Tēnā koe Jacinta,

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).

We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982. 

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to. 

The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you
can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place
at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name and any
other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a) (protect
the privacy of natural persons). 

You can expect a response by 15 October 2025.

Ngā mihi nui,

 

Ministerial Services

   

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture [1]justice.govt.nz

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jacinta McGregor <[FOI #32334 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 11:10 PM
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Statistics on sex offender
sentencing and reoffending (ref: 126082)

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

I request from you the statistics on sex offenders* and sentencing in New
Zealand.

 

Please provide the following information for 2019-2024 (5 year period) for
the below points 1-3. Please provide full statistics for points 4-8

 

1. Number of people found guilty of sex offending

 

2. Number and Percentage of people who pled guilty to sex offending and
were granted bail while awaiting sentencing, with access to public spaces
during bail

 

3. Breakdown of sentencing outcome of people guilty of sex offending e.g.
served a prison sentence less than 5 years, more than 5 years, home
detention vs community detention and other sentences

 

4. Number and Percentage of people guilty of sex offending who were
discharged without conviction

 

5. Number and percentage of all guilty sex offenders who were awarded
permanent name suppression

 

6. Number and percentage of guilty sex offenders who did not need to
appear on the sex offenders register for any reason

 

7. Percentage of sex offender reoffending rates within 5 years, 10 years
and 15+ years

 

8. Number of registered sex offenders currently living in the below areas;

- Rodney District

- Whangaparāoa

- Auckland region

- Wellington region

- North Island

- South Island

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Jacinta McGregor

 

*sex offender has been used as a term to describe any sexual offence under
New Zealand law

 

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Tēnā koe Jacinta,

 

Thank you for your email of 17 September 2025 to the Ministry of Justice
(the Ministry), requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act), data on sex offenders and sentencing in New Zealand. Specifically,
you requested:

 

Please provide the following information for 2019-2024 (5 year period) for
the below points 1-3. Please provide full statistics for points 4-8

1. Number of people found guilty of sex offending

2. Number and Percentage of people who pled guilty to sex offending and
were granted bail while awaiting sentencing, with access to public spaces
during bail

3. Breakdown of sentencing outcome of people guilty of sex offending e.g.
served a prison sentence less than 5 years, more than 5 years, home
detention vs community detention and other sentences

4. Number and Percentage of people guilty of sex offending who were
discharged without conviction

5. Number and percentage of all guilty sex offenders who were awarded
permanent name suppression

6. Number and percentage of guilty sex offenders who did not need to
appear on the sex offenders register for any reason

7. Percentage of sex offender reoffending rates within 5 years, 10 years
and 15+ years

8. Number of registered sex offenders currently living in the below areas;

·       Rodney District

·       Whangaparāoa

·       Auckland region

·       Wellington region

·       North Island

·       South Island

 

*sex offender has been used as a term to describe any sexual offence under
New Zealand law

 

In line with section 15(1AA) of the Act, the Ministry is seeking to
clarify your request.

 

Please can you confirm:

 1. For question 1, whether you are seeking data on sex offenders who are
found guilty at trial (i.e., convicted), or for those with a proved
outcome more broadly? A proved outcome means the person is found to
be, or pleads guilty, and it can include convictions, Youth Court
proved (s283 order), discharge without conviction, adult
diversion/Youth Court discharge, and proven but not criminally
responsible (on account of insanity).
 2. For question 2, the Ministry is able to provide data on the number and
percentage of people who pled guilty and were granted bail. However,
we are unable to provide data on what stage of the proceedings an
individual was granted bail or the bail conditions. Please confirm if
you would like to proceed with what the Ministry is able to provide
for question 2.
 3. For questions 4-6, please confirm what timeframe you mean by “full
statistics”.

 

The Ministry is able to respond to question 3 as it stands.

 

If you could please respond to us by close of business (5PM) on 26
September 2025, we will be able to better assess your request and action
it accordingly.

