information relating to previous request - Regulatory Standards Bill
Aaron W made this Official Information request to David Seymour
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From: Aaron W
Kia ora Minister Seymour,
please provide all information pertaining to the response to this request: https://fyi.org.nz/request/31208-all-inf...
This request is intended to cover all commissioning, discussion about response etc. This would also include information which is known to an agency but has not yet been written down (so discussions between office staff). Please provide a record of all discussions relating to this request.
I am interested in why this took 20 days to respond to and to decide that this information didn't exist.
I am also interested in confirmation that as Minister, you hold no information confirming public support for the Regulatory Standards Bill? That seems surprising given the large amount of media on this support which presumably has brought with it correspondence to your Office. It also seems crazy to say that there is a mandate for this Bill when you don't have any evidence to support this.
Can I also please request all talking points, preparatory material, media briefings to support your appearance with RNZ: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/5629...
Yours faithfully,
Aaron W
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David Seymour
Dear Aaron
Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:
“please provide all information pertaining to the response to this
request:
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This request is intended to cover all commissioning, discussion about
response etc. This would also include information which is known to an
agency but has not yet been written down (so discussions between office
staff). Please provide a record of all discussions relating to this
request.”
We received your request on Tuesday 8 July 2025. We will endeavour to
respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than
Tuesday 5 August 2025, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe.
Kind regards
Office of Hon David Seymour
Deputy Prime Minister
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From: Aaron W
Dear David Seymour (MIN),
This request is now overdue. Please address urgently.
Yours sincerely,
Aaron W
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David Seymour
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From: David Seymour (MIN)
David Seymour
Dear Aaron
We refer to your information request of 8 July 2025.
The Office has decided to extend the period of time available to respond
to your request under section 15A of the Official Information Act 1982
(the Act) as the consultations necessary to make a decision on the request
are such that a proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made
within the original time limit.
You can now expect a response to your request on, or before 19 August
2025. This date is a further 10 working days.
You have the right, under section 28 of the Act, to ask the Ombudsman to
review the Office’s decision to extend the time available to respond to
your request.
Kind regards
Office of Hon David Seymour
Deputy Prime Minister
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From: Aaron W
Dear David Seymour (MIN),
You cannot extend a request once a request is late, as this request is.
Can you please identify who consultations are with? The Ombudsman has consistently noted that internal consultations are not considered legitimate for the purposes of consultation.
Finally, you refused the request as the information does not exist - how is it possible that you need additional time?
Yours sincerely,
Aaron W
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David Seymour
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From: Aaron W
Dear David Seymour,
Can you please address my question relating to the justification for the extension?
As noted, this extension was made after the response was overdue, meaning that your office is non-compliant with the legislation. This is disappointing from a Minister who advocates for the rule of law but appears not to follow it himself.
Yours faithfully,
Aaron W
From: David Seymour (MIN)
David Seymour
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From: Aaron W
Dear David Seymour,
This request is now past the unlawfully extended deadline.
Can you please provide a response to this request as soon as practicable? You also have not addressed the additional questions I have raised.
The Ombudsman notes that the requester tries to seek a resolution with the entity before engaging his Office, so please advise whether you intend to comply with the legislation and if so, when.
Yours faithfully,
Aaron W
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David Seymour
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considers all correspondence to be important, and all messages are read
and considered, it’s not always possible to provide a personal response.
• Correspondence about David’s ministerial portfolios will be considered
and responded to as appropriate
• If you are sending an invitation, please contact
[email address] who manages the Minister’s calendar
• If you live in the Epsom electorate, please contact
[email address]
• If you have a question about ACT Party policy, please contact
[email address]
• If you have copied your email to a Minister or MP with responsibility
for the issue you have raised, your message will be noted
• If you have made a request for official information, it will be managed
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