts, confirming timing of delivery
etc).  It would be helpful to remove some of these items from scope, if
you do still require this information.

 

Please let me know by direct email. You can expect our response to your
remaining questions shortly.

 

Ngâ mihi, Emma

 

 

Emma Atkins

 

Acting Manager Accountability & Principal Advisor Official Correspondence
| Regulatory Services

Toi Hiranga Policy, Regulation and Communities
The Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua 

[2]www.dia.govt.nz

 

Ext: 5371 Direct dial: 04 495 9371

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From: Daniel Richards

Dear Emma Atkins,
Re your comment "I am emailing to confirm with you if, now that you have a copy of the
Cabinet paper referenced (as linked above), you still require the
communications relating to it?"

I do not require the communications relating to it as the linked Cabinet paper is sufficient.

I am still requesting the minutes/briefing documents from all of the 2020 and 2021 (if any) meetings of the Independent Reference Group which haven't been supplied yet.

Yours sincerely,

Daniel Richards

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From: Emma Atkins
Department of Internal Affairs

Thank you Daniel, I can assure you we are working on the remainder of your request and a response will be with you shortly,

Ngā mihi, Emma

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Tēnā koe Daniel

 

Please find attached a letter and documentation in response to your
request for information. 

 

Ngā mihi, Emma

 

Emma Atkins

 

Acting Manager Accountability & Principal Advisor Official Correspondence
| Regulatory Services

Toi Hiranga Policy, Regulation and Communities
The Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua 

[1]www.dia.govt.nz

 

Ext: 5371 Direct dial: 04 495 9371

In office days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday

 

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