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26/04/2024

 

 

Simon Smith

[1][FOI #26535 email]

 

Dear Simon

 

Official information request for internal correspondece regarding Commerce
Comissions press release

Thank you for your official information request of 24/04/2024 for:

 

I write regarding your recent press release regarding the Commerce
Commissions "Market Study into personal banking services"

 

Please share any internal correspondence that helped formulate the part of
the response related to capital settings for banks, and how they vary
between large (big 4) and smaller banks

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
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your request. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

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Yours sincerely

Natalie Russo

Communications and Engagement Coordinator

Government and Industry Relations

  Reserve Bank of New Zealand –
Te Pūtea Matua

2 The Terrace, Wellington 6011.  
PO Box 2498, Wellington 6140
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Dear Simon,

 

Thank you for your Official Information Act Request of 24 April 2024
requesting any internal correspondence that helped formulate the part of
the response [to the Commerce Commission] related to capital settings for
banks, and how they vary between large (big 4) and smaller banks.

 

The information in scope of your request has been identified, however,
consultations are necessary to make a decision on the request. Therefore,
we are notifying you of an extension of the timeframe for our response to
Thursday 30^th May. This extension is notified under Section 15(a) of the
Official Information Act 1982.

 

We will make endeavours to send you a response to your request before that
date.

 

Regards,

James

 

James Baigent

Senior Government and Industry Relations Advisor

Reserve Bank of New Zealand –
Te Pūtea Matua

2 The Terrace, Wellington 6011.
PO Box 2498, Wellington 6140  

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From: Ministerial correspondence Mailbox <[email address]>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2024 9:01 AM
To: [FOI #26535 email]
Cc: Ministerial correspondence Mailbox <[email address]>
Subject: Acknowledgement of OIA request

 

26/04/2024

 

 

Simon Smith

[8][FOI #26535 email]

 

Dear Simon

 

Official information request for internal correspondece regarding Commerce
Comissions press release

Thank you for your official information request of 24/04/2024 for:

 

I write regarding your recent press release regarding the Commerce
Commissions "Market Study into personal banking services"

 

Please share any internal correspondence that helped formulate the part of
the response related to capital settings for banks, and how they vary
between large (big 4) and smaller banks

 

We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in
any event no later than 23/05/2024, being 20 working days after the day of
your request. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

 

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preparation of information that we send in response to requests. The
Reserve Bank is resourced to meet disclosure obligations for a reasonable
level of requests and generally will not impose charges for small, simple
or infrequent requests. Where the request is for information that requires
substantial collation, research and preparation work, and is chargeable,
we will work with you first to refine the request to a smaller scale or
scope that is less likely to involve charges.

 

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Bank’s website. We will confirm in our decision letter to you whether we
intend to publish our response to your request.

 

Further information about charges and publishing responses is available on
our website at
[9]www.rbnz.govt.nz/research-and-publications/official-information-requests.

 

 

Yours sincerely

Natalie Russo

Communications and Engagement Coordinator

Government and Industry Relations

Reserve Bank of New Zealand –
Te Pūtea Matua

2 The Terrace, Wellington  
6011. PO Box 2498, Wellington
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Dear Simon

 

Further to our email of 17 May 2024, we are now notifying you of a change
to the extension timeframe to provide you a decision on your request. We
are now extending your request by a total of 10 working days, to 7 June
2024.

 

This extension is necessary because consultations necessary to make a
decision on your request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably
be made within the original time limit.

 

This notification is being made within 20 working days after the day on
which the request was received. While this extension is longer that was
initially notified on 17 May 2024, we will still provide you a response as
soon as reasonably practicable, before the new due date of 7 June 2024 if
possible.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Government and Industry Relations

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Good afternoon Simon,

 

Please see the attached letter, notifying you of the Reserve Bank of New
Zealand’s decision on your Official Information Act request.

 

Many thanks,
James

 

James Baigent

Senior Government and Industry Relations Advisor

Reserve Bank of New Zealand –
Te Pūtea Matua

2 The Terrace, Wellington 6011.
PO Box 2498, Wellington 6140  

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Good afternoon Simon,

 

Please see the attached response to your Official Information Act request.

 

Many thanks,
James

 

James Baigent

Senior Government and Industry Relations Advisor

Reserve Bank of New Zealand –
Te Pūtea Matua

2 The Terrace, Wellington 6011.
PO Box 2498, Wellington 6140  

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From: Ministerial correspondence Mailbox
Sent: Friday, June 7, 2024 12:48 PM
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Subject: Notification of Decision on OIA request

 

Good afternoon Simon,

 

Please see the attached letter, notifying you of the Reserve Bank of New
Zealand’s decision on your Official Information Act request.

 

Many thanks,
James

 

James Baigent

Senior Government and Industry Relations Advisor

Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te
Pūtea Matua

2 The Terrace, Wellington 6011.
PO Box 2498, Wellington 6140  

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