Sexual Harassment & Workplace Bullying, Ministry of Justice
Craig Innes made this Official Information request to Kiri Allan
The request was refused by Kiri Allan.
From: Craig Innes
Tena Koe,
On 18 January 2022 a request for information relating to the issues of workplace bullying and sexual harassment at the Ministry of Justice was made under the Official Information Act 1982 to Kris Faafoi. The request for the information was refused.
After discussion with the Office of the Ombudsman, a fresh set of requests is hereby being made.
This is a request for information under the Official Information Act 1982 from the following agencies:
The Ministry of Justice
The Office of the Minister of Justice
Department of Internal Affairs
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
The information requested is all information relating to the issue of workplace bullying and sexual harassment occurring within the Waitangi Tribunal Unit (the body within the Ministry of Justice that provides administrative and support services to the Waitangi Tribunal -not the Waitangi Tribunal itself), since 2017.
This request includes all the papers or documents relating to each respective Minister of Justice and Associate Minister of Justice since 2017.
Naku noa, na,
Craig Innes.
From: K Allan (MIN)
Kiri Allan
Tçnâ koe
Thank you for contacting the Ministerial office of Hon Kiri Allan,
Minister of Justice, Associate Minister of Finance, Associate Minister for
Arts, Culture and Heritage and Associate Minister for the Environment.
While the Minister considers all correspondence to be very
important, Minister Allan receives a significant volume of correspondence
and it is not always possible to provide a personal response to every
email received:
* If your message is for Minister Allan’s advice, or if you have copied
your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with more
appropriate portfolio responsibilities, then this will be noted,
* If you have invited Minister Allan to an event then a member of staff
may contact you for more information if the Minister’s attendance
might be possible,
* If you have made a request for official information then this will be
manged in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information
Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or
agency,
* If you are a journalist then your request will be referred to the
Minister’s press secretary,
* If your correspondence is to the Minister as the Member of Parliament
for the East Coast, this will be referred to her electorate office.
To find out more about Minister Allan, please visit the Beehive Website.
Ngâ mihi nui,
The Office of Hon Kiritapu Allan
MP for East Coast
Minister of Justice
Associate Minister of Finance
Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage
Associate Minister for the Environment
4.5L |The Beehive | Wellington | Ph: +64 4 817 8719 | Postal Freepost
Parliament, Private Bag 18 041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New
Zealand
[1]www.beehive.govt.nz
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From: K Allan (MIN)
Kiri Allan
Kia ora,
Thank you for your email of 10 October, in which you submitted an Official
Information Request as follows:
- All information relating to the issue of workplace bullying and sexual
harassment occurring within the Waitangi Tribunal Unit (the body within
the Ministry of Justice that provides administrative and support services
to the Waitangi Tribunal -not the Waitangi Tribunal itself), since 2017.
This includes all the papers or documents relating to each respective
Minister of Justice and Associate Minister of Justice since 2017.
Minister Allan is considering your request in accordance with the Act, and
you can expect a response by 8 November.
Ngā mihi nui,
Office of Hon Kiri Allan MP
Minister of Justice | Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage |
Associate Minister for the Environment | Associate Minister of Finance
4.5L Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Ext: 8857 | [1]www.beehive.govt.nz
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From: K Allan (MIN)
Kiri Allan
11 October 2022
Craig Innes
[1][FOI #20794 email]
Tçnâ koe
Request for information under the Official Information Act 1982
We refer to your official information request of 8 October 2022 for:
“All information relating to the issue of workplace bullying and sexual
harassment occurring within the Waitangi Tribunal Unit (the body within
the Ministry of Justice that provides administrative and support services
to the Waitangi Tribunal -not the Waitangi Tribunal itself), since 2017”
We have transferred your request to the Ministry of Justice (the
Ministry). The information to which your request relates is not held by us
but is believed to be held by the Ministry. In these circumstances, we are
required by section 14 of the OIA to transfer your request.
You will hear further from the Ministry concerning your request. If you
wish to contact the Ministry about your request, please email
[2][email address].
