Ref: DOIA 2324-2534
12 June 2024
Charles Finley
[FYI request #25663 email]
Tēnā koe Charles Finley
Thank you for your email of 15 May 2024 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (the
Ministry), requesting the following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Please can you provide any briefings, interactions, meeting notes held between MBIE and your
Minister or the Minister of Finance on this subject - specifically relating to how this piece of work
might help the government achieve its savings targets, or for that matter - any other
correspondence of a similar savings nature with Ministers (If easier - happy for this question to
be handled as a new OIA.)
For clarity, we have interpreted ‘any other correspondence of a similar savings nature’ to capture any
communications between the Ministry and the Minister of Economic Development and the Minister of
Finance regarding how government procurement policy can help the Government achieve its fiscal
targets.
The Ministry has identified three documents in scope of your request, as detailed in the attached
Document Schedule. I have decided to release these three documents to you, with some of the
information contained within these documents withheld under the following sections of the Act:
9(2)(a)
to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural
persons;
9(2)(f)(iv)
to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protect the
confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and Officials, and;
9(2)(j)
to enable a Minister of the Crown or any public service agency or organisation
holding the information to carry on, without prejudice or disadvantage,
negotiations (including commercial and industrial negotiations).
In terms of section 9(1) of the Act, I am satisfied that, in the circumstances, the withholding of this
information is not outweighed by other considerations that render it desirable to make the information
available in the public interest.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further
assistance, please contact
[email address].
Building, Resources & Markets
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You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of the Ministry’s decision to
withhold information relating to this request, in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant
details can be found at:
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. Nāku noa, nā
Richard Lee
Head of Strategy, Policy and Governance
New Zealand Government Procurement
Document schedule
Grounds under which information
#
Date
Description
has been withheld
1 December
Briefing – Discussion on government
9(2)(a)
1
2023
procurement
21
9(2)(a)
Briefing – New Zealand Government
2
December
9(2)(f)(iv)
Procurement – supporting your priorities
2023
Briefing – New Zealand Government
9(2)(a)
2 February
3
Procurement – All-of-Government
9(2)(j)
2024
contract update