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RE: "Happy New Year and Freedom of information act request"

Peter Brown made this Official Information request to Department of Internal Affairs

Response to this request is long overdue. By law Department of Internal Affairs should have responded by now (details and exceptions). The requester can complain to the Ombudsman.

From: Peter Brown

Good evening,

In January 2019, in response to a OIA request for the document on AI and ethics developed for the 'Digital 9' forum in israel held the previous year, DIA contacted representatives of the nations and israel that had contributed to that document to offer to redact anything they wanted hidden from the OIA request.

1) I am requesting, in their original form (not a summary) all communications within DIA and with external parties including (but not exclusively) israel about the response to this OIA request.
2) At least in the case of israel, DIA offered to allow them to redact any information they had provided to DIA, including their admissions of their abuse of AI to harass and murder political opponents made in the document.

Is this standard DIA policy when responding to OIA requests- would such consideration be given to a free country like Cuba or Iran, or only to israel and its proxies like the USA or Canada?
3) In response to questions from agents of the israeli regime, which has repeatedly been involved in political assassinations of foreign civilians it sees as inconvenient, and which has been repeatedly exposed as conducting illegal 'intelligence' activities within New Zealand, DIA provided personal information about the identity of the requester, including their name, their employer and job title, and their political affiliation.
3a) Is it standard practice for DIA when consulting external parties in response to a OIA request to disclose the name, employer, job title, and political affiliation of the requester?
3b) Did DIA seek approval from the requester before disclosing their protected private information to the israeli regime, potentially endangering their life?

Kind Regards
Peter Brown

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From: minadviceteam
Department of Internal Affairs

Tçnâ koe Peter,

Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) of 24 September 2024

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 22 October 2024.

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’s 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,

Ministerial Advice and Official Correspondence Team
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Brown <[FOI #28507 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 7:10 PM
To: OIA <[DIA request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - RE: "Happy New Year and Freedom of information act request"

[You don't often get email from [FOI #28507 email]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

Good evening,

In January 2019, in response to a OIA request for the document on AI and ethics developed for the 'Digital 9' forum in israel held the previous year, DIA contacted representatives of the nations and israel that had contributed to that document to offer to redact anything they wanted hidden from the OIA request.

1) I am requesting, in their original form (not a summary) all communications within DIA and with external parties including (but not exclusively) israel about the response to this OIA request.
2) At least in the case of israel, DIA offered to allow them to redact any information they had provided to DIA, including their admissions of their abuse of AI to harass and murder political opponents made in the document.

Is this standard DIA policy when responding to OIA requests- would such consideration be given to a free country like Cuba or Iran, or only to israel and its proxies like the USA or Canada?
3) In response to questions from agents of the israeli regime, which has repeatedly been involved in political assassinations of foreign civilians it sees as inconvenient, and which has been repeatedly exposed as conducting illegal 'intelligence' activities within New Zealand, DIA provided personal information about the identity of the requester, including their name, their employer and job title, and their political affiliation.
3a) Is it standard practice for DIA when consulting external parties in response to a OIA request to disclose the name, employer, job title, and political affiliation of the requester?
3b) Did DIA seek approval from the requester before disclosing their protected private information to the israeli regime, potentially endangering their life?

Kind Regards
Peter Brown

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From: minadviceteam
Department of Internal Affairs

Attachment OIA2425 0299 Extension Letter.pdf
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Tçnâ koe Peter,

Please find attached the Department's extension letter for your request.

The Department will endeavour to provide you with a response ahead of this extended due date if possible.

Ngâ mihi,

Ministerial Advice and Official Correspondence Team

-----Original Message-----
From: minadviceteam
Sent: 30 September 2024 09:57
To: [FOI #28507 email]
Subject: OIA2425-0299 Acknowledgement

Tçnâ koe Peter,

Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs (the Department) of 24 September 2024

The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 22 October 2024.

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’s 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,

Ministerial Advice and Official Correspondence Team -----Original Message-----
From: Peter Brown <[FOI #28507 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 7:10 PM
To: OIA <[DIA request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - RE: "Happy New Year and Freedom of information act request"

[You don't often get email from [FOI #28507 email]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

Good evening,

In January 2019, in response to a OIA request for the document on AI and ethics developed for the 'Digital 9' forum in israel held the previous year, DIA contacted representatives of the nations and israel that had contributed to that document to offer to redact anything they wanted hidden from the OIA request.

1) I am requesting, in their original form (not a summary) all communications within DIA and with external parties including (but not exclusively) israel about the response to this OIA request.
2) At least in the case of israel, DIA offered to allow them to redact any information they had provided to DIA, including their admissions of their abuse of AI to harass and murder political opponents made in the document.

Is this standard DIA policy when responding to OIA requests- would such consideration be given to a free country like Cuba or Iran, or only to israel and its proxies like the USA or Canada?
3) In response to questions from agents of the israeli regime, which has repeatedly been involved in political assassinations of foreign civilians it sees as inconvenient, and which has been repeatedly exposed as conducting illegal 'intelligence' activities within New Zealand, DIA provided personal information about the identity of the requester, including their name, their employer and job title, and their political affiliation.
3a) Is it standard practice for DIA when consulting external parties in response to a OIA request to disclose the name, employer, job title, and political affiliation of the requester?
3b) Did DIA seek approval from the requester before disclosing their protected private information to the israeli regime, potentially endangering their life?

Kind Regards
Peter Brown

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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 #28507 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:
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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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