Ngâ mihi nui,
Office of Hon Kiri Allan MP
Minister of Justice | Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage |
Associate Minister for the Environment | Associate Minister of Finance
4.5L Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Ext: 8857 | [3]www.beehive.govt.nz
From: Craig Innes
[[4]mailto:[FOI #20794 email]]
Sent: Saturday, 8 October 2022 2:43 PM
To: K Allan (MIN) <[5][Kiri Allan request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Sexual Harassment & Workplace
Bullying, Ministry of Justice
Tena Koe,
On 18 January 2022 a request for information relating to the issues of
workplace bullying and sexual harassment at the Ministry of Justice was
made under the Official Information Act 1982 to Kris Faafoi. The request
for the information was refused.
After discussion with the Office of the Ombudsman, a fresh set of requests
is hereby being made.
This is a request for information under the Official Information Act 1982
from the following agencies:
The Ministry of Justice
The Office of the Minister of Justice
Department of Internal Affairs
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
The information requested is all information relating to the issue of
workplace bullying and sexual harassment occurring within the Waitangi
Tribunal Unit (the body within the Ministry of Justice that provides
administrative and support services to the Waitangi Tribunal -not the
Waitangi Tribunal itself), since 2017.
This request includes all the papers or documents relating to each
respective Minister of Justice and Associate Minister of Justice since
2017.
Naku noa, na,
Craig Innes.
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From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Kia ora Craig,
We acknowledge receipt of your request regarding the Waitangi Tribunal,
which was transferred to us by the Office of Hon Kiri Allan on 11 October
2022. The Ministry also received an identical request from you on 8
October 2022.
This has been forwarded to the relevant business unit for consideration
and response.
You can expect a response by 8 November 2022.
Ngâ mihi
Meg
Ministerial Relations and Services
Strategy, Governance and Finance
DDI: +64 4 918 8800
[1]www.justice.govt.nz
From: K Allan (MIN) <[Kiri Allan request email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 11 October 2022 11:49 am
To: '[FOI #20794 email]'
<[FOI #20794 email]>
Cc: [email address]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Sexual Harassment & Workplace
Bullying, Ministry of Justice
11 October 2022
Craig Innes
[2][FOI #20794 email]
Tçnâ koe
Request for information under the Official Information Act 1982
We refer to your official information request of 8 October 2022 for:
“All information relating to the issue of workplace bullying and sexual
harassment occurring within the Waitangi Tribunal Unit (the body within
the Ministry of Justice that provides administrative and support services
to the Waitangi Tribunal -not the Waitangi Tribunal itself), since 2017”
We have transferred your request to the Ministry of Justice (the
Ministry). The information to which your request relates is not held by us
but is believed to be held by the Ministry. In these circumstances, we are
required by section 14 of the OIA to transfer your request.
You will hear further from the Ministry concerning your request. If you
wish to contact the Ministry about your request, please email
[3][email address].
Ngâ mihi nui,
Office of Hon Kiri Allan MP
Minister of Justice | Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage |
Associate Minister for the Environment | Associate Minister of Finance
4.5L Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Ext: 8857 | [4]www.beehive.govt.nz
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From: Craig Innes
[[5]mailto:[FOI #20794 email]]
Sent: Saturday, 8 October 2022 2:43 PM
To: K Allan (MIN) <[6][Kiri Allan request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Sexual Harassment & Workplace
Bullying, Ministry of Justice
Tena Koe,
On 18 January 2022 a request for information relating to the issues of
workplace bullying and sexual harassment at the Ministry of Justice was
made under the Official Information Act 1982 to Kris Faafoi. The request
for the information was refused.
After discussion with the Office of the Ombudsman, a fresh set of requests
is hereby being made.
This is a request for information under the Official Information Act 1982
from the following agencies:
The Ministry of Justice
The Office of the Minister of Justice
Department of Internal Affairs
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
The information requested is all information relating to the issue of
workplace bullying and sexual harassment occurring within the Waitangi
Tribunal Unit (the body within the Ministry of Justice that provides
administrative and support services to the Waitangi Tribunal -not the
Waitangi Tribunal itself), since 2017.
