Kia ora,

Thank you for getting in touch with the Ministerial Services team.

Please note - the [1][Department of Corrections request email] inbox is monitored from
8.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Friday excluding public holidays.

If your request is urgent and relates to the wellbeing or safety of
someone in prison, please contact the prison directly. Contact details for
all prisons can be found here:
[2]https://www.corrections.govt.nz/about_us...

If you are looking for the location of a person in prison or if you want
to know if someone is in prison, you can request this information using
the online form on our website:

[3]https://www.corrections.govt.nz/working_...

This is an automatic reply to confirm we have received your email and we
will contact you if any further information is required.  Please do not
reply to this message.

Ngā mihi | Kind regards,

Kia ora,

 

Thank you for your email.

 

We are in receipt of your email.

 

If you are requesting information, we are required to comply with the
Privacy Act 2020, the Official Information Act 1982 and the Victims Rights
Act 2002.

 

Depending on the nature of your request you may not receive an official
response for up to 20 working days.

 

We will respond to you in due course.

 

Ngā mihi | Kind regards,

 

Tēnā kōrua Esther and Levi

Please note that the information you have provided in your request is not specific enough to confirm whether this individual is or was in our management.

However, Corrections has statutory obligations to protect private information we hold, including information relating to people we manage. We also note that you have not provided the express consent of the individual to release their personal information to you.

Therefore, your request is refused under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural persons. In accordance with section 9(1) of the OIA, we have also considered countervailing public interest relating to the release of the information and we are satisfied that in this case, public interest considerations do not outweigh the withholding reasons outlined above.

Please also note that as this request is on a third party public website and may identify individuals previously or currently under our management, we will be notifying the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of this request.

We encourage you to raise any concerns about this response with Corrections. Alternatively, you are advised of your right to also raise any concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman. Contact details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.

Ngā mihi,