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22 February 2024
Rohan Lloyd
[FYI request #25246 email]
Dear Rohan Lloyd
Thank you for your request made under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA), received on 19
December 2023. You requested the following:
1. Any correspondence with government (including Ministers, Ministers office, Office of
Prime Minister and Cabinet) regarding the report due to be released under the Taxation
Principle Reporting Act by the end of the year. If it helps narrow the scope of the request,
you may limit that to correspondence since 24th November 2023.
2. Any draft reports that have been prepared
On 5 February, Inland Revenue extended the timeframe for response for item one of your
request.
Item 1
I have interpreted your request as referring to any correspondence between Inland Revenue and
the current Government in relation to the now repealed Taxation Principles Reporting Act’s draft
report.
No correspondence between Inland Revenue and the current Government in relation to the now
repealed Taxation Principles Reporting Act’s draft report took place; consequently, your request
is refused under section 18(g)(i) of the OIA as the information requested is not held by Inland
Revenue and I have no grounds for believing that the information is held by another department
or interdepartmental venture or Minister of the Crown or organisation or of a local authority.
Right of review
If you disagree with my decision on your OIA request, you can ask an Inland Revenue review
officer to review my decision. To ask for an internal review, please email the Commissioner of
Inland Revenue at:
[email address].
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Alternatively, under section 28(3) of the OIA, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to
investigate and review my decision. You can contact the office of the Ombudsman by email at:
[email address]. If you choose to have an internal review, you can still ask the
Ombudsman for a review.
Yours sincerely
Felicity Barker
Acting Policy Director
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