25 March 2025
45 Pipitea Street, Thorndon, Wel ington 6011
PO Box 805, Wel ington
Phone: 04 495 7200
New Zealand Council of Civil Liberties
Email: [email address]
[FYI request #30213 email]
Website: dia.govt.nz
Tēnā koe whomever this may concern,
Your Official Information Act 1982 request, reference OIA2425-0815
I am responding to your email of 25 February 2025 to the Department of Internal Affairs (the
Department) requesting the fol owing under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
1. Al communications to and from the IPCA relating to this report, excluding anything
relating to any specific complaint. Given that the IPCA has indicated it col aborated
with the Department on the preparation of the main body of the report, we expect
this would include emails, briefings, meeting notes, formal and informal advice, and
responses to the positions of the IPCA and its other col aboration partners and
stakeholders.
2. All internal analysis, assessment, consideration, formal and informal advice, and
recommendations or responses developed or communicated within the Department
about the issues raised in the IPCA report and the recommendations made by IPCA.
3. Al information recording Department decisions on how to proceed regarding the
recommendations made by the IPCA in its report.
4. Al communications from the Department about the report, or how to proceed
fol owing the publication of the report, to (a) the Minister of Internal Affairs, (b) the
Minister of Justice, (c) the Police, (d) Crown Law and (e) the NZ Security Intel igence
Service.
Extension of your request
Under section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, the timeframe to respond to your request has been
extended by 16 working days to 16 April 2025. This is because consultations necessary to
make a decision on your request are such that we cannot respond within the original time
limit.
We will endeavour to provide you with a response earlier if possible.
Accessing the Ombudsman
You have the right to seek an investigation and review of my decision by the Office of the
Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Jeremy Cauchi
Director, Ministerial and Monitoring