 

Please note that under section 15(1AA) of the Act, on receipt of your
rescoped request, it becomes a new request for the purposes of the Act and
resets the timeline.

 

Please also note that question 7 has been transferred to the Department of
Corrections and question 8 has been transferred to the New Zealand Police.
Please refer to the attached letter.

 

Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to seek a review of the
Ministry’s handling of your request from the Ombudsman.  The Ombudsman can
be contacted at: [1]Contact the Ombudsman | Ombudsman New Zealand.

 

We look forward to hearing from you as soon as you are able.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

  Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)

[2][email address]

[3][email address]

[4][Ministry of Justice request email]

[5]justice.govt.nz

 

 

From: [6][Ministry of Justice request email] <[7][Ministry of Justice request email]>
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2025 10:15 AM
To: Jacinta McGregor <[8][FOI #32334 email]>
Subject: RE: Official Information request - Statistics on sex offender
sentencing and reoffending (ref: 126082)

 

Tēnā koe Jacinta,

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).

We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982.

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.

The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you
can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place
at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name and any
other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a) (protect
the privacy of natural persons).

You can expect a response by 15 October 2025.

Ngā mihi nui,

 

Ministerial Services

   

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture [9]justice.govt.nz

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jacinta McGregor
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 11:10 PM
To: [10][Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Statistics on sex offender
sentencing and reoffending (ref: 126082)

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

I request from you the statistics on sex offenders* and sentencing in New
Zealand.

 

Please provide the following information for 2019-2024 (5 year period) for
the below points 1-3. Please provide full statistics for points 4-8

 

1. Number of people found guilty of sex offending

 

2. Number and Percentage of people who pled guilty to sex offending and
were granted bail while awaiting sentencing, with access to public spaces
during bail

 

3. Breakdown of sentencing outcome of people guilty of sex offending e.g.
served a prison sentence less than 5 years, more than 5 years, home
detention vs community detention and other sentences

 

4. Number and Percentage of people guilty of sex offending who were
discharged without conviction

 

5. Number and percentage of all guilty sex offenders who were awarded
permanent name suppression

 

6. Number and percentage of guilty sex offenders who did not need to
appear on the sex offenders register for any reason

 

7. Percentage of sex offender reoffending rates within 5 years, 10 years
and 15+ years

 

8. Number of registered sex offenders currently living in the below areas;

- Rodney District

- Whangaparāoa

- Auckland region

- Wellington region

- North Island

- South Island

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Jacinta McGregor

 

*sex offender has been used as a term to describe any sexual offence under
New Zealand law

 

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Kia ora Jacinta

 

I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request,
following transfer of Q8 from Ministry of Justice.

Your reference number is IR-01-25-35215.

You can expect a response to your request on or before 22 October 2025
unless an extension is needed.

 

Ngā mihi, Michelle
Advisor - Police National Headquarters

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jacinta McGregor <[1][FOI #32334 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 11:10 PM
To: [2][Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Statistics on sex offender
sentencing and reoffending

 

Dear Ministry of Justice,

 

I request from you the statistics on sex offenders* and sentencing in New
Zealand.

 

Please provide the following information for 2019-2024 (5 year period) for
the below points 1-3. Please provide full statistics for points 4-8

 

1. Number of people found guilty of sex offending

 

2. Number and Percentage of people who pled guilty to sex offending and
were granted bail while awaiting sentencing, with access to public spaces
during bail

 

3. Breakdown of sentencing outcome of people guilty of sex offending e.g.
served a prison sentence less than 5 years, more than 5 years, home
detention vs community detention and other sentences

 

4. Number and Percentage of people guilty of sex offending who were
discharged without conviction

 

5. Number and percentage of all guilty sex offenders who were awarded
permanent name suppression

 

6. Number and percentage of guilty sex offenders who did not need to
appear on the sex offenders register for any reason

 

7. Percentage of sex offender reoffending rates within 5 years, 10 years
and 15+ years

 

8. Number of registered sex offenders currently living in the below areas;

- Rodney District

- Whangaparāoa

- Auckland region

- Wellington region

- North Island

- South Island

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Jacinta McGregor

 

*sex offender has been used as a term to describe any sexual offence under
New Zealand law

 

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Kia ora Jacinta,

Thank you for your information request dated 17 September 2025.

