31 March 2022
45 Pipitea St
Wel ington 6011
Phone 0800 25 78 87
Maxwell, via fyi.org.nz
dia.govt.nz
fyi-request-18513-
[email address]
Tēnā koe Maxwel ,
OIA 2122-0620
Thank you for your follow-up email of 10 March 2022, requesting the fol owing information
under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“
…can you confirm that the references to alignment of the DIA Digital Identity Trust
Framework with My Health Account and My COVID Record…have been stipulated
independent of the DIA's knowledge and collaboration?”
I am refusing your request under section 18(e) of the Act as the information you have
requested does not exist.
The Digital Identity Services Trust Framework Bill does not al ow for the integration of data
from multiple sources in a single location. It provides rules for entities such as the Ministry of
Health to operate under when providing their own digital identity services.
There are existing data management standards applicable to government agencies, which
you can find here
: www.digital.govt.nz/standards-and-guidance/. The Digital Identity
Services Trust Framework Bill will establish rules based in part on these existing standards.
The Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) consulted with other government
agencies during the development of the Digital Identity Service Trust Framework (the Trust
Framework), including the Ministry of Health.
Information about the Trust Framework’s consultation process can be found at the fol owing
link: www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/Files/Proactive-releases/$file/proactive-release-
digital-identity-trust-framework.pdf.
During the development of the COVID-19 health policies, the Department provided informal
verbal advice to Ministry of Health officials on key principles of the proposed Trust
Framework. This was for the purpose of ensuring robust privacy and security standards were
built in to the COVID-19 health policies.
If you have concerns about how the Ministry of Health handles personal information, I
recommend you raise these with the Ministry of Health’s Privacy Officer. You can contact
them by writing to:
The Privacy Officer
Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013
Wel ington
Thank you for your interest in the Trust Framework and the Bill.
Nāku noa, nā
Anita Balakrishnan
Tumuaki | Director Ministerial, Monitoring and Capability Group
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