Tçnâ koe John,

Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs (Department). That was received via email on 16 June 2024. This email is to confirm receipt and advise that the Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 15 July 2024.

Please assist the Departments response to this request by confirming what the amended birth certificates made by statutory declarations you are referring to?

Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides information that is identified to be of general public interest, the response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs website. If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be removed.

Ngâ mihi

Damian Perez | Official Correspondence Advisor
Te Pâhekoheko, Kâwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and Operations
Te Tari Taiwhenua The Department of Internal Affairs
http://www.dia.govt.nz/

-----Original Message-----
From: John Palethorpe <[FOI #27271 email]>
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2024 9:37 AM
To: OIA <[DIA request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Number of birth certificates amended using BDMRR

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Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

I wish to know the total number of amended birth certificates made by statutory declaration under the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Bill 2021 which became active on 15 June 2023.

I do not wish to know any other detail than the total number of amended documents, for privacy reasons.

Yours faithfully,

J Palethorpe

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Tçnâ koe John,

Reminder – we are still waiting for you to confirm the below. Without this, the Department may not be able to respond to your request effectively.

Further delay in providing the Department with a valid identity document may result in the response to your request being extended beyond the 20-working day deadline. We will notify you if this may happen.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly using this address.

Thanks

Damian Perez| Official Correspondence Advisor
Te Pâhekoheko, Kâwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and Operations
Te Tari Taiwhenua The Department of Internal Affairs
7 Waterloo Quay, Wellington
http://www.dia.govt.nz/

-----Original Message-----
From: SDO Official Correspondence
Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2024 12:24 PM
To: [FOI #27271 email]
Subject: RE: INCOMING OIA2324-1075 PALETHORPE - Number of amended birth certificates

Tçnâ koe John,

Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs (Department). That was received via email on 16 June 2024. This email is to confirm receipt and advise that the Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 15 July 2024.

Please assist the Departments response to this request by confirming what the amended birth certificates made by statutory declarations you are referring to?

Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides information that is identified to be of general public interest, the response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs website. If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request, all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be removed.

Ngâ mihi

Damian Perez | Official Correspondence Advisor Te Pâhekoheko, Kâwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and Operations Te Tari Taiwhenua The Department of Internal Affairs http://www.dia.govt.nz/

-----Original Message-----
From: John Palethorpe <[FOI #27271 email]>
Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2024 9:37 AM
To: OIA <[DIA request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Number of birth certificates amended using BDMRR

[You don't often get email from [FOI #27271 email]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

I wish to know the total number of amended birth certificates made by statutory declaration under the Births, Deaths, Marriages and Relationships Registration Bill 2021 which became active on 15 June 2023.

I do not wish to know any other detail than the total number of amended documents, for privacy reasons.

Yours faithfully,

J Palethorpe

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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 #27271 email]

Is [DIA request email] the wrong address for Official Information requests to Department of Internal Affairs? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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Kia ora John

Thank you for having clarified your request.

I note that any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory timeframe for response – see section 15(1AA) of the Official Information Act 1982.

I can therefore confirm that we will have our response to you no later than the updated 20th working day of 29 July 2024. We will of course provide the response to you sooner if we are able to.

Ngā mihi

Damian Perez| Official Correspondence Advisor Te Pâhekoheko, Kâwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and Operations Te Tari Taiwhenua The Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington

-----Original Message-----
From: John Palethorpe <[FOI #27271 email]>
Sent: Monday, July 1, 2024 4:09 PM
To: SDO Official Correspondence <[email address]>
Subject: RE: INCOMING OIA2324-1075 PALETHORPE - Number of amended birth certificates

Dear SDO Official Correspondence,

I would like the number of birth certificates where the sex marker was changed during the specified period. If a breakdown of those changes can be provided, as in M to F, F to M and M and F to non-binary, that would also be helpful.

Yours sincerely,

John Palethorpe

-----Original Message-----

Tçnâ koe John,

Reminder – we are still waiting for you to confirm the below. Without this, the Department may not be able to respond to your request effectively.

Further delay in providing the Department with a valid identity document may result in the response to your request being extended beyond the 20-working day deadline. We will notify you if this may happen.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly using this address.

Thanks

Damian Perez| Official Correspondence Advisor Te Pâhekoheko, Kâwai ki te iwi | Operations, Service Delivery and Operations Te Tari Taiwhenua The Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington
http://www.dia.govt.nz/

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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #27271 email]

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA page.

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