DEPARTMENT OF THE
PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET
TE TARI O TE PIRIMIA ME TE KOMITI MATUA
14 December 2023
Scott
fyi-req uest-20670-0a219fb8@requests. fyi. org. nz
Ref: OIA-2022/23-0177
Dear Scott
Official Information Act request relating to Documents related to the ODESC, NCMC
and NSG responses to the Christchurch terror attacks
Thank you for your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request received on 27 September
2022. You requested:
"I would like to make a request for documents relating to the ODESC, National Crisis
Management Centre and National Security Group responses to the 2019 Christchurch
terror attacks and memorial service (Operation Deans and Operation Unity). I would
like to request copies of:
ONE: The agenda, minutes and action points for all ODESC meetings for Operations
Deans and Unity, dated between 15 March and 3 April 2019.
TWO: A list of all documents submitted or tabled at these meetings, including the title,
agency of origin and date submitted or tabled.
THREE: All ODESC notes prepared for the Prime Minister on the topics of Operations
Deans and Unity, dated between 15 March and 3 April 2019.
FOUR: The agenda, minutes and action points for all meetings of the Operations
Deans and Unity ODESC Watch Groups, dated 15 March to 3 April 2019.
FIVE: All reports submitted to ODESC by the Operations Deans and Unity ODESC
Watch Groups, dated 15 March to 3 April 2019.
SIX: All National Crisis Management Centre situation reports and intelligence
summaries produced for Operations Deans and Unity, dated 15 March to 3 April 2019.
SEVEN: The report-back of the National Security Group to the Security Intelligence
Board and Prime Minister on the topic of the implementation of the recommendations
of the Post Operation Deans National Security System Review (June 2019), which was
scheduled to be completed by the end of 2019."
The Department of the Prime Minister apologises for the extended delay in providing this
information. I can advise that 87 documents have been identified as within scope and
required extensive consultation that took significantly longer than anticipated to complete.
For ease of reference I have addressed each question in turn, but please note the
information released across this response to your request answers part 2, and as such, part
2 is not specifically addressed.
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