GovGPT Project

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From: Andrew Lensen

Dear Judith Collins,

Pursuant to the Official Information Act 1982, I am writing to request the following information related to the GovGPT project. This is in your capacity as Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology.

1. All advice and briefings provided to you or your office regarding the GovGPT project.
2. All technical design documents related to the GovGPT project.
3. All supporting contracts associated with the GovGPT project, including standard terms of service.
4. Any privacy impact analysis conducted for the GovGPT project.
5. Any algorithm impact assessment conducted for the GovGPT project.
6. Any other AI risk analysis documents related to the GovGPT project.

I request that the information be provided in electronic format where possible. If any part of this request is unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me so that I may clarify my request.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your response within the statutory timeframe.

Yours faithfully,
Andrew Lensen

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From: Judith Collins (MIN)
Judith Collins

Thank you for contacting Hon Judith Collins KC MP, Attorney-General,
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From: Judith Collins (MIN)
Judith Collins

Dear Andrew,

This is our acknowledgment of your OIA request.

Warm regards,

Office of Hon Judith Collins KC MP

Member of Parliament for Papakura
Attorney-General | Minister of Defence | Minister for Digitising Government | Minister Responsible for the GCSB Minister Responsible for the NZSIS | Minister of Science, Innovation & Technology | Minister for Space

Email: [email address] Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Judith Collins KC, Parliament Buildings, Wellington
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Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers' portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list: date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you'd like to ask for a copy of your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

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Dear Andrew,

Official information request for information related to GovGPT.

 

We refer to your official information request dated 11 September 2024 for:

1. All advice and briefings provided to you or your office regarding the
GovGPT project.

2. All technical design documents related to the GovGPT project.

3. All supporting contracts associated with the GovGPT project, including
standard terms of service.

4. Any privacy impact analysis conducted for the GovGPT project.

5. Any algorithm impact assessment conducted for the GovGPT project.

6. Any other AI risk analysis documents related to the GovGPT project.

 

We have transferred part of your request to Callaghan Innovation.

 

We believe that parts 2 to 6 of your request relates to information that
is not held by us but is believed to be held by Callaghan Innovation. We
will still provide a response to part 1 of your request.

In these circumstances, we are required by section 14 of the OIA to
transfer your request.

You will hear further from Callaghan Innovation concerning that part of
your request.

Please contact Callaghan Innovation’s Ministerial Services team if you
have any questions: [1][email address]

Yours sincerely

 

Office of Hon Judith Collins KC MP

 

Member of Parliament for Papakura

Attorney-General | Minister of Defence | Minister for Digitising
Government | Minister Responsible for the GCSB Minister Responsible for
the NZSIS | Minister of Science, Innovation & Technology | Minister for
Space
 

Email: [2][email address]   Website:
[3]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Judith Collins KC, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[4]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

 

 

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From: Orson Glubb

Hi Andrew,

The Official Information Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the day we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time of 10 working days to make our decision, to 23 October 2024.

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

Thanks, Orson

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Mark Hanna left an annotation ()

You may want to ask what consultations have been deemed necessary, and why they couldn't have been made within the initial 20 working days. You may also want to consider complaining to the Ombudsman about this extension, in case it is not justified and therefore unlawful.

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From: Andrew Lensen

Dear Orson Glubb,

Can you please elaborate on what consultations have been deemed necessary, and why they couldn't have been made within the initial 20 working days?

Yours sincerely,
Andrew Lensen

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