Good morning Marie,

Thank you for your information request to Maritime NZ on 23 February 2024, below.

We will respond to your request in accordance with the Official Information Act. We will notify you of the decision on your request as soon as reasonably practicable and, in any case, no later than 22 March 2024 being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are not able to respond to your request by 22 March 2024, we will notify you of an extension to that timeframe.

If you have any queries regarding your request, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards

Anna Dwen | Senior Advisor, Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Nō te rere moana Aotearoa
W www.maritimenz.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Marie <[FOI #25856 email]>
Sent: Friday, 23 February 2024 3:55 pm
To: Ministerial Services <[Maritime New Zealand request email]>
Subject: EXTERNAL: Official Information request - Triage system for incident reports

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Dear Maritime New Zealand,

Please provide:
1. The policy/manual used to “triage” MTA s31 incident reports and any associated procedure manuals. I understand there is a 1-4 scale for this. Include the explanation of what each stage would entail.

2. Please provide the previous “triage” documents/policy manuals used prior to implementing this new system.

3. Please advise what triage ranking (1-4) that the July 2022 Riverton accident was given. MNZ said this incident didn’t meet the threshold for them to investigate.

4. Please provide investigation manual/policy and procedures documents outlining each step of an investigation, including preliminary initial enquires by a Maritime Officer. Ie Would a Maritime officer talk to the skipper before recommending to his superior to investigate.

Thanks

Yours faithfully,
Marie

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Good morning Marie,

The reference number for this request should read F34351.

Kind regards

Anna Dwen | Senior Advisor, Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Nō te rere moana Aotearoa
W www.maritimenz.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Ministerial Services
Sent: Tuesday, 27 February 2024 11:48 am
To: Marie <[FOI #25856 email]>
Cc: Ministerial Services <[Maritime New Zealand request email]>
Subject: Acknowledgement: Official Information request - Triage system for incident reports (Marie - F34353)

Good morning Marie,

Thank you for your information request to Maritime NZ on 23 February 2024, below.

We will respond to your request in accordance with the Official Information Act. We will notify you of the decision on your request as soon as reasonably practicable and, in any case, no later than 22 March 2024 being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are not able to respond to your request by 22 March 2024, we will notify you of an extension to that timeframe.

If you have any queries regarding your request, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards

Anna Dwen | Senior Advisor, Ministerial Services Maritime New Zealand Nō te rere moana Aotearoa W www.maritimenz.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Marie <[FOI #25856 email]>
Sent: Friday, 23 February 2024 3:55 pm
To: Ministerial Services <[Maritime New Zealand request email]>
Subject: EXTERNAL: Official Information request - Triage system for incident reports

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Maritime New Zealand,

Please provide:
1. The policy/manual used to “triage” MTA s31 incident reports and any associated procedure manuals. I understand there is a 1-4 scale for this. Include the explanation of what each stage would entail.

2. Please provide the previous “triage” documents/policy manuals used prior to implementing this new system.

3. Please advise what triage ranking (1-4) that the July 2022 Riverton accident was given. MNZ said this incident didn’t meet the threshold for them to investigate.

4. Please provide investigation manual/policy and procedures documents outlining each step of an investigation, including preliminary initial enquires by a Maritime Officer. Ie Would a Maritime officer talk to the skipper before recommending to his superior to investigate.

Thanks

Yours faithfully,
Marie

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This email message and any accompanying attachments do not necessarily reflect the views of Maritime New Zealand and may contain information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disseminate, distribute or copy this email message or its attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by email immediately, and erase all copies of this message and attachments. Thank you. Address: Maritime New Zealand, Level 11, 1 Grey Street, Wellington 6011, PO Box 25620, Wellington 6140, Tel: 0508 22 55 22 (04 473 0111) Fax: 04 494 1263. www.maritimenz.govt.nz For official information requests, please email [email address].

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Good afternoon Marie,

It is taking longer than anticipated to process your request due to the need for internal consultations. As a result, we are notifying an extension of the time limit to 22 April 2024.

Please be assured that every effort is being made to provide you with the information as soon as possible.

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

Thank you for your patience. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Kind regards

Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Nō te rere moana Aotearoa

www.maritimenz.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Marie <[FYI request #25856 email]>
Sent: Friday, 23 February 2024 3:55 pm
To: Ministerial Services <[Maritime New Zealand request email]>
Subject: EXTERNAL: Official Information request - Triage system for incident reports

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Maritime New Zealand,

Please provide:
1. The policy/manual used to “triage” MTA s31 incident reports and any associated procedure manuals. I understand there is a 1-4 scale for this. Include the explanation of what each stage would entail.

2. Please provide the previous “triage” documents/policy manuals used prior to implementing this new system.

3. Please advise what triage ranking (1-4) that the July 2022 Riverton accident was given. MNZ said this incident didn’t meet the threshold for them to investigate.

4. Please provide investigation manual/policy and procedures documents outlining each step of an investigation, including preliminary initial enquires by a Maritime Officer. Ie Would a Maritime officer talk to the skipper before recommending to his superior to investigate.

Thanks

Yours faithfully,
Marie

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FYI request #25856 email]

Is [Maritime New Zealand request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Maritime New Zealand? If so, please contact us using this form:
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This email message and any accompanying attachments do not necessarily reflect the views of Maritime New Zealand and may contain information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disseminate, distribute or copy this email message or its attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by email immediately, and erase all copies of this message and attachments. Thank you. Address: Maritime New Zealand, Level 11, 1 Grey Street, Wellington 6011, PO Box 25620, Wellington 6140, Tel: 0508 22 55 22 (04 473 0111) Fax: 04 494 1263. www.maritimenz.govt.nz For official information requests, please email [email address].

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Good evening,

Please find attached our decision on your request.

Ministerial Services
Maritime New Zealand
Nō te rere moana Aotearoa

www.maritimenz.govt.nz

-----Original Message-----
From: Marie <[FOI #25856 email]>
Sent: Friday, 23 February 2024 3:55 pm
To: Ministerial Services <[Maritime New Zealand request email]>
Subject: EXTERNAL: Official Information request - Triage system for incident reports

CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Dear Maritime New Zealand,

Please provide:
1. The policy/manual used to “triage” MTA s31 incident reports and any associated procedure manuals. I understand there is a 1-4 scale for this. Include the explanation of what each stage would entail.

2. Please provide the previous “triage” documents/policy manuals used prior to implementing this new system.

3. Please advise what triage ranking (1-4) that the July 2022 Riverton accident was given. MNZ said this incident didn’t meet the threshold for them to investigate.

4. Please provide investigation manual/policy and procedures documents outlining each step of an investigation, including preliminary initial enquires by a Maritime Officer. Ie Would a Maritime officer talk to the skipper before recommending to his superior to investigate.

Thanks

Yours faithfully,
Marie

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #25856 email]

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https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

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This email message and any accompanying attachments do not necessarily reflect the views of Maritime New Zealand and may contain information that is confidential and subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disseminate, distribute or copy this email message or its attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender by email immediately, and erase all copies of this message and attachments. Thank you. Address: Maritime New Zealand, Level 11, 1 Grey Street, Wellington 6011, PO Box 25620, Wellington 6140, Tel: 0508 22 55 22 (04 473 0111) Fax: 04 494 1263. www.maritimenz.govt.nz For official information requests, please email [email address].

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