The Ministry of Justice has transferred the following request to the Department of Corrections under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).

7. Percentage of sex offender reoffending rates within 5 years, 10 years and 15+ years

Corrections publishes reoffending (Recidivism) rates in our Annual Reports, which are available on our website here - https://www.corrections.govt.nz/resource...

You can locate the offence recidivism rate for offences on page 198 of our 2023/2024 Annual Report. All previous Annual reports also contain these recidivism indexes.

As the information you have requested is publicly available, your request is refused in accordance with section 18(d) of the OIA.

I hope this information is helpful. I encourage you to raise any concerns about this response with Corrections. Alternatively, you are advised of your right to raise any concerns with the Office of the Ombudsman. Contact details are: Office of the Ombudsman, PO Box 10152, Wellington 6143.

Ngā mihi | Kind regards,
David

Ministerial Services
Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa
a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011

-----Original Message-----
From: Jacinta McGregor <[FOI #32334 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 17 September 2025 11:10 PM
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Official Information request - Statistics on sex offender sentencing and reoffending

Dear Ministry of Justice,

I request from you the statistics on sex offenders* and sentencing in New Zealand.

Please provide the following information for 2019-2024 (5 year period) for the below points 1-3. Please provide full statistics for points 4-8

1. Number of people found guilty of sex offending

2. Number and Percentage of people who pled guilty to sex offending and were granted bail while awaiting sentencing, with access to public spaces during bail

3. Breakdown of sentencing outcome of people guilty of sex offending e.g. served a prison sentence less than 5 years, more than 5 years, home detention vs community detention and other sentences

4. Number and Percentage of people guilty of sex offending who were discharged without conviction

5. Number and percentage of all guilty sex offenders who were awarded permanent name suppression

6. Number and percentage of guilty sex offenders who did not need to appear on the sex offenders register for any reason

7. Percentage of sex offender reoffending rates within 5 years, 10 years and 15+ years

8. Number of registered sex offenders currently living in the below areas;
- Rodney District
- Whangaparāoa
- Auckland region
- Wellington region
- North Island
- South Island

Yours faithfully,

Jacinta McGregor

*sex offender has been used as a term to describe any sexual offence under New Zealand law

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Tēnā koe Jacinta,

 

Thank you for your email of 24 September 2025 to the Ministry of Justice,
clarifying your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request.

 

As advised, your clarified request has become a new request for the
purposes of the Act and has reset the timeline.

 

You can now expect a response by 22 October 2025.

 

Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to seek a review of the
Ministry’s handling of your request from the Ombudsman.  The Ombudsman can
be contacted at: [1]Contact the Ombudsman | Ombudsman New Zealand.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

  Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Te Tāhū o te Ture
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)

[2][email address]

[3][email address]

[4][Ministry of Justice request email]

[5]justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jacinta McGregor <[FOI #32334 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 4:25 PM
To: [Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Re: Regarding your request for information and partial transfer
(Our ref: 126082)

 

Dear [6][Ministry of Justice request email],

 

Thank you for your reply. Please see below for further information as
requested.

