Modernising Fish & Game Programme
David Haynes made this Official Information request to James Meager
The request was refused by James Meager.
      From: David Haynes
      
    
    Dear James Meager,
In respect of the planned Fish & Game (F&G) reforms, please can you respond to the following:
1. Confirm whether drafting instructions, terms of reference, or equivalent, have been produced for the Parliamentary Counsel Office to enable them to commence drafting new legislation;
2. If they have, to please provide a copy to myself.
3. Which persons and organisations have been selected to assist PCO in the legislative drafting for these F&G reforms.
Yours faithfully,
David Haynes
        From: James Meager (MIN)
        James Meager
      
    
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        From: James Meager (MIN)
        James Meager
      
    
    Kia ora 
 
Thank you for your request for official information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to the Office of Hon James Meager. You requested:
In respect of the planned Fish & Game (F&G) reforms, please can you respond to the following:
1. Confirm whether drafting instructions, terms of reference, or equivalent, have been produced for the Parliamentary Counsel Office to enable them to commence drafting new legislation;
2. If they have, to please provide a copy to myself.
3. Which persons and organisations have been selected to assist PCO in the legislative drafting for these F&G reforms.
The reference number for your request is: JMOIA_45
As required under the Official Information Act 1982, the Office will endeavour to respond to your request no later than 20 working days after the day your request was received. You can expect a response by 9/7/2025.
 
Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at: [email address] or by calling 0800 802 602. 
Ngâ mihi,
Office of Hon James Meager
Minister for the South Island
Minister for Hunting and Fishing
Minister for Youth
Associate Minister of Transport
Phone: 04 817 6830 
Email: [James Meager request email] Website: www.Beehive.govt.nz 
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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        From: James Meager (MIN)
        James Meager
      
    
    Dear David,
 
Please find attached a response to your request for official information
 from the Minister for Hunting and Fishing, Hon James Meager.
 
Regards,
Office of Hon James Meager
Minister for the South Island
Minister for Hunting and Fishing
Minister for Youth
Associate Minister of Transport
 
 Phone: 04 817 6830
Email: [1][James Meager request email] Website: [2]www.Beehive.govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand
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 confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
 transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
 replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
 intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
 prohibited and may be unlawful.
Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
 portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
 constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
 date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
 meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
 Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
 be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
 with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
 released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
 private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
 provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
 considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
 copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
 be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
 your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
 release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
 sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
 [3]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas....
 
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