QWA 5232 (2023)

Jay made this Official Information request to Damien O'Connor

The request was successful.

From: Jay

Dear Minsiter,

I refer to your answer to QWA 5232 (2023). Under the OIA I please request copies of the four documents listed in the attachment:

AM22-0744 Airport Biosecurity measures for passenger arrivals over summer peak
MO22-0415 Brief update on baggage / mishandled baggage at airports
AM22-0787 Auckland International Airport Update
MO23-0012 Auckland Airport update

Yours faithfully,

Jay

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From: Hon Damien O'Connor


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Kia ora,
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Ngā mihi,
Office of Hon Damien O'Connor
Minister of Agriculture | Minister for Biosecurity | Minister for Land Information | Minister for Rural Communities | Minister for Trade and Export Growth | MP for West Coast-Tasman

Private Bag 18888 | Parliament Buildings | Wellington 6160 | New Zealand
Authorised by Hon Damien O'Connor MP, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6011

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From: Hon Damien O'Connor

Kia ora Jay,

We acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 26 April 2023.

We received your request on 26 April 2023. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 24 May 2023, being 20 working days after the day your request was received.

If your OIA request requires full or part transfer, we will contact you within the required timeframe.

If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

Ngâ mihi,

Office of Hon Damien O’Connor
Executive Wing 5.1L | Parliament Buildings | Wellington

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Tēnā koe Jay, 

 

On behalf of Michelle Morehu, Director Government Services, please find
attached an update on your request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Official Information Act Team

Government Services | Public Affairs

Ministry for Primary Industries | Charles Fergusson Building, 34-38 Bowen
Street | PO Box 2526 | Wellington | New Zealand 

Telephone: 0800 00 83 33 | Email: [1][email address] |
Web: [2]www.mpi.govt.nz

 

 

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Tēnā koe Jay, 

 

On behalf of Michelle Morehu, Director Government Services, please find
attached an update on your request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Official Information Act Team

Government Services | Public Affairs

Ministry for Primary Industries | Charles Fergusson Building, 34-38 Bowen
Street | PO Box 2526 | Wellington | New Zealand 

Telephone: 0800 00 83 33 | Email: [1][email address] |
Web: [2]www.mpi.govt.nz

 

 

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From: Jay

Hello
I'm emailing in response to OIA23-0243.

I'm not entirely sure what has happened with this request.

- I made the request on 26 April to the office of Hon Damien O'Connor and received an acknowledgement from the Minister's office on 3 May.

- On 12 May I then got a contradictory response from MPI stating the request was being transferred "in full" to the office of Hon Damien O'Connor (despite this being who the request originally went too) but with the letter then stating the request was "partially being transferred". I would note, at no point did I receive notice of transfer from Hon Damien O'Connor to MPI— rather this a letter on MPI letterhead.

- On 19 May I then received another letter stating my OIA was being transferred: "This letter is to advise you that MPI is transferring your request in full to the office of Hon Damien O’Connor, Minister for Biosecurity, under section 14(b)(ii) of the Official Information Act 1982."

As per my original request on 26 April, this was made directly to the Office of Hon Damien O'Connor and was never made to MPI. As such, the request should not be transferred from Minister O'Connor to MPI and then back to the Minister.

Further— under the OIA, transfers must occur within 10 working days.

Therefore, as per my original request on 26 April 2023 to the Minister, I request that this be answered as per the statutory time frame which would be Wednesday 24 May 2023.

Regards
Jay

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Kia ora Jay,

Please find attached a response to your official information request dated 26 April 2023.

Ngâ mihi,

Office of Hon Damien O’Connor
Executive Wing 5.1L | Parliament Buildings | Wellington

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Kia ora Jay,

Please find attached response relating to your information request to the Ministry for Primary Industries on 30 April, transferred to my office on 19 May.

Ngâ mihi,

Office of Hon Damien O’Connor
Executive Wing 5.1L | Parliament Buildings | Wellington

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