Tēnā koe Sue

Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs (included with this email)

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 17 November 2023

Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides information that is identified to be of general public interest, the response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs website. If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be removed.

Nāku, nā

Michelle Reed (she/her)
Lead Advisor Official Correspondence | Information Management and Privacy
He Ringa Manaaki | Workplace Services Group
He Pou Aronui | Organisational Capability and Services
Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs
Level 3, 45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand | http://www.dia.govt.nz/

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Tēnā koe Sue,

 

I am contacting you today regarding your Official Information Act 1982
request made to the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) which
has been referred to my team for response.

You have requested:

all analysis, internal advice, and external information including advice
and or analysis to any Minister or Cabinet about compliance and/ or any
possible non-compliance of the restrictions in the Freedom Camping Act
with Freedoms protected by the NZBill of Rights Act and by ICCPR and/ or
with the public interest including safe travel of New Zealanders around
our country and affordable opportunities to explore and enjoy the great
New Zealand outdoors.

 

We wish to clarify the timeframe of your request. Are you requesting
analysis/advice/information relating to the introduction of the Freedom
Camping Act in 2011, or to amendments made in 2022?

 

A request for documentation relating to analysis/advice/information given
in 2011 could potentially be refused under section 18(f) of the Official
Information Act, as it would require substantial manual collation.

If you are requesting analysis/advice/information on the 2022 amendments,
would a timeframe of between January 2020 and January 2023 be sufficient?

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Milan

 

 

Milan Magan (he/him) | Senior Advisor, Ministerial and Official
Correspondence
Toi Hiranga | Regulation & Policy
Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs

 

 

 

 

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Good morning Sue,

Thank you for your email. To confirm, you have refined your request as follows:

- information relating to the 2022/2023 amendments, for the time period of January 2020 - January 2023
- any NZBORA advice in relation to the original Freedom Camping Bill/ Act

I will get on to the appropriate teams to source that material for you. Please note that your OIA response will be released within the legislative timeframe of 20 working days from the date of refinement (24 October 2023).

Thank you Sue,
Milan

Milan Magan (he/him) | Senior Advisor, Ministerial and Official Correspondence
Toi Hiranga | Regulation & Policy
Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs

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Dear Sue

I refer to your official information request dated 19 October 2023 for
all analysis, internal advice, and external information including advice
and or analysis to any Minister or Cabinet about compliance and/ or any
possible non-compliance of the restrictions in the Freedom Camping Act
with Freedoms protected by the NZBill of Rights Act and by ICCPR and/ or
with the public interest including safe travel of New Zealanders around
our country and affordable opportunities to explore and enjoy the great
New Zealand outdoors.

 

We have transferred your request to the Ministry of Business, Innovation
and Employment (MBIE). The information to which your request relates is
believed to be more closely connected with the functions of MBIE. In these
circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the Official Information
Act to transfer your request.

 

You will hear further from MBIE concerning your request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Milan

 

Milan Magan (he/him) | Senior Advisor, Ministerial and Official
Correspondence
Toi Hiranga | Regulation & Policy
Te Tari Taiwhenua | Department of Internal Affairs

 

Ref: 2324-0962

 

Kia ora Sue Grey,

 

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your request of 19 October 2023 sent to the Department of
Internal Affairs requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), the following:

 

‘Please provide all analysis, internal advice, and external information
including advice and or analysis to any Minister or Cabinet about
compliance and/ or any possible non-compliance of the restrictions in the
Freedom Camping Act with Freedoms protected by the NZBill of Rights Act
and by ICCPR and/ or with the public interest including safe travel of New
Zealanders around our country and affordable opportunities to explore and
enjoy the great New Zealand outdoors.’

 

Your request has been transferred to the Ministry of Business, Innovation
and Employment from Department of Internal Affairs on 31 October 2023 and
is being processed in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982.

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 28 November 2023, being 20 working days after the day your
request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then,
we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe. 

 

If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us
via email [1][email address] or using the contact details below.

 

Nâku noa, nâ

Ministerial Services

 

Ngâ Pou o te Taumaru

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

 

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Kia Ora Sue,

 

We refer to your OIA request transferred to MBIE on 31 October 2023, as it
has been leading the Government’s freedom camping reforms in recent years.
We understand you have previously agreed the scope of your request with
the Department of Internal Affairs as follows:

 

“- information relating to the 2022/2023 amendments, for the time period
of January 2020 - January 2023

- any NZBORA advice in relation to the original Freedom Camping Bill/ Act”

 

Because of MBIE’s specific involvement/knowledge of the recent reforms we
wanted to discuss the scope of your request. As your request has the
potential to be very large in scale and therefore take us a significant
time to undertake, we are asking for some further information, please.

