Oaths of office

Daryl Trask made this Official Information request to Department of Internal Affairs

The request was refused by Department of Internal Affairs.

From: Daryl Trask

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,
Please send me copies of the signed oaths of office for all the current NZ members of Parliament

Yours faithfully,

Daryl Trask

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Department of Internal Affairs

Tēnā koe Daryl,

The information you have requested is not held by the Department of Internal Affairs. It will likely be held by the Office of the Clerk, which is not subject to the Official Information Act.

Maiden speeches in the House are recorded by Hansard, and should be on-line on the Parliament website. It is possible that the oaths are taken verbally. You will need to contact the Office of the Clerk to enquire further.

Contact information is available here: https://www.parliament.nz/en/footer/cont...

Nāku noa, nā

Michelle Reed (she/her)  
Kaitohutohu Ārahi, te Ture Pārongo Ōkawa | Lead Advisor Official Correspondence 
Te Urūngi | Organisational Strategy & Performance
Level 6, 45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |  www.dia.govt.nz

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Daryl Trask left an annotation ()

[So you are saying there is no signed copies of an oath of office for MP? So if there's no written Oaths then there's no contract it appears]

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Straighttalker left an annotation ()

‘Oh what a tangled web we weave/When first we practice to deceive,’
I beleive the oaths were repealed under the Secondary Legislation Act 2021.You would know that would you not?
Michelle Reed (she/her)
Kaitohutohu Ārahi, te Ture Pārongo Ōkawa | Lead Advisor Official Correspondence
Te Urūngi | Organisational Strategy & Performance
Level 6, 45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand | www.dia.govt.nz

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