OIA review papers
Jem Traylen made this Official Information request to Ministry of Justice
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From: Jem Traylen
Dear Ministry of Justice,
Please provide a list of all papers written since 18 April 2019 on the Official Information Act including, in particular, your work on whether to conduct a review of the Act.
This includes papers written for ministers as well as those written for an internal audience or other government officials.
My request does not include such documents as brief updates within reports where the OIA is not the primary subject.
It also does not include emails, ordinary correspondence and OIA responses.
I trust my request is reasonably clear and will not require substantial collation.
There is a substantial public interest in the ongoing work that the ministry is doing on what you yourself describe as a core constitutional statute and for which many experts, notable bodies, including the Law Commission, and civic groups have long called for substantial reform.
The public interest is arguably heightened by the fact that a review, or even a decision on whether to conduct a review, of the Act has been repeatedly delayed and you have not proactively published anything at all on the matter.
I would be happy to discuss my request with you if it will expedite making a response.
Yours faithfully,
Jem Traylen
From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Ministry of Justice
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From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Ministry of Justice
Kia ora Ms Traylen
We acknowledge receipt of your request regarding OIA review papers.
This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.
You can expect a response by 8 June 2021
Official Correspondence
Strategy, Governance and Finance
DDI: +64 4 918 8800
www.justice.govt.nz
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From: Easton, Paul
Ministry of Justice
Dear Jem,
I refer to your official information request dated 7 May 2021, for
information relating to the review of the Official Information Act.
We have transferred part of your request to Hon Kris Faafoi, Minister of
Justice. Part of the information to which your request relates, namely -
papers written for ministers is believed to be more closely connected
with the functions of Hon Kris Faafoi, Minister of Justice. In these
circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the OIA to partially
transfer your request.
You will hear further from the office of Hon Kris Faafoi concerning that
part of your request.
Yours sincerely
Ministry of Justice Media team
Ngā mihi,
Paul Easton
Senior Media Advisor | Communications Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
P +64 4 466 5058 | Ext 65058 | [mobile number]
[1][email address] | [2]justice.govt.nz
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Ministry of Justice
Kia ora,
Please see attached the response to your OIA request of 7 May 2021.
Ngā mihi,
Media Team
Communications Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
P +64 4 918 8836
[1][email address] | [2]justice.govt.nz
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From: Justice.Admin
Tēnā koe
Please see attached OIA response from Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Minister of
Justice.
Note that you may require PDF reading software to be installed on your
device in order to open the attachment. You can download free PDF reading
software at [1]www.adobe.com/reader.
Ngā mihi
Office of Hon Kris Faafoi MP
Reception +64 4 817 8720 | Ministerial Email [2][email address]
| Web [3]beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041,
Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160,
New Zealand
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From: Jem Traylen
Dear Justice.Admin,
Re OIA 87844
I am following up on your response of 3 June from Caroline Greaney in which I was informed that you only held one document that fell within the scope of my request.
However, I have just become aware of your 17 May response to OIA 86727 which lists other documents that appear to fall within the scope of my request.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/...
Namely the February 2020 cabinet paper, a November 2019 budget bid and (depending on the exact date) a September 2019 summary of other jurisdictions.
Please explain why these papers were not included in your response and please thoroughly check to see whether there are any others that should have been included.
Yours sincerely,
Jem Traylen
From: Justice.Admin
30 June 2021
Jem Traylen
[FYI request #15395 email]
Tēnā koe
Official information request: follow-up OIA request
We refer to your official information request of 19 June 2021 for:
“...why these papers were not included in your response and please thoroughly check to see whether there are any others that should have been included”
We have transferred your request to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry). The information to which your request relates is not held by the Minister of Justice but is believed to be held by the Ministry.
In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the OIA to transfer your request.
You will hear further from the Ministry concerning your request. If you wish to contact the Ministry about your request, please email [Ministry of Justice request email].
Ngā mihi
Office of Hon Kris Faafoi MP
Reception +64 4 817 8720 | Ministerial Email [email address] | Web beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
Authorised by Hon Kris Faafoi MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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Ministry of Justice
Kia ora Jem Traylen
Acknowledging receipt of your Official Information Act request regarding
documents not included in your response.
We have passed this on to the relevant business unit for response.
You can expect a response on or before 28 July 2021
Ngā mihi
Official Correspondence
Office of the Chief Executive
Level 6 Justice Centre | Aitken Street
DX Box SX 10088 | Wellington
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From: Media
Ministry of Justice
Kia ora,
Please see attached the response to your OIA request of .
Ngā mihi,
Media Team
Communications Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
P +64 4 918 8836
[1][email address] | [2]justice.govt.nz
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