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16 August 2023
Amanda Murtagh
fyi-request-23526-d420c669@requests. fy i. org. nz
Ref: 0 IA 106229
Tena koe Amanda
Official Information Act request: Decision to transfer
Thank you for your email of 23 July 2023, to the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry), in which
you requested under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) information about the
decision to transfer your request from the Minister of Justice to the Ministry for response.
I am refusing your request under section 18(d) of the Act, as the information you are asking
for is publicly available online.
• Ombudsman's guidance regarding transfers is available at:
ombudsman.parliament.nz/resources/dealing-oia-requests-involving-ministers
guide-transfer-consultation-and-notification;
• the section of the Act that concerns transfers can be found at:
legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1982/0156/latest/DLM 65387. htm I;
• the Ministry's policy for responding to requests under the Act is published at:
justice.govt.nz/about/official-information-act-requests.
You can access this information from a mobile device without using mobile data by going
through www.zero.govt.nz and clicking the Ministry link. Further information about the Zero
Data initiative is also available on the same site.
If you require any further information, please contact Media & Social Media Manager Joe
Locke at: [email address].
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Ministry website at: justice.govt. nz/about/official-inform ation-act-requests/oia-response.
You have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act.
The Office of the Ombudsman may be contacted by email to
[email address] or by phone on 0800 802 602.
Naku noa, na
Andy Fulbrook
(Acting) Deputy Secretary, Strategy, Governance and Finance