Extract of Accounts Payable Summary Spend Information

Shane Gibson made this Official Information request to New Zealand Customs Service

This request has been reported as needing administrator attention (perhaps because it is vexatious, or a request for personal information)

From: Shane Gibson

Dear New Zealand Customs Service,

I would like an extract of the annual amount spent with all suppliers for the 2021/2022 financial year.

I would like this data in an open format, csv or json formats would be suitable.

I would like the following details provided:

- Supplier Name
- Suppliers NZBN number (if available)
- Total Amount Spent

Please provide the GST Exclusive amount spent.

I believe this information would be readily available via an extract from your Accounts Payable system.

I have already received similar data from a number of Government organisations, which implies this information can be treated as open data.

Yours faithfully,

Shane Gibson

Link to this

From: OIA
New Zealand Customs Service

Thank you for contacting the New Zealand Customs Service. This is an
automatic reply to let you know that we have received your correspondence.

If your correspondence relates to an Official Information Act request, we
will consider and respond to your request in accordance with the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act). Under section 15(1) of the Act, we are
required to make and inform you of our decision on your request as soon as
reasonably practicable and in any case not later than 20 working days
after the day on which your request is received.  If you would like to
calculate the timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

 

If we need to clarify, or transfer your request, or extend the timeframe
for response, we will contact you shortly. If more than 20 working days
are needed due to the potential workload and/or consultations involved in
answering your request, we will notify you accordingly.

 

Please note, we publish some of our Official Information Act responses on
our web site. We will not publish your name or contact details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa, New Zealand Customs Service encourages up to date
vaccination. To meet our workplace safety requirements you should not
attend a Customs site if you are feeling unwell or have COVID-19 symptoms
or have positive household close contacts.

The information contained in this email is intended for the addressees and
is not necessarily the official view or communication of the New Zealand
Customs Service.

This email may contain information that is confidential or legally
privileged. If you received this in error, please:

 a. Reply promptly to that effect, remove this email and any replies from
your system.
 b. Do not act on this email in any other way.

References

Visible links
1. http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

Link to this

From: MOORE Tara
New Zealand Customs Service

Tçnâ koe Mr Gibson,

 

Extension of time limit for request under the Official Information Act
1982

 

Thank you for your email to the New Zealand Customs Service (Customs)
dated 9 May 2023, requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):

 

“I would like an extract of the annual amount spent with all suppliers for
the 2021/2022 financial year.

 

I would like this data in an open format, csv or json formats would be
suitable.

 

I would like the following details provided:

 

- Supplier Name

- Suppliers NZBN number (if available)

- Total Amount Spent

 

Please provide the GST Exclusive amount spent.”

 

Customs is unable to process your request within the original timeframe
because the request is for a large quantity of official information or
necessitates a search through a large quantity of information, and meeting
the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with Customs’
operations. Therefore, Customs is extending the timeframe for response by
an additional 20 working days, pursuant to section 15A(1)(a) of the Act.

 

The new due date for your request is 5 July 2023. Customs will provide a
response to you as soon as reasonably practicable and as soon as it
becomes available.

 

You have the right, by way of complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman
under section 28(3) of the Act, to seek an investigation and review of the
decision conveyed in this email. 

 

Ngâ mihi, Tara

 

Tara Moore

Senior Advisor | Correspondence, Reviews, and Ministerial Servicing |
Kaitohutohu Matua Arotake Whakawhitiwhiti, Take Minita

New Zealand Customs Service | Te Mana Ârai o Aotearoa

M: 021 240 8119| Email: [1][email address]

 

show quoted sections

Link to this

From: OIA
New Zealand Customs Service


Attachment OIA 23 187 Shane Gibson FYI Response Letter.pdf
238K Download View as HTML

Attachment Appendix one amount spent with all suppliers for the 20212022 financial year..xlsx
37K Download View as HTML


Tçnâ koe Mr Gibson,

 

Please find attached Customs’ response to your OIA request.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Correspondence, Reviews and Ministerial Servicing

New Zealand Customs Service

 

From: MOORE Tara
Sent: Wednesday, 7 June 2023 17:00
To: [FOI #22736 email]
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Extract of Accounts Payable
Summary Spend Information

 

Tçnâ koe Mr Gibson,

 

Extension of time limit for request under the Official Information Act
1982

 

Thank you for your email to the New Zealand Customs Service (Customs)
dated 9 May 2023, requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):

 

“I would like an extract of the annual amount spent with all suppliers for
the 2021/2022 financial year.

 

I would like this data in an open format, csv or json formats would be
suitable.

 

I would like the following details provided:

 

- Supplier Name

- Suppliers NZBN number (if available)

- Total Amount Spent

 

Please provide the GST Exclusive amount spent.”

 

Customs is unable to process your request within the original timeframe
because the request is for a large quantity of official information or
necessitates a search through a large quantity of information, and meeting
the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with Customs’
operations. Therefore, Customs is extending the timeframe for response by
an additional 20 working days, pursuant to section 15A(1)(a) of the Act.

 

The new due date for your request is 5 July 2023. Customs will provide a
response to you as soon as reasonably practicable and as soon as it
becomes available.

 

You have the right, by way of complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman
under section 28(3) of the Act, to seek an investigation and review of the
decision conveyed in this email. 

 

Ngâ mihi, Tara

 

Tara Moore

Senior Advisor | Correspondence, Reviews, and Ministerial Servicing |
Kaitohutohu Matua Arotake Whakawhitiwhiti, Take Minita

New Zealand Customs Service | Te Mana Ârai o Aotearoa

M: 021 240 8119| Email: [1][email address]

 

show quoted sections

Link to this

From: Shane Gibson

Dear OIA,

You extended the response by a month and then did not provide the information I requested.

I believe this information should be available as open data. so I will lodge a complaint with the Ombudsmen to gain access to it.

Yours sincerely,

Shane Gibson

Link to this

From: OIA
New Zealand Customs Service

Thank you for contacting the New Zealand Customs Service. This is an
automatic reply to let you know that we have received your correspondence.

If your correspondence relates to an Official Information Act request, we
will consider and respond to your request in accordance with the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act). Under section 15(1) of the Act, we are
required to make and inform you of our decision on your request as soon as
reasonably practicable and in any case not later than 20 working days
after the day on which your request is received.  If you would like to
calculate the timeframe, you can use the Ombudsman's online calculator
here: [1]http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

 

If we need to clarify, or transfer your request, or extend the timeframe
for response, we will contact you shortly. If more than 20 working days
are needed due to the potential workload and/or consultations involved in
answering your request, we will notify you accordingly.

 

Please note, we publish some of our Official Information Act responses on
our web site. We will not publish your name or contact details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Te Mana Ārai o Aotearoa, New Zealand Customs Service encourages up to date
vaccination. To meet our workplace safety requirements you should not
attend a Customs site if you are feeling unwell or have COVID-19 symptoms
or have positive household close contacts.

The information contained in this email is intended for the addressees and
is not necessarily the official view or communication of the New Zealand
Customs Service.

This email may contain information that is confidential or legally
privileged. If you received this in error, please:

 a. Reply promptly to that effect, remove this email and any replies from
your system.
 b. Do not act on this email in any other way.

References

Visible links
1. http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/

Link to this

Things to do with this request

Anyone:
New Zealand Customs Service only: