29 August 2024
Ref: DOIA 2425‐0465
Lawrence Simons
Email: fyi‐request‐28060‐[email address]
Dear Lawrence
Thank you for your email of 15 August 2024 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE)
requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following information:
I would like to make a request under the Official Information Act for specific information on the
Business Industry Classification (BIC) codes.
We require the following information for ALL BIC codes:
1) BIC Code
2) BIC Descriptor
3) Company Status: e.g., removed, registered, or liquidated
4) Company Legal Name and/or Partnership
5) Company Registration Number (7‐Digits)
6) NZBN
7) Director(s) and/or Owner(s) of the business
8) Trading Name
9) Contact Details
a. Email
b. Phone
10) Full Address Details (Unit and Street Number, Street Name, Suburb, City, Post Code) a. Physical
Location b. Postal Address
Please be aware that most of the above‐requested information is publicly available, and can be accessed on
the following website: https://www.companiesoffice.govt.nz/data‐services/ways‐to‐get‐our‐data/request‐
access‐to‐bulk‐data/. The bulk data is provided as separate datasets (e.g., companies data, directors data, BIC
data, trading name, etc.) and will not include contact details.
Therefore, MBIE is partially refusing your request under section 18(d) of the Act, as some of the information
requested is publicly available. For the contact details you have requested, MBIE is in the process of collating
this data and will provide it to you by 11 September 2024.
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.
Yours sincerely
Bolen Ng
National Manager
Business Registries