This request includes all the papers or documents relating to each
respective Minister of Justice and Associate Minister of Justice since
2017.
Naku noa, na,
Craig Innes.
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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[7][FOI #20794 email]
Is [8][Kiri Allan request email] the wrong address for Official Information
requests to Kiri Allan? If so, please contact us using this form:
[9]https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[10]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers
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From: Craig Innes
Tena koe,
My request for information was made after discussion with the Office of the Ombudsman. The request clearly indicated the recipients of my request and clearly indicated that the Ministry of Justice was one of four entities to which the request was being made. In this light, it is clear that it is not appropriate for the request for information from the Minister of Justice to be forwarded to the Ministry of Justice. The information held by the Ministry of Justice was subject to a separate request.
The request for information in question was for information held by the current Minister of Justice.
I ask that this communication is acknowledged and addressed.
Naku noa, na,
Craig Innes
From: Craig Innes
Tena koe,
Your reply asserts that an identical request was received. Although the text of the request may be identical across the requests being made, the addresses to which the requests were made were not identical and clearly indicated the intended four agencies intended:
The Ministry of Justice [The Ministry]
The Office of the Minister of Justice (including the Associated Minister) [The current Ministers]
Department of Internal Affairs [Former Ministers and Associate Ministers]
The Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet [The specifically named office]
My request for information was made after discussion with the Office of the Ombudsman. The request clearly indicated the recipients of my request and clearly indicated that the Ministry of Justice was one of four entities to which the request was being made. In this light, it is clear that it is not appropriate for the request for information from the Minister of Justice to be forwarded to the Ministry of Justice. The information held by the Ministry of Justice was subject to a separate request.
I ask that this communication is acknowledged and addressed.
Naku noa, na,
Craig Innes
From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Thank you for contacting the Official Information Act request mailbox for
the Ministry of Justice. We will endeavour to acknowledge your
email within 2 working days
You can find more information about how we can help you at our [1]Official
Information Act Requests page.
Please note that by law, when you ask for official information we have to
respond to your request as soon as reasonably practicable and no later
than 20 working days after we receive it.
Please send any non-OIA related emails through to
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From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Kia ora Craig,
Thank you for your follow up email to the Ministry of Justice.
We have referred your request for information regarding the Waitangi Tribunal back to the Office of Hon Kiri Allan for consideration and response.
You can expect to hear from the Office of Hon Kiri Allan directly regarding your request.
Ngā mihi
Meg
Ministerial Relations and Services
Strategy, Governance and Finance
DDI: +64 4 918 8800
www.justice.govt.nz
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From: K Allan (MIN)
Kiri Allan
Kia ora Craig,
We acknowledge your request below and accept.
Thank you for your initial email of 8 October 2022 in which you submitted
an Official Information Request as follows:
- All information relating to the issue of workplace bullying and
sexual harassment occurring within the Waitangi Tribunal Unit (the body
within the Ministry of Justice that provides administrative and support
services to the Waitangi Tribunal -not the Waitangi Tribunal itself),
since 2017
Minister Allan is considering your request in accordance with the Act, and
you can expect a response by 7 November.
Ngā mihi nui,
Office of Hon Kiri Allan MP
Minister of Justice | Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage |
Associate Minister for the Environment | Associate Minister of Finance
4.5L Executive Wing, Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Ext: 8857 | [1]www.beehive.govt.nz
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From: Justice.Admin
Kia ora,
Please see attached the response from Minister Allan’s office to your OIA
Request dated 8 October 2022.
Ngâ mihi nui,
Office of Hon Kiri Allan MP
Reception +64 4 817 8732 | Ministerial Email [Kiri Allan request email] |
Web [1]beehive.govt.nz | Postal Freepost Parliament, Private Bag 18 041,
Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
Authorised by Hon Kiri Allan MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160,
New Zealand
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