8 November 2024
Mojo
[FYI request #28734 email]
DOIA-REQ-0005100
Tēnā koe Mojo,
Thank you for your email of 12 October 2024 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the following:
I would like to request the copies of all visa paks issued by Immigration New Zealand for the last
four years that are not available on the INZ website.
Our Response
We are refusing your request under section 18(f) of the Act as the information requested cannot be
made available without substantial collation or research. To provide the information requested, we
would need to manually check over 200 Visa Pak items issued since 2019. This task would remove
Ministry staff from their core duties and therefore the greater public interest would not be served.
In accordance with section 18A of the Act, we have considered whether fixing a charge under section 15
or extending the time limit under section 15A would enable the request to be granted but it is my view
it would not.
In accordance with section 18B of the Act, I have considered whether consulting with you would remove
the reason for refusal, however, in my view it would not as to obtain the requested information would
inevitably involve the manual search of records.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of the Ministry’s response to
your request, in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. Information about how to make a complaint is
available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, please contact
[email address].
Nāku noa, nā
Jack Price
Manager, Ministerial Services
Associate Deputy Secretary Immigration
Immigration New Zealand