 

1. For question 1 -  proved outcome please

 

2. For question 2 -  yes, please proceed with what the Ministry is able to
provide for question 2.

 

3. For questions 4-6, please provide a 15 year timeframe (2009-2024)

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Jacinta McGregor

 

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

 

Tēnā koe Jacinta,

 

 

 

Thank you for your email of 17 September 2025 to the Ministry of Justice 
(the Ministry), requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the 
Act), data on sex offenders and sentencing in New Zealand. Specifically, 
you requested:

 

 

 

Please provide the following information for 2019-2024 (5 year period)
for  the below points 1-3. Please provide full statistics for points 4-8

 

1. Number of people found guilty of sex offending

 

2. Number and Percentage of people who pled guilty to sex offending and 
were granted bail while awaiting sentencing, with access to public spaces 
during bail

 

3. Breakdown of sentencing outcome of people guilty of sex offending e.g.

served a prison sentence less than 5 years, more than 5 years, home 
detention vs community detention and other sentences

 

4. Number and Percentage of people guilty of sex offending who were 
discharged without conviction

 

5. Number and percentage of all guilty sex offenders who were awarded 
permanent name suppression

 

6. Number and percentage of guilty sex offenders who did not need to 
appear on the sex offenders register for any reason

 

7. Percentage of sex offender reoffending rates within 5 years, 10 years 
and 15+ years

 

8. Number of registered sex offenders currently living in the below areas;

 

·       Rodney District

 

·       Whangaparāoa

 

·       Auckland region

 

·       Wellington region

 

·       North Island

 

·       South Island

 

 

 

*sex offender has been used as a term to describe any sexual offence
under  New Zealand law

 

 

 

In line with section 15(1AA) of the Act, the Ministry is seeking to 
clarify your request.

 

 

 

Please can you confirm:

 

  1. For question 1, whether you are seeking data on sex offenders who
are  found guilty at trial (i.e., convicted), or for those with a proved 
outcome more broadly? A proved outcome means the person is found to  be,
or pleads guilty, and it can include convictions, Youth Court  proved
(s283 order), discharge without conviction, adult  diversion/Youth Court
discharge, and proven but not criminally  responsible (on account of
insanity).

  2. For question 2, the Ministry is able to provide data on the number
and  percentage of people who pled guilty and were granted bail. However, 
we are unable to provide data on what stage of the proceedings an 
individual was granted bail or the bail conditions. Please confirm if  you
would like to proceed with what the Ministry is able to provide  for
question 2.

  3. For questions 4-6, please confirm what timeframe you mean by “full 
statistics”.

 

 

 

The Ministry is able to respond to question 3 as it stands.

 

 

 

If you could please respond to us by close of business (5PM) on 26 
September 2025, we will be able to better assess your request and action 
it accordingly.

 

 

 

Please note that under section 15(1AA) of the Act, on receipt of your 
rescoped request, it becomes a new request for the purposes of the Act
and  resets the timeline.

 

 

 

Please also note that question 7 has been transferred to the Department
of  Corrections and question 8 has been transferred to the New Zealand
Police.

Please refer to the attached letter.

 

 

 

Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to seek a review of the 
Ministry’s handling of your request from the Ombudsman.  The Ombudsman
can  be contacted at: [1]Contact the Ombudsman | Ombudsman New Zealand.

 

 

 

We look forward to hearing from you as soon as you are able.

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

 

   Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

 

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture

Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)

 

[2][email address]

 

[3][email address]

 

[4][Ministry of Justice request email]

 

[5]justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

From: [6][Ministry of Justice request email] <[7][Ministry of Justice
request email]>

Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2025 10:15 AM

To: Jacinta McGregor <[8][FOI #32334 email]>

Subject: RE: Official Information request - Statistics on sex offender 
sentencing and reoffending (ref: 126082)

 

 

 

Tēnā koe Jacinta,

 

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).

 

We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act 
1982.

 

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.

 

The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you 
can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place 
at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name and any 
other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a)
(protect  the privacy of natural persons).

 

You can expect a response by 15 October 2025.

 

Ngā mihi nui,

 

 

 

Ministerial Services

 

   

 

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

 

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture [9]justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

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[8]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

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Tēnā koe Jacinta

 

Please find attached the response relating to your Official Information
Act request, received by Police on 24 September 2025.