 

“Information relating to the 2022/2023 amendments, for the time period of
January 2020 – January 2023”

 

This part of your request would cover every element of the 2023 amendments
and is likely to cover a significant amount of information, and would
likely significantly impact on MBIE’s response time.

 

o Would you be able to provide more clarity about the topics you are
interested in?  We have provided a range of advice on the costs and
impacts of compliance with the legislation. Would that be a topic you
are seeking documents about?
o What type of documents are you seeking (for example; reports, memos,
emails, other correspondence etc)?
o Which recipients for these documents (for example; Ministers, Select
Committee, officials etc)?
o The key policy stage of the reforms (where MBIE was providing advice)
was between February 2021 (when a public discussion document was
released) and April 2023 (prior to the new Act being passed by
Parliament) – would this be the time period you are interested in?

 

“Any NZBORA advice in relation to the original Freedom Camping Bill/ Act”

 

o What type of documents are you seeking (for example; reports, memos,
emails, other correspondence etc)?
o Which recipients for these documents (for example; Ministers, Select
Committee, officials etc)?
o MBIE has been leading the Government’s freedom camping work since 2018
(7 years after the passing of the original Freedom Camping Act). Are
you seeking documents that go back to 2018 or the BORA advice
specifically linked to the development of the new legislation from
2021?

 

 

We look forward to receiving your response by the end of this week on 3
November 2023 or sooner if possible, please.

 

 

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

 

Ministerial Services | Kaitohutohu Pouwhakahaere me te Minita Matua
Business Management Team

Office of the Deputy Secretary, Labour, Science and Enterprise | Ministry
of Business, Innovation & Employment

[1]www.mbie.govt.nz |Level 5, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box
1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

NZBN 9429000106078

[2]http://thelink/how/PublishingImages/mbie...

 

 

 

References

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1. http://www.mbie.govt.nz/

Kia Ora Sue

 

Further to our previous email below.

 

We would like to follow up, please, as we did not receive your reply.

 

We refer to your OIA request transferred to MBIE on 31 October 2023, as it
has been leading the Government’s freedom camping reforms in recent years.
We understand you have previously agreed the scope of your request with
the Department of Internal Affairs as follows:

 

“- information relating to the 2022/2023 amendments, for the time period
of January 2020 - January 2023

- any NZBORA advice in relation to the original Freedom Camping Bill/ Act”

 

Because of MBIE’s specific involvement/knowledge of the recent reforms we
wanted to discuss the scope of your request. As your request has the
potential to be very large in scale and therefore take us a significant
time to undertake, we are asking for some further information, please.

 

“Information relating to the 2022/2023 amendments, for the time period of
January 2020 – January 2023”

 

This part of your request would cover every element of the 2023 amendments
and is likely to cover a significant amount of information, and would
likely significantly impact on MBIE’s response time.

 

o Would you be able to provide more clarity about the topics you are
interested in?  We have provided a range of advice on the costs and
impacts of compliance with the legislation. Would that be a topic you
are seeking documents about?
o What type of documents are you seeking (for example; reports, memos,
emails, other correspondence etc)?
o Which recipients for these documents (for example; Ministers, Select
Committee, officials etc)?
o The key policy stage of the reforms (where MBIE was providing advice)
was between February 2021 (when a public discussion document was
released) and April 2023 (prior to the new Act being passed by
Parliament) – would this be the time period you are interested in?

 

“Any NZBORA advice in relation to the original Freedom Camping Bill/ Act”

 

o What type of documents are you seeking (for example; reports, memos,
emails, other correspondence etc)?
o Which recipients for these documents (for example; Ministers, Select
Committee, officials etc)?
o MBIE has been leading the Government’s freedom camping work since 2018
(7 years after the passing of the original Freedom Camping Act). Are
you seeking documents that go back to 2018 or the BORA advice
specifically linked to the development of the new legislation from
2021?

 

We look forward to receiving your response as soon as possible, please.

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

 

Ministerial Services | Kaitohutohu Pouwhakahaere me te Minita Matua
Business Management Team

Office of the Deputy Secretary, Labour, Science and Enterprise | Ministry
of Business, Innovation & Employment

[1]www.mbie.govt.nz |Level 5, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box
1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

NZBN 9429000106078

[2]http://thelink/how/PublishingImages/mbie...

