14 July 2025
Ref: DOIA-REQ-0016108-Andrew P
Andrew P
Email:
[FYI request #30456 email]
Tēnā koe Andrew P
Thank you for your email of 13 June 2025 to the Ministry of Business, Innovafion and
Employment (MBIE) requesfing, under the Official Informafion Act 1982 (the Act), the fol owing
informafion:
I request al informafion deemed as withheld under secfion 9(2)(ba)(i) and or 9(2)(f)(iv).
MBIE has reassessed the documents released to you in OIA ref: 0011436 and has made the
decision to release the informafion on page 50 of the aftached document bundle, which was
previously withheld under secfion 9(2)(f)(iv) of the Act:
to maintain the consfitufional
convenfions for the fime being which protect the confidenfiality of advice tendered by Ministers
of the Crown and officials. This is because the previously redacted informafion is no longer under
acfive ministerial considerafion.
MBIE considers that the reasons for withholding the remaining informafion redacted under
secfions 9(2)(a),
to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of deceased natural
persons, and 9(2)(ba)(i),
to protect informafion which is subject to an obligafion of confidence or
which any person has been or could be compelled to provide under the authority of any
enactment, where the making available of the informafion would be likely to prejudice the supply
of similar informafion, or informafion from the same source, and it is in the public interest that
such informafion should confinue to be supplied sfil stand.
I do not consider that the withholding of this informafion is outweighed by public interest
considerafions in making the informafion available.
The document is reaftached, with the amendment to page 50.
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further
assistance, please contact
[email address].
You have the right to seek an invesfigafion and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Informafion about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Caroline Ryder
Acfing Manager Gas and Fuel Policy
Energy Markets