Why has the Twitter Account @CourtsofNZ blocked @fakepersoninja
John Creser made this Official Information request to Aupito William Sio
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From: John Creser
Dear Aupito William Sio,
I've made a request to the Department for Courts to explain why the final judgement of the Court of Appeal dated 14 October 2003 was concealed by the registrar for twelve years and not disclosed until June 2015. I've also asked the court to identify the Registrar responsible for signing this document.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1huqM1Bj...
I've publicly posted this information as @fakepersoninja on Twitter. Courts of New Zealand have refused to answer my request and have banned me from following an account which ostensibly serves the New Zealand public.
Please ensure that the person responsible for managing this account discloses all the information relating to this decision.
@CourtsofNZ
You’re blocked
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Yours faithfully,
John Creser
From: A Sio (MIN)
Aupito William Sio
Thank you for contacting the office of Hon Aupito William Sio, Minister
for Pacific Peoples, Minister for Courts, Associate Minister of Justice,
Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Associate Minister of Health
(Pacific) and Associate Minister of Education (Pacific).
Minister Sio receives a significant volume of correspondence:
o If your message is for Minister Sio’s advice, or if you have copied
your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with more
appropriate portfolio responsibilities, this will be noted,
o If you have requested a meeting with Minister Sio, a staff member will
contact you in due course,
o If you have invited Minister Sio to an event, a member of staff may
contact you for more information,
o If you have made a request for official information, this will be
managed in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information
Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or
agency,
o If you are a journalist, your request will be actioned by a staff
member.
Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[1]http://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Release...
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Aupito William Sio, MP for Mangere
Reception +64 4 817 8723 | Ministerial Email [Aupito William Sio request email] | Web
[2]beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041,
Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
Authorised by Hon Aupito William Sio MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
6160, New Zealand
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References
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1. http://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Release...
2. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon...
From: A Sio (MIN)
Aupito William Sio
Thank you for contacting the office of Hon Aupito William Sio, Minister
for Pacific Peoples, Minister for Courts, Associate Minister of Justice,
Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Associate Minister of Health
(Pacific) and Associate Minister of Education (Pacific).
Minister Sio receives a significant volume of correspondence:
o If your message is for Minister Sio’s advice, or if you have copied
your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with more
appropriate portfolio responsibilities, this will be noted,
o If you have requested a meeting with Minister Sio, a staff member will
contact you in due course,
o If you have invited Minister Sio to an event, a member of staff may
contact you for more information,
o If you have made a request for official information, this will be
managed in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information
Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or
agency,
o If you are a journalist, your request will be actioned by a staff
member.
Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[1]http://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Release...
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Aupito William Sio, MP for Mangere
Reception +64 4 817 8723 | Ministerial Email [2][Aupito William Sio request email] |
Web [3]beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041,
Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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Authorised by Hon Aupito William Sio MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
6160, New Zealand
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Visible links
1. http://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Release...
2. mailto:[Aupito William Sio request email]
3. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon...
4. https://www.facebook.com/suawilliamsio.1/
5. https://twitter.com/aupitowsio_mp
6. https://www.instagram.com/aupitowsio_mp4...
7. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/bio...
From: A Sio (MIN)
Aupito William Sio
Kia ora Mr Creser
Thank you for your email. The information you are requesting is court information and is therefore not held by the Minister.
Information held by the courts, sentencing notes, court records, transcriptions, or information about a case are the records of courts and tribunals and are not subject to the Official Information Act 1982. Access to this information is dealt with by separate legislation and court rules. You can find out more about these court rules online here: https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/going-to-....
We suggest you contact the courts directly regarding your request. You can find contact information for the courts here: https://www.justice.govt.nz/contact-us/f...
Yours sincerely
Annaliese Wilson | Private Secretary (Justice)
Office of the Honourable Aupito William Sio
-----Original Message-----
From: John Creser [mailto:[FOI #17909 email]]
Sent: Friday, 10 December 2021 12:00 PM
To: A Sio (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Why has the Twitter Account @CourtsofNZ blocked @fakepersoninja
Dear Aupito William Sio,
I've made a request to the Department for Courts to explain why the final judgement of the Court of Appeal dated 14 October 2003 was concealed by the registrar for twelve years and not disclosed until June 2015. I've also asked the court to identify the Registrar responsible for signing this document.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1huqM1Bj...
I've publicly posted this information as @fakepersoninja on Twitter. Courts of New Zealand have refused to answer my request and have banned me from following an account which ostensibly serves the New Zealand public.
Please ensure that the person responsible for managing this account discloses all the information relating to this decision.