 

From: LSE Ministerial Servicing <[email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 1 November 2023 11:42 am
To: [FOI #24472 email]
Cc: LSE Ministerial Servicing <[email address]>
Subject: Please clarify by 3 November 2023//DOIA 2324-0962 - Sue Grey
[IN-CONFIDENCE: RELEASE-EXTERNAL]
Importance: High

 

Kia Ora Sue,

 

We refer to your OIA request transferred to MBIE on 31 October 2023, as it
has been leading the Government’s freedom camping reforms in recent years.
We understand you have previously agreed the scope of your request with
the Department of Internal Affairs as follows:

 

“- information relating to the 2022/2023 amendments, for the time period
of January 2020 - January 2023

- any NZBORA advice in relation to the original Freedom Camping Bill/ Act”

 

Because of MBIE’s specific involvement/knowledge of the recent reforms we
wanted to discuss the scope of your request. As your request has the
potential to be very large in scale and therefore take us a significant
time to undertake, we are asking for some further information, please.

 

“Information relating to the 2022/2023 amendments, for the time period of
January 2020 – January 2023”

 

This part of your request would cover every element of the 2023 amendments
and is likely to cover a significant amount of information, and would
likely significantly impact on MBIE’s response time.

 

o Would you be able to provide more clarity about the topics you are
interested in?  We have provided a range of advice on the costs and
impacts of compliance with the legislation. Would that be a topic you
are seeking documents about?
o What type of documents are you seeking (for example; reports, memos,
emails, other correspondence etc)?
o Which recipients for these documents (for example; Ministers, Select
Committee, officials etc)?
o The key policy stage of the reforms (where MBIE was providing advice)
was between February 2021 (when a public discussion document was
released) and April 2023 (prior to the new Act being passed by
Parliament) – would this be the time period you are interested in?

 

“Any NZBORA advice in relation to the original Freedom Camping Bill/ Act”

 

o What type of documents are you seeking (for example; reports, memos,
emails, other correspondence etc)?
o Which recipients for these documents (for example; Ministers, Select
Committee, officials etc)?
o MBIE has been leading the Government’s freedom camping work since 2018
(7 years after the passing of the original Freedom Camping Act). Are
you seeking documents that go back to 2018 or the BORA advice
specifically linked to the development of the new legislation from
2021?

 

 

We look forward to receiving your response by the end of this week on 3
November 2023 or sooner if possible, please.

 

 

 

Ngâ mihi,

 

 

Ministerial Services | Kaitohutohu Pouwhakahaere me te Minita Matua
Business Management Team

Office of the Deputy Secretary, Labour, Science and Enterprise | Ministry
of Business, Innovation & Employment

[3]www.mbie.govt.nz |Level 5, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box
1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

NZBN 9429000106078

[4]http://thelink/how/PublishingImages/mbie...

 

 

 

References

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1. http://www.mbie.govt.nz/
3. http://www.mbie.govt.nz/

Kia Ora Sue

Please find attached the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s
response to your Official Information Act request.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Ministerial Services | Kaitohutohu Pouwhakahaere me te Minita Matua
Business Management Team

Office of the Deputy Secretary, Labour, Science and Enterprise | Ministry
of Business, Innovation & Employment

[1]www.mbie.govt.nz |Level 5, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box
1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

 

[2]http://thelink/how/PublishingImages/mbie...

 

 

From: LSE Ministerial Servicing <[email address]>
Sent: Monday, 6 November 2023 3:51 pm
To: [FOI #24472 email]
Cc: LSE Ministerial Servicing <[email address]>
Subject: Reminder//RE: Please clarify by 3 November 2023//DOIA 2324-0962 -
Sue Grey [IN-CONFIDENCE: RELEASE-EXTERNAL]
Importance: High

 

Kia Ora Sue

 

Further to our previous email below.

 

We would like to follow up, please, as we did not receive your reply.

 

We refer to your OIA request transferred to MBIE on 31 October 2023, as it
has been leading the Government’s freedom camping reforms in recent years.
We understand you have previously agreed the scope of your request with
the Department of Internal Affairs as follows:

 

“- information relating to the 2022/2023 amendments, for the time period
of January 2020 - January 2023

- any NZBORA advice in relation to the original Freedom Camping Bill/ Act”

 

Because of MBIE’s specific involvement/knowledge of the recent reforms we
wanted to discuss the scope of your request. As your request has the
potential to be very large in scale and therefore take us a significant
time to undertake, we are asking for some further information, please.

 

“Information relating to the 2022/2023 amendments, for the time period of
January 2020 – January 2023”

 

This part of your request would cover every element of the 2023 amendments
and is likely to cover a significant amount of information, and would
likely significantly impact on MBIE’s response time.

