Kia ora,

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 of your
request.

 

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.

 

The Ministry of Justice may publish the response to your request on our
website, you can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will
take place at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name
and any other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a)
(protect the privacy of natural persons).

 

Please send any non-OIA related emails through to
o[2][email address] and any complaints through
to [3][email address]

Ngā mihi,

Ministerial Relations and Services

Governance and Assurance

DDI: +64 4 918 8800

Justice Centre I Aitken Street

DX Box SX 10088 I Wellington

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Kia ora,

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice.

We acknowledge receipt of your request.

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.

The Ministry of Justice may publish the response to your request on our website, you can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name and any other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a) (protect the privacy of natural persons).

You can expect a response by 03/04/2023.

Ngā mihi,

Ministerial Relations and Services
Governance and Assurance
Strategy, Governance and Assurance
04 918 8800 | Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture www.justice.govt.nz

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Tçnâ koe,

 

Thank you for your email of 6 March 2023 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act), information regarding 78B applications.

 

Section 12(2) of the Act requires that the information sought must be
“specified with due particularity”, which means the Ministry must be
reasonably able to identify what information is being requested by you.

 

Therefore, can you please provide a clearer explanation or alternative
wording for the following part of your request:

 

“Indicate whether (and the number of multiple 78Bs) made for the same
matter prosecuting or enforcing authority to as much detail as possible
(e.g. a particular Police region or function) number of 78b applications
which proceeded to collection number of 78b applications which proceeded
to defended hearing and outcome of (e.g. number guilty/not guilty after
defended hearing) number of 78b applications which proceeded to defended
hearing but were withdrawn by the prosecuting authority number of 78b
applications which proceeded to defended hearing but were tossed out by
the court”

 

Further, when you request the “number of 78b applications which proceed to
collection”,  is your request for the number of applications that are
unsuccessful and remain with the court collections unit? If not, please
specify what you are requesting.

 

Finally, we have separated the last paragraph of your request into the
below. Can you please confirm that we have interpreted your request
correctly. If not, please clarify.

 

•             number of 78b applications which proceeded to defended
hearing and outcome of (e.g. number guilty/not guilty after defended
hearing)

•             number of 78b applications which proceeded to defended
hearing but were withdrawn by the prosecuting authority

•             number of 78b applications which proceeded to defended
hearing but were tossed out by the court

 

Once we have received clarification of the points raised above from you,
we can continue with you request.

Alternatively if you would prefer to withdraw this request, please let us
know.

 

Ngâ mihi,

   

Ministerial Relations and Services

Governance and Assurance
Tel: +64 4 918 8800

[1]www.justice.govt.nz

 

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Tēnā koe,

 

Thank you for your response and for confirming that our interpretation of
your request is correct.

 

Please note that in line with s15(1AA) of the Official  Information Act
1982 (the Act), as clarification of your request was sought within 7
working days, the new due date for your request is now Thursday 13 April
2023.

 

We will be in touch with you in due course.

 

Ngā mihi nui,

   

Rebekah Hoyles (she/her)

Kaitohutohu - Advisor | Ministerial Relations and Services

Governance and Assurance

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture [1]www.justice.govt.nz

 

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Kia ora J A Harris

 

Please find attached an extension letter for your OIA query regarding s78B
applications.

 

 

Ngā mihi  

Annie  

   

   

[1]Description: Annie May
http://justice.govt.nz/courts/shared/jus...
Senior
Advisor (Communications)

Ph: 027 291 7573

[2]www.justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

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Dear JA Harris

 

Please find your OIA response attached.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

Communications Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture

www.[1]justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

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