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Communications with Biocell and Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand

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

The request was successful.

From: Scott

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

I'd like to request copies of the following documents, dated since the beginning of February:

1) All email communications between MBIE and Biocell Corporation, including copies of all Biocell's COVID-19 vaccine "update reports"

2) All email communications between MBIE and the Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand

Yours faithfully,

Scott

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From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Ref: 2122-0160

Dear Scott,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 22 July 2021 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

“I'd like to request copies of the following documents, dated since the
beginning of February:

 

1) All email communications between MBIE and Biocell Corporation,
including copies of all Biocell's COVID-19 vaccine "update reports"

 

2) All email communications between MBIE and the Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa
New Zealand”

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course.

If you have any enquiries regarding your request, or its urgency, feel
free to contact us via email at [1][MBIE request email].

Nâku noa, nâ

MINISTERIAL SERVICES

Corporate, Governance and Information

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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From: RSI-thehive
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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Good evening Scott,

 

Please see attached an extension letter for your OIA.

 

Kind regards,

Lisa

 

Lisa Seng (she/her)

Project Co-ordinator

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From: Scott

Dear MBIE,

The due date given in your 19 August letter for the first part of your response (the Biocell communications) has now elapsed. Are you able to let me know when I can expect this?

Yours sincerely,

Scott

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From: Scott

Dear MBIE,

I was informed in your letter of 19 August that MBIE would be providing a full response to my request on or before 14 October. This is now overdue. The partial response I was told I would receive by 9 September (the BioCell content) also didn't arrive, and is now more than 25 working days overdue.

Can you please let me know when I can receive your response? If I don't hear back from you in the next few days I'll refer this to the Ombudsman.

Yours sincerely,

Scott

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From: RSI-thehive
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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Dear Scott,

 

Please see attached for MBIE’s response to this OIA request.

 

Our apologies for the delay – we originally emailed our response on
Thursday 14 October, but had not realised that it had been blocked by
MBIE’s security filter.

 

Kind regards,

Lisa

 

 

Lisa Seng (she/her)

Project Co-ordinator

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MINISTRY OF BUSINESS INNOVATION & EMPLOYMENT / HIKINA WHAKATUTUKI

PO Box 1473 Wellington

 

From: RSI-thehive <[email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 14 October 2021 9:12 PM
To: [FOI #16155 email]
Cc: Ministerial Services <[email address]>; RSI-thehive
<[email address]>
Subject: DOIA 2122-0160 - Scott [UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Dear Scott,

 

Please see attached for MBIE’s response to your Official Information Act.

 

Kind regards,

 

Lisa Seng (she/her)

Project Co-ordinator

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MINISTRY OF BUSINESS INNOVATION & EMPLOYMENT / HIKINA WHAKATUTUKI

PO Box 1473 Wellington

 

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From: RSI-thehive
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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Dear Scott,

 

Please find attached the remainder of the documents from  your request.

We hope you find this material useful to your needs.

 

Kind regards,

Lisa

 

Lisa Seng (she/her)

Project Co-ordinator

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MINISTRY OF BUSINESS INNOVATION & EMPLOYMENT / HIKINA WHAKATUTUKI

 

From: RSI-thehive <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, 19 October 2021 8:42 PM
To: RSI-thehive <[email address]>;
[FOI #16155 email]
Cc: Ministerial Services <[email address]>; RSI-thehive
<[email address]>
Subject: DOIA 2122-0160 - Scott [UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Dear Scott,

 

Please see attached for MBIE’s response to this OIA request.

 

Our apologies for the delay – we originally emailed our response on
Thursday 14 October, but had not realised that it had been blocked by
MBIE’s security filter.

 

Kind regards,

Lisa

 

 

Lisa Seng (she/her)

Project Co-ordinator

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Description: Description: cid:image001.jpg@01CD1D45.D6A244C0

MINISTRY OF BUSINESS INNOVATION & EMPLOYMENT / HIKINA WHAKATUTUKI

PO Box 1473 Wellington

 

From: RSI-thehive <[3][email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 14 October 2021 9:12 PM
To: [4][FOI #16155 email]
Cc: Ministerial Services <[5][email address]>;
RSI-thehive <[6][email address]>
Subject: DOIA 2122-0160 - Scott [UNCLASSIFIED]

 

Dear Scott,

 

Please see attached for MBIE’s response to your Official Information Act.

 

Kind regards,

 

Lisa Seng (she/her)

Project Co-ordinator

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Description: Description: cid:image001.jpg@01CD1D45.D6A244C0

MINISTRY OF BUSINESS INNOVATION & EMPLOYMENT / HIKINA WHAKATUTUKI

PO Box 1473 Wellington

 

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From: Scott

Dear MBIE,

Thank you for your replies. I would like to make a follow up request.

I would like to request copies of these documents relating to the VAANZ Vaccine Platform programme:

1. The Initial Progress Report
2. The Forward-looking Plan

Yours sincerely,

Scott

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From: Scott

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

Could I have an acknowledgement of receipt for my follow up request, please? I wanted to make sure you have received it.

Yours sincerely,

Scott

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From: Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Ref: 2122-0994

Dear Scott,

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 26 October 2021 requesting under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:

“Thank you for your replies. I would like to make a follow up request.

I would like to request copies of these documents relating to the VAANZ
Vaccine Platform programme:

1. The Initial Progress Report

2. The Forward-looking Plan

Yours Sincerely,

Scott”

Your request is being processed in accordance with the Act and a response
will be sent to you in due course.

Due to the current Covid-19 alert level, the Ministry is currently focused
on assisting with the pandemic response and your response may be delayed.
The Ministry will contact you to provide further updates specific to your
request once it has been assessed.

If you have any enquiries regarding your request, or its urgency, feel
free to contact us via email at [1][MBIE request email].

Nâku noa, nâ

Ministerial Services

Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Level 4, 15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

NZBN 9429000106078

 

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From: RSI-thehive
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Good evening Scott,

Apologies for not getting back to you much sooner, please see below respond to your questions:

. The Initial Progress Report and Forward-looking Plan (a single document) was considered in your previous Official Information Act request DOIA 2122-0160 - Scott Communications with Biocell and Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand, as it was an attachment to the email dated Tuesday, 18 May 2021 4:14 PM, entitled " VAANZ SSIF Vaccine Platform info IN-CONFIDENCE RELEASE EXTERNAL .msg", contained in the "Collated emails.pdf" document sent to you on 21 October 2021
. The document was withheld under s9(2)(ba)(1), s9(2)(b)(ii) and s9(2)(j) of the Official Information Act 1982
. The Minister of Research, Science and Innovation the Hon Megan Woods has previously provided information taken from the Initial Progress Report and Forward-looking Plan to you in relation to your Official Information Act request Briefings on Vaccine Alliance Aotearoa New Zealand and BioCell (AVMOIA53). There is also information from those sources that is publicly available at bf6f197eeedcefaf2fbd0f15498fbcdc3aab152a (www.parliament.nz) Question 239 p29.

Lisa Seng (she/her)
Project Co-ordinator
MINISTRY OF BUSINESS INNOVATION & EMPLOYMENT / HIKINA WHAKATUTUKI

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