Reference: 20240366
26 June 2024
Sarah Al ison
[FYI request #25972 email]
Dear Sarah
Thank you for your Of icial Information Act request, received on 24 May 2024. You
requested:
correspondence between Bil English and Treasury officials.
Please narrow the request to focus only on substantive correspondence that
deals with subject matter (i.e. ideas, statistics, analysis, meeting notes) and
exclude anything simply administrative.
Information being released
Please find enclosed the following documents:
Item Date
Document Description
Decision
1. 1 March 2024
Email: Follow up to Meeting with
Release in part
KO Review Panel 1 March 2024
2. 13 March 2024
Comments from Sir Bil English on Release in part
KO Review - 13 March 2024
3. 16 March 2024
Comments on draft report structure Release in part
from Sir Bill English - 16 March
2024
I have decided to release the documents listed above, subject to information being
withheld under one or more of the following sections of the Of icial Information Act, as
applicable:
•
personal contact details of independent reviewers, under section 9(2)(a) – to
protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons,
•
contact details of officials, under section 9(2)(g)(i ) – to maintain the effective
conduct of public affairs through protecting Ministers, members of government
organisations, officers and employees from improper pressure or harassment,
1 The Terrace
PO Box 3724
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
tel. +64-4-472-2733
https://treasury.govt.nz
•
advice stil under consideration, section 9(2)(f)(iv) – to maintain the current
constitutional conventions protecting the confidentiality of advice tendered by
Ministers and officials,
•
certain sensitive advice, under section 9(2)(g)(i) – to maintain the effective
conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions, and
•
direct dial phone numbers of officials, under section 9(2)(k) – to prevent the
disclosure of information for improper gain or improper advantage.
Direct dial phone numbers of officials have been redacted under section 9(2)(k) in
order to reduce the possibility of staff being exposed to phishing, social engineering
and other scams. This is because information released under the OIA may end up in
the public domain, for example, on websites including the Treasury’s website.
In making my decision, I have considered the public interest considerations in section
9(1) of the Official Information Act.
Please note that this letter (with your personal details removed) and enclosed
documents may be published on the Treasury website.
This reply addresses the information you requested. You have the right to ask the
Ombudsman to investigate and review my decision.
Yours sincerely
Lucy Connell
Acting Manager, Housing and Urban Growth
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