 

o Would you be able to provide more clarity about the topics you are
interested in?  We have provided a range of advice on the costs and
impacts of compliance with the legislation. Would that be a topic you
are seeking documents about?
o What type of documents are you seeking (for example; reports, memos,
emails, other correspondence etc)?
o Which recipients for these documents (for example; Ministers, Select
Committee, officials etc)?
o The key policy stage of the reforms (where MBIE was providing advice)
was between February 2021 (when a public discussion document was
released) and April 2023 (prior to the new Act being passed by
Parliament) – would this be the time period you are interested in?

 

“Any NZBORA advice in relation to the original Freedom Camping Bill/ Act”

 

o What type of documents are you seeking (for example; reports, memos,
emails, other correspondence etc)?
o Which recipients for these documents (for example; Ministers, Select
Committee, officials etc)?
o MBIE has been leading the Government’s freedom camping work since 2018
(7 years after the passing of the original Freedom Camping Act). Are
you seeking documents that go back to 2018 or the BORA advice
specifically linked to the development of the new legislation from
2021?

 

We look forward to receiving your response as soon as possible, please.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

Ministerial Services | Kaitohutohu Pouwhakahaere me te Minita Matua
Business Management Team

Office of the Deputy Secretary, Labour, Science and Enterprise | Ministry
of Business, Innovation & Employment

[3]www.mbie.govt.nz |Level 5, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box
1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

NZBN 9429000106078

[4]http://thelink/how/PublishingImages/mbie...

 

From: LSE Ministerial Servicing <[5][email address]>
Sent: Wednesday, 1 November 2023 11:42 am
To: [6][FOI #24472 email]
Cc: LSE Ministerial Servicing <[7][email address]>
Subject: Please clarify by 3 November 2023//DOIA 2324-0962 - Sue Grey
[IN-CONFIDENCE: RELEASE-EXTERNAL]
Importance: High

 

Kia Ora Sue,

 

We refer to your OIA request transferred to MBIE on 31 October 2023, as it
has been leading the Government’s freedom camping reforms in recent years.
We understand you have previously agreed the scope of your request with
the Department of Internal Affairs as follows:

 

“- information relating to the 2022/2023 amendments, for the time period
of January 2020 - January 2023

- any NZBORA advice in relation to the original Freedom Camping Bill/ Act”

 

Because of MBIE’s specific involvement/knowledge of the recent reforms we
wanted to discuss the scope of your request. As your request has the
potential to be very large in scale and therefore take us a significant
time to undertake, we are asking for some further information, please.

 

“Information relating to the 2022/2023 amendments, for the time period of
January 2020 – January 2023”

 

This part of your request would cover every element of the 2023 amendments
and is likely to cover a significant amount of information, and would
likely significantly impact on MBIE’s response time.

 

o Would you be able to provide more clarity about the topics you are
interested in?  We have provided a range of advice on the costs and
impacts of compliance with the legislation. Would that be a topic you
are seeking documents about?
o What type of documents are you seeking (for example; reports, memos,
emails, other correspondence etc)?
o Which recipients for these documents (for example; Ministers, Select
Committee, officials etc)?
o The key policy stage of the reforms (where MBIE was providing advice)
was between February 2021 (when a public discussion document was
released) and April 2023 (prior to the new Act being passed by
Parliament) – would this be the time period you are interested in?

 

“Any NZBORA advice in relation to the original Freedom Camping Bill/ Act”

 

o What type of documents are you seeking (for example; reports, memos,
emails, other correspondence etc)?
o Which recipients for these documents (for example; Ministers, Select
Committee, officials etc)?
o MBIE has been leading the Government’s freedom camping work since 2018
(7 years after the passing of the original Freedom Camping Act). Are
you seeking documents that go back to 2018 or the BORA advice
specifically linked to the development of the new legislation from
2021?

 

 

We look forward to receiving your response by the end of this week on 3
November 2023 or sooner if possible, please.

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

Ministerial Services | Kaitohutohu Pouwhakahaere me te Minita Matua
Business Management Team

Office of the Deputy Secretary, Labour, Science and Enterprise | Ministry
of Business, Innovation & Employment

[8]www.mbie.govt.nz |Level 5, 15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box
1473, Wellington 6140, New Zealand

NZBN 9429000106078

[9]http://thelink/how/PublishingImages/mbie...

 

 

 

References

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3. http://www.mbie.govt.nz/
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6. mailto:[FOI #24472 email]
7. mailto:[email address]
8. http://www.mbie.govt.nz/