Update on the refugee quota for the year which we're already well into and the decision should probably have been made by now. (iii)

M Stephens made this Official Information request to Minister of Immigration

The request was partially successful.

From: M Stephens

Dear Minister of Immigration,

I would like to request under the Official Information Act:

* all departmental advice to the Minister of Immigration between
April 1 and August 31 2015 on New Zealand’s Refugee Resettlement
Quota.

If any documents that fall within the scope of my request are to be
withheld in full then I would like the titles and dates of those
documents to be released. I would also prefer that if my request is
expansive enough to trigger a s18(f) refusal that I can be provided
with the titles/dates of the relevant documents so that I can focus
my request forwards particular documents.

Yours faithfully,

M Stephens

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From: M Woodhouse



Dear correspondent,

On behalf of Hon Michael Woodhouse thank you for your email.

While your message is important, and will be carefully read and
considered, it is not possible to provide a personal response to every
email which is received. 

Where the Minister has portfolio responsibility for the issues that you
have raised, your correspondence will be considered and responded to where
appropriate.

Kind regards,
Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse 
4.5R Executive Wing,  Parliament Buildings, Wellington | Tel 04 817 6836 |

 

 

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From: M Woodhouse

Dear M Stephens,

 

On behalf of Hon Michael Woodhouse, Minister of Immigration, thank you for
your Official Information Act request received on 28 August 2015,
regarding:

 

1.       All departmental advice to the Minister of Immigration between
April 1 and August 31 2015 on New Zealand’s Refugee Resettlement Quota.

 

You can expect a response to your request within the statutory timeframes
under the Act.

 

Thank you for writing.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse │ Minister of Immigration

Parliament Buildings │ Wellington

 

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From: M Stephens

Dear M Woodhouse,

This request is now overdue. I'd prefer not to have to make yet another complaint to the Ombudsman, but will have to do so if the request is not answered by the end of this week.

Yours sincerely,

M Stephens

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From: M Woodhouse

Dear Mr Stephens

Please accept our apologies for not responding to your Official Information Act request, received on 28 August 2015, in the required timeframe. Unfortunately following being acknowledged, your request was mislaid in the handover from a departing staff member and no further action was taken.

We have now actioned your request and you can expect to receive a response from the Minister by 30 October 2015.

Yours sincerely,

Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse │ Minister of Immigration Parliament Buildings │ Wellington

-----Original Message-----
From: M Stephens [mailto:[OIA #3094 email]]
Sent: Wednesday, 14 October 2015 1:29 p.m.
To: M Woodhouse
Subject: Re: OIA Request

Dear M Woodhouse,

This request is now overdue. I'd prefer not to have to make yet another complaint to the Ombudsman, but will have to do so if the request is not answered by the end of this week.

Yours sincerely,

M Stephens

-----Original Message-----

Dear M Stephens,

On behalf of Hon Michael Woodhouse, Minister of Immigration, thank you for your Official Information Act request received on 28 August 2015,
regarding:

1. All departmental advice to the Minister of Immigration between April 1 and August 31 2015 on New Zealand’s Refugee Resettlement Quota.

You can expect a response to your request within the statutory timeframes under the Act.

Thank you for writing.

Yours sincerely,

Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse │ Minister of Immigration

Parliament Buildings │ Wellington

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Dear M Stephens

 

On behalf of Hon Michael Woodhouse, Minister Immigration, thank you for
your Official Information Act request of 28 August 2015 . 

 

Please find attached the response to your request.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Office of Hon Michael Woodhouse
Minister of Immigration

Parliament Buildings

Wellington

 

 

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