Kia ora AP,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 26/08/2025 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
 
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

Your website has documents about policy decisions relating to gene
technology regulation, but I cannot see any documentation relating to the
Gene Technology Bill. Is this on your website?

If not, I would like to request under the Official Information Act any
advice provided to the Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology
about the Gene Technology Bill following Cabinet decisions on 12 August
2024. This includes any papers that were taken to Cabinet relating to the
Gene Technology Bill.
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 23/09/2025, 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. If you have any enquiries
regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
[1][MBIE request email].
 
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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Kia ora AP
 

Please see attached our Rescoping Request Letter for DOIA-REQ-0020014-AP.

 

Kindly respond by 12 September 2025 either by replying to this email
(click “Reply All”) or by emailing [1][email address]
directly.

Ngā mihi nui,

Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
 

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Kia ora AP

 

Thank you for your clarification of your request.

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, I
acknowledge receipt of your email dated 4 September 2025 at 9:36pm, in
which you requested the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982:

“I am particularly interested in any material taken to Cabinet following
the decisions on 12 August 2024. For example, did Cabinet change any of
these decisions? Did Cabinet authorise the introduction of the Gene
Technology Bill?”

We will endeavour to respond to your clarified request as soon as
reasonably practicable, and no later than 5 October 2025, being 20 working
days after the day your clarified request was received, in accordance with
section 15(1AA) of the Act.

If we are unable to meet this timeframe, we will notify you of an
extension.

 Nāku noa, nā
 Ministerial Services

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: AP <[FOI #32130 email]>; 
Received: Thu Sep 04 2025 21:36:08 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: Ministerials MBIE <[email address]>; 
Subject: Re: Acknowledgement of your Official Information Request
(Ref: REQ-0020014) CRM:0257083

Dear NoReplyMinisterialServices,

Thank you for your letter. I am particularly interested in any material
taken to Cabinet following the decisions on 12 August 2024. For example,
did Cabinet change any of these decisions? Did Cabinet authorise the
introduction of the Gene Technology Bill?

Yours sincerely,

AP

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

Kia ora AP,
  
 On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
 acknowledge your email of 26/08/2025 requesting, under the Official
 Information Act 1982, the following:
  
 Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

 Your website has documents about policy decisions relating to gene
 technology regulation, but I cannot see any documentation relating to the
 Gene Technology Bill. Is this on your website?

 If not, I would like to request under the Official Information Act any
 advice provided to the Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology
 about the Gene Technology Bill following Cabinet decisions on 12 August
 2024. This includes any papers that were taken to Cabinet relating to the
 Gene Technology Bill.
  
 We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
 later than 23/09/2025, 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. If you have any enquiries
 regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
 [1][MBIE request email].
  
 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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Kia ora AP

 

Please note that the correct response due date to you is 2 October 2025,
not 5 October 2025 as previously stated below. I apologise for any
confusion this may have caused.

 

 Nāku noa, nā
 Ministerial Services

 
 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: Ministerials MBIE <[email address]>; 
Received: Mon Sep 08 2025 09:39:45 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: Ministerials MBIE <[email address]>; LSE Ministerial
Servicing <[email address]>; AP
<[FOI #32130 email]>; 
Subject: Re: Acknowledgement of your Official Information Request
(Ref: REQ-0020014) CRM:0257083

 

Kia ora AP

 

Thank you for your clarification of your request.

On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, I
acknowledge receipt of your email dated 4 September 2025 at 9:36pm, in
which you requested the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982:

“I am particularly interested in any material taken to Cabinet following
the decisions on 12 August 2024. For example, did Cabinet change any of
these decisions? Did Cabinet authorise the introduction of the Gene
Technology Bill?”

We will endeavour to respond to your clarified request as soon as
reasonably practicable, and no later than 5 October 2025, being 20 working
days after the day your clarified request was received, in accordance with
section 15(1AA) of the Act.

If we are unable to meet this timeframe, we will notify you of an
extension.

 Nāku noa, nā
 Ministerial Services

 

------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: AP <[FOI #32130 email]>; 
Received: Thu Sep 04 2025 21:36:08 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
To: Ministerials MBIE <[email address]>; 
Subject: Re: Acknowledgement of your Official Information Request
(Ref: REQ-0020014) CRM:0257083

Dear NoReplyMinisterialServices,

Thank you for your letter. I am particularly interested in any material
taken to Cabinet following the decisions on 12 August 2024. For example,
did Cabinet change any of these decisions? Did Cabinet authorise the
introduction of the Gene Technology Bill?

Yours sincerely,

AP

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

Kia ora AP,
  
 On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
 acknowledge your email of 26/08/2025 requesting, under the Official
 Information Act 1982, the following:
  
 Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,

 Your website has documents about policy decisions relating to gene
 technology regulation, but I cannot see any documentation relating to the
 Gene Technology Bill. Is this on your website?

 If not, I would like to request under the Official Information Act any
 advice provided to the Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology
 about the Gene Technology Bill following Cabinet decisions on 12 August
 2024. This includes any papers that were taken to Cabinet relating to the
 Gene Technology Bill.
  
 We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
 later than 23/09/2025, 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. If you have any enquiries
 regarding your request feel free to contact us via email to
 [1][MBIE request email].
  
 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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Kia ora AP
 
Please see attached our response to your request for information under the
Official Information Act 1982.

Ngā mihi nui,

Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140
 

Kia ora AP
 
Please see attached our response to your request for information under the
Official Information Act 1982.

Ngā mihi nui,

Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140