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Tēnā koe Paul Harrington,

I am writing concerning your Official Information Act request below, to advise that responding to your request as currently framed would require review of a significant amount of information and capture a significant volume of information. As such, it is likely that your request will be refused under section 18(f) of the OIA, as it would require substantial collation and research.

Accordingly, I am seeking your agreement to refine your request to be for:

Advice provided to the Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding the decision for New Zealand to not to present a submission to the International Court of Justice, regarding the advisory opinion on the "Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory", which concluded on 2 May 2025.

Please note clarification or amendment of a request is considered to be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory timeframe for response (section 15(1AA) of the OIA refers).

Please confirm if you are happy to proceed with the refined request above, by 27 May 2025. If we do not hear from you, we will proceed with your original request.

Ngā mihi

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere
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195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901, Wellington 5045, New Zealand
http://www.mfat.govt.nz/ | http://www.safetravel.govt.nz/

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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Harrington <[FOI #30963 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 9:50 PM
To: ENQUIRIES <[MFAT request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Decisions and correspondence relating to New Zealand's decision not to submit to recent ICJ public hearings relating to Israel's obligations

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Please provide all decisions and correspondence relating to the decision for NZ not to present a submission to the International Criminal Court public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the "Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied Palestinian Territory", which concluded on 2 May 2025.

Yours faithfully,
Paul Harrington

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Kia ora,

 

Please see the attached response to your OIA request.

 

Kind regards

 

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New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere
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-----Original Message-----

From: Paul Harrington <[7][FOI #30963 email]>

Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2025 9:50 PM

To: ENQUIRIES <[8][MFAT request email]>

Subject: Official Information request - Decisions and correspondence
relating to New Zealand's decision not to submit to recent ICJ public
hearings relating to Israel's obligations

 

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Please provide all decisions
and correspondence relating to the decision for NZ not to present a
submission to the International Criminal Court public hearings on the
request for an advisory opinion on the "Obligations of Israel in relation
to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations, Other International
Organizations and Third States in and in relation to the Occupied
Palestinian Territory", which concluded on 2 May 2025.

 

Yours faithfully,

Paul Harrington

 

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requests to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade? If so, please contact
us using this form:

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ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

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