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Level 11,1 Grey Street, PO Box 25620, Wellington 6140
New Zealand
21 October 2021
Capt. Glen Boyes
By email
[FYI request #16465 email]
Dear Glen
Official Information Act request: information regarding advice on Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) I am writing to respond to your request for:
“…
copies of all legal advice, briefings, emails, meeting minutes, agendas,
recommendations and the like between all representatives of the International
Maritime Organisation (IMO), Maritime New Zealand representatives and all
government ministers (between 20th September 2020 and present date),
which specifically relate to the New Zealand Governments Covid response
under the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC).” Please find attached:
Letter sent by Keith Manch to IMO (this is publically available)
Letter sent by Kirstie Hewlett to the IMO, and their response
Relevant excerpts over the specified timeframe from our Weekly
Reports to the Minister’s Office
Advice to the Minister about the adequacy of the MIQ system
There is also further material exchanged between MNZ and IMO available
here. Please note that Maritime NZ’s role does not include providing legal advice to
the IMO, other Government agencies, or Ministers.
We have not included material relating to the management and resolution of
specific seafarers’ complaints, with this material being withheld under section
9(2)(a) of the OIA to protect the privacy interests of those seafarers.
TEL +64 4 473 0111
FAX +64 4 494 1263
Level 11,1 Grey Street, PO Box 25620, Wellington 6140
New Zealand
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.
Yours sincerely
Shaun Ritchie
Manager, Government Services