OC240019
16 February 2024
Jesse Archer
[FYI request #25444 email]
Tēnā koe Jesse,
I refer to your email/letter dated 18 January 2024, requesting the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
“Under the OIA I'd like to request any briefings, papers or any other documents relating
to the 2022 consultation on road user charges that were produced after 22 April 2022.
The consultation indicates that a "Package of measures submitted to government" and
"First batch of regulations proposed for consultation" would be produced after 22 April
2022 so I'd like to request a copy of these as well.
I note that some papers have previously been withheld following other OIA requests
for the reason that they were still under active consideration. Now that the National
Government has confirmed RUC will apply to EVs from April 1 2024, I assume those
previously withheld papers are no longer under consideration and could be
reconsidered for release.”
Thirteen documents fall within the scope of your request and are listed in the document
schedule in Annex 1.
The schedule outlines how the documents have been treated under the
Act. Where information is withheld it is done so under the following sections of the Act:
9(2)(a)
to protect the privacy of natural persons
9(2)(ba)(i)
to protect information which is subject to an obligation of confidence or which
any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority
of any enactment, where the making available of the information would be
likely to prejudice the supply of similar information, or information from the
same source, and it is in the public interest that such information should
continue to be supplied
9(2)(h)
to maintain legal professional privilege
9(2)(k)
prevent the disclosure or use of official information for improper gain or
improper advantage
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Nāku noa, nā
Matt Skinner
Manager Revenue
Annex 1: Document Schedule
Reference
Previously
Doc #
Date
Title of Document
Proposed decision on request
number
released?
1
OC220511
10 August
Advice on Options Following Light EV
This document is released with minor redactions under sections
No
2022
Exemption Expiry
9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of natural persons, and 9(2)(ba)(i) to
protect submitters’ identifying information (i.e. “where the making
available of the information would be likely to prejudice the supply
of similar information, or information from the same source, and it
is in the public interest that such information should continue to be
supplied”.)
2
OC220707
25 August
Options for plug-in hybrids and very light
This document is released with minor redactions to officials’ phone
No
2022
electric vehicles after their RUC exemption
numbers under sections 9(2)(a) – privacy of natural persons, and
expires
to information about NZTAs operations under section 9(2)(k) –
prevent improper gain or advantage.
3
14
Potential reform of the Road User Charges
Withheld in full under section 9(2)(h) to maintain legal professional
No
December
regime
privilege.
2023
4
OC220846
18 January
Report Back on the
‘Driving Change:
This document is released with minor redactions to officials’ phone
No
2023
Reviewing the Road User Charges System’
numbers under section 9(2)(a) – privacy of natural persons, and
consultation
commentary on advice sought by the Ministry, under section
9(2)(h) – legal professional privilege.
5
(Appendix 2) Driving Change Consultation
Released with redactions to submitters’ identifying information
No
Report
under 9(2)(ba)(i), and of information about advice under section
9(2)(h) to maintain legal professional privilege.
6
OC230013
18 January
Amending road user charges legislation for
This document is released with minor redactions to officials’ phone
No
2023
light electric vehicles
numbers under sections 9(2)(a) – privacy of natural persons.
7
OC220992
1 March
Introducing a simple Clean truck discount
Phone numbers withheld under section 9(2)(a). Around half of the
No
2023
scheme and considering the road user
document will be redacted as ‘out of scope’ of the release.
charges exemption for heavy electric
vehicles
8
OC230202
16 March
Extending the light electric vehicle road user
This document is released with minor redactions to officials’ phone
No
2023
charges exemption by order in council
numbers under sections 9(2)(a) – privacy of natural persons, and
to information NZTAs operations under section 9(2)(k) – prevent
improper gain or advantage.
9
15 May
Road user charges: electric vehicle
This document is released with minor redactions under section
No
2023
exemptions and reporting back from the
9(2)(k) to prevent improper gain or advantage, and section
Driving Change consultation
9(2)(ba)(i) to protect the future provision of information.
Reference
Previously
Doc #
Date
Title of Document
Proposed decision on request
number
released?
10
15 May
Regulatory Impact Statement - Extending
Propose this document is released in full.
No
2023
road user charge exemption for heavy
electric vehicles
11
30 April
CIPA disclosure sheet - Extending HEV RUC
Propose this document is released in full.
No
2023
exemption
12
CAB-23-MIN-
21 August
CAB-23-MIN-0378 Cabinet Minute
Propose this document is released in full.
No
0378
2023
13
18 October
Road user charges Act 2012/overhaul of
Withheld in full under section 9(2)(h) to maintain legal professional
No
2023
electric vehicle exemptions
privilege.
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