@CourtsofNZ
You’re blocked
You can’t follow or see @CourtsofNZ’s Tweets. Learn more
Yours faithfully,
John Creser
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From: John Creser
Dear A Sio (MIN),
Unfortunately the Justice Department has not responded to requests for information.
As Minister, I'm asking that you refer this request to the Department of Courts if you do not hold the information yourself, as you are entitled to to under the OIA.
I'm aware that I could refer this matter to the Ombudsman, but it seems a waste of resources to pursue a Govt Dept for information that should be readily accessible.
Yours sincerely,
John Creser
From: A Sio (MIN)
Aupito William Sio
Thank you for contacting the office of Hon Aupito William Sio, Minister
for Pacific Peoples, Minister for Courts, Associate Minister of Justice,
Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Associate Minister of Health
(Pacific) and Associate Minister of Education (Pacific).
Minister Sio receives a significant volume of correspondence:
o If your message is for Minister Sio’s advice, or if you have copied
your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with more
appropriate portfolio responsibilities, this will be noted,
o If you have requested a meeting with Minister Sio, a staff member will
contact you in due course,
o If you have invited Minister Sio to an event, a member of staff may
contact you for more information,
o If you have made a request for official information, this will be
managed in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information
Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or
agency,
o If you are a journalist, your request will be actioned by a staff
member.
Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[1]http://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Release...
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Aupito William Sio, MP for Mangere
Reception +64 4 817 8723 | Ministerial Email [Aupito William Sio request email] | Web
[2]beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041,
Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
Authorised by Hon Aupito William Sio MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
6160, New Zealand
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References
Visible links
1. http://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Release...
2. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon...
From: A Sio (MIN)
Aupito William Sio
Thank you for contacting the office of Hon Aupito William Sio, Minister
for Pacific Peoples, Minister for Courts, Associate Minister of Justice,
Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Associate Minister of Health
(Pacific) and Associate Minister of Education (Pacific).
Minister Sio receives a significant volume of correspondence:
o If your message is for Minister Sio’s advice, or if you have copied
your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with more
appropriate portfolio responsibilities, this will be noted,
o If you have requested a meeting with Minister Sio, a staff member will
contact you in due course,
o If you have invited Minister Sio to an event, a member of staff may
contact you for more information,
o If you have made a request for official information, this will be
managed in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information
Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or
agency,
o If you are a journalist, your request will be actioned by a staff
member.
Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[1]http://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Release...
Kind regards,
Office of Hon Aupito William Sio, MP for Mangere
Reception +64 4 817 8723 | Ministerial Email [2][Aupito William Sio request email] |
Web [3]beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041,
Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
[4][IMG][5][IMG][6][IMG][7][IMG]
Authorised by Hon Aupito William Sio MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
6160, New Zealand
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References
Visible links
1. http://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Release...
2. mailto:[Aupito William Sio request email]
3. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/hon...
4. https://www.facebook.com/suawilliamsio.1/
5. https://twitter.com/aupitowsio_mp
6. https://www.instagram.com/aupitowsio_mp4...
7. https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/bio...
From: A Sio (MIN)
Aupito William Sio
Kia ora Mr Creser
Thank you for your further email, as the information you are requesting is Court record we cannot transfer your request to the Ministry of Justice as the courts are not subject to the OIA.
Please contact the courts directly in regards to your request. The contact details can be found here: https://www.justice.govt.nz/contact-us/f...
Yours sincerely
Annaliese Wilson | Private Secretary (Justice) Office of the Honourable Aupito William Sio
-----Original Message-----
From: John Creser [mailto:[FOI #17909 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 14 December 2021 2:51 PM
To: A Sio (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Why has the Twitter Account @CourtsofNZ blocked @fakepersoninja
Dear A Sio (MIN),
Unfortunately the Justice Department has not responded to requests for information.
As Minister, I'm asking that you refer this request to the Department of Courts if you do not hold the information yourself, as you are entitled to to under the OIA.
I'm aware that I could refer this matter to the Ombudsman, but it seems a waste of resources to pursue a Govt Dept for information that should be readily accessible.
Yours sincerely,
John Creser
-----Original Message-----
Kia ora Mr Creser
Thank you for your email. The information you are requesting is court information and is therefore not held by the Minister.
Information held by the courts, sentencing notes, court records, transcriptions, or information about a case are the records of courts and tribunals and are not subject to the Official Information Act 1982. Access to this information is dealt with by separate legislation and court rules. You can find out more about these court rules online here: https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/going-to-....
We suggest you contact the courts directly regarding your request. You can find contact information for the courts here: https://www.justice.govt.nz/contact-us/f...
Yours sincerely
Annaliese Wilson | Private Secretary (Justice) Office of the Honourable Aupito William Sio
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