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Dear Mrs Beauchamp

 

Further to your Official Information Act request of 20 April 2015
regarding the Rules Reduction Taskforce, I write to ask if you could
please call me on 04 817 6815 to discuss the scope of the request.  The
Department of Internal Affairs advises there is a large volume of material
potentially covered by the current scope and this will take some time to
assess.  If you are able to narrow the scope this would mitigate any need
to extend the time limit.

 

Kind regards

 

Alessandro Aduso

 

Alessandro Aduso l  Private Secretary – Local Government 

Office of the Minister of Local Government, Hon Paula Bennett

Parliament Buildings l Wellington

 

 

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From: Cheryl Beauchamp
[[1]mailto:[FOI #2636 email]]

Sent: Monday, 20 April 2015 8:32 p.m.

To: P Bennett (MIN)

Subject: Official Information Act request - Advice on Rules Reduction
Taskforce

 

Dear Minister of Local Government,

 

Under the Official Information Act, I request all Cabinet papers,
departmental briefings, aides memoire, and other advice of any kind
generated by or for your office or the Department of Internal Affairs,
concerning the creation and constitution of the Rules Reduction Taskforce,
including but not limited to:

- The timeframe for the Taskforce's activities;

- The scope of the Taskforce's mandate or terms of reference; and

- Advice and decision documents regarding appointments to the Taskforce.

 

I also request any instructions or advice or requests to or from you, your
office or the Department of Internal Affairs regarding:

- The location of the Taskforce's public meetings; and

- The personnel hosting the meetings.

 

In respect of the second part of this request, if no such information is
held by your office please transfer any relevant parts of this request to
the Department of Internal Affairs within 10 working days in accordance
with s 14 of the Official Information Act.

 

Otherwise, please respond to this request as soon as reasonably
practicable (and in any case no later than 20 working days) in accordance
with s 15 of the Act.

 

Yours faithfully,

C Beauchamp (Mrs)

 

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Dear Mrs Beauchamp

 

Thank you for your email of 10 May clarifying your OIA request of 20 April
2015.

 

This will help us focus our efforts on your particular areas of interest.
Notwithstanding, the request necessitates a search through a large
quantity of information and it is necessary to extend the timeframe for a
response to your request by 5 working days to 26 May 2015, under section
15A of the Official Information Act 1982.

 

You have the right , under section 28(3) of the Act, to make a complaint
to an Ombudsman about the extension.

 

Kind regards

 

Alessandro

 

Alessandro Aduso l  Private Secretary – Local Government 

Office of the Minister of Local Government, Hon Paula Bennett

Parliament Buildings l Wellington

 

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Dear Ms Beauchamp

 

On behalf of the Minister of Local Government, Hon Paula Bennett, please
find attached a response to your Official Information Act 1982 request of
20 April 2015 seeking information about the Rules Reduction Taskforce.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Alessandro Aduso

 

Alessandro Aduso l  Private Secretary – Local Government 

Office of the Minister of Local Government, Hon Paula Bennett

Parliament Buildings l Wellington

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Dear Ms Beauchamp

Apologies for that. Please find attached a higher-quality version of the page you refer to.

Kind regards

Alessandro

Alessandro Aduso l Private Secretary – Local Government
Office of the Minister of Local Government, Hon Paula Bennett
Parliament Buildings l Wellington

-----Original Message-----
From: Cheryl Beauchamp [mailto:[FOI #2636 email]]
Sent: Sunday, 31 May 2015 6:28 p.m.
To: Alessandro Aduso
Subject: Re: OIA response: Hon Paula Bennett

Dear Alessandro,

Thank you for your response. Could you please help me with one further issue - the final page of the pdf of documents is very difficult to read. Would it be possible to send a higher-quality version, or to send the original Excel file (with the final redacted column removed)?

Yours sincerely,
C Beauchamp

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Dear Ms Beauchamp

On behalf of the Minister of Local Government, Hon Paula Bennett, please find attached a response to your Official Information Act 1982 request of
20 April 2015 seeking information about the Rules Reduction Taskforce.

Yours sincerely

Alessandro Aduso

Alessandro Aduso l Private Secretary – Local Government

Office of the Minister of Local Government, Hon Paula Bennett

Parliament Buildings l Wellington

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