Application of Registered Rules of and Incorporated Society
Mary Phillips made this Official Information request to Department of Internal Affairs
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From: Mary Phillips
Dear Department of Internal Affairs,
Can an Incorporated Society create regulations and Apply as if they were rules, Can an Incorporated society create a code and apply as if it was a rule?
Yours faithfully,
Mary Phillips
From: RIS Official Correspondence
Department of Internal Affairs
Tçnâ koe Mary
Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs.
The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as practicable and within twenty working days. The 20th working day is 6 June 2025.
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 of Internal Affairs 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,
Ekta Raturi (ia/she/her)| Official Correspondence Coordinator
Te Pâhekoheko|Operations Regulatory and Identity Services
Te Tari Taiwhenua | The Department of Internal Affairs
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From: Mary Phillips <[FOI #30923 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 8 May 2025 11:35 am
To: OIA <[DIA request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Application of Registered Rules of and Incorporated Society
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Dear Department of Internal Affairs,
Can an Incorporated Society create regulations and Apply as if they were rules, Can an Incorporated society create a code and apply as if it was a rule?
Yours faithfully,
Mary Phillips
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Department of Internal Affairs
Tēnā koe Mary,
Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs (included with this email)
As the information you have requested is not held by the Department of Internal Affairs, but is believed to be held by, and more closely related to the functions of the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment, we are transferring your request to that agency for response, in accordance with section 14(b) of the Official Information Act 1982.
You can expect to hear from the receiving agency shortly in regard to your request.
If you would like to contact them directly, you are able to email them at [email address]
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision to transfer. Information about how to make a complaint is available at http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/ or Freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku, nā
Michelle Reed (she/her)* | Lead Advisor Official Correspondence
Information Management and Privacy | Rōpū Mohiohio me te Raraunga
Workplace Services group | He Ringa Manaaki
Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua
45 Pipitea Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Phillips <[FOI #30923 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 8 May 2025 11:35 am
To: OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Application of Registered Rules of and Incorporated Society
[You don't often get email from [FOI #30923 email]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]
Dear Department of Internal Affairs,
Can an Incorporated Society create regulations and Apply as if they were rules, Can an Incorporated society create a code and apply as if it was a rule?
Yours faithfully,
Mary Phillips
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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 #30923 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:
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From: Ministerial Services
Ref: REQ-0014340
Kia ora Mary Phillips
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your request of 8 May 2025 sent to the Department of Internal
Affairs requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act), the
following:
Can an Incorporated Society create regulations and Apply as if they were
rules, Can an Incorporated society create a code and apply as if it was a
rule?
Your request has been transferred to the Ministry of Business, Innovation
and Employment from Department of Internal Affairs on 16 May 2025 and is
being processed in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 16 June 2025, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. If we are
unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an
extension of that timeframe. If you have any enquiries regarding your
request, feel free to contact us via email to [1][email address].
If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to contact us
via email [2][email address] or using the contact details below.
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140
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From: TWSD Ministerial Services
Tēnā koe Mary
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment, please
find attached our response to your Official Information Act request.
Ngā mihi nui
Jesse
SENIOR MINISTERIAL SERVICES ADVISOR
Group Performance | Office of the Deputy Secretary
Te Whakatairanga Service Delivery
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment - Hīkina Whakatutuki
162 Victoria Street, Auckland 1010 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
[1][email address]
[2]http://mbieintranet/assets/MBIE-visual-i...
NZBN 9429000106078
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