 

Ngā mihi

Lisa

Ministerial Services

Police National Headquarters

 

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Tēnā koe Jacinta,

 

Please find attached the Ministry’s response to your request for
information.

 

The Ministry apologises for the short delay in sending this to you.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

  Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Te Tāhū o te Ture
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)

[1][email address]

[2][email address]

[3][Ministry of Justice request email]

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From: [Ministry of Justice request email] <[Ministry of Justice request email]>
Sent: Monday, 29 September 2025 1:32 pm
To: Jacinta McGregor <[FOI #32334 email]>
Subject: Regarding your request for information and partial transfer (Our
ref: 126082)

 

Tēnā koe Jacinta,

 

Thank you for your email of 24 September 2025 to the Ministry of Justice,
clarifying your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request.

 

As advised, your clarified request has become a new request for the
purposes of the Act and has reset the timeline.

 

You can now expect a response by 22 October 2025.

 

Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to seek a review of the
Ministry’s handling of your request from the Ombudsman.  The Ombudsman can
be contacted at: [5]Contact the Ombudsman | Ombudsman New Zealand.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

  Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

Ministry of Justice | Te Tāhū o te Ture
Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)

[6][email address]

[7][email address]

[8][Ministry of Justice request email]

[9]justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jacinta McGregor
<[10][FOI #32334 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 4:25 PM
To: [11][Ministry of Justice request email]
Subject: Re: Regarding your request for information and partial transfer
(Our ref: 126082)

 

Dear [12][Ministry of Justice request email],

 

Thank you for your reply. Please see below for further information as
requested.

 

1. For question 1 -  proved outcome please

 

2. For question 2 -  yes, please proceed with what the Ministry is able to
provide for question 2.

 

3. For questions 4-6, please provide a 15 year timeframe (2009-2024)

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Jacinta McGregor

 

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Tēnā koe Jacinta,

 

 

 

Thank you for your email of 17 September 2025 to the Ministry of Justice 
(the Ministry), requesting under the Official Information Act 1982 (the 
Act), data on sex offenders and sentencing in New Zealand. Specifically, 
you requested:

 

 

 

Please provide the following information for 2019-2024 (5 year period)
for  the below points 1-3. Please provide full statistics for points 4-8

 

1. Number of people found guilty of sex offending

 

2. Number and Percentage of people who pled guilty to sex offending and 
were granted bail while awaiting sentencing, with access to public spaces 
during bail

 

3. Breakdown of sentencing outcome of people guilty of sex offending e.g.

served a prison sentence less than 5 years, more than 5 years, home 
detention vs community detention and other sentences

 

4. Number and Percentage of people guilty of sex offending who were 
discharged without conviction

 

5. Number and percentage of all guilty sex offenders who were awarded 
permanent name suppression

 

6. Number and percentage of guilty sex offenders who did not need to 
appear on the sex offenders register for any reason

 

7. Percentage of sex offender reoffending rates within 5 years, 10 years 
and 15+ years

 

8. Number of registered sex offenders currently living in the below areas;

 

·       Rodney District

 

·       Whangaparāoa

 

·       Auckland region

 

·       Wellington region

 

·       North Island

 

·       South Island

 

 

 

*sex offender has been used as a term to describe any sexual offence
under  New Zealand law

 

 

 

In line with section 15(1AA) of the Act, the Ministry is seeking to 
clarify your request.

 

 

 

Please can you confirm:

 

  1. For question 1, whether you are seeking data on sex offenders who
are  found guilty at trial (i.e., convicted), or for those with a proved 
outcome more broadly? A proved outcome means the person is found to  be,
or pleads guilty, and it can include convictions, Youth Court  proved
(s283 order), discharge without conviction, adult  diversion/Youth Court
discharge, and proven but not criminally  responsible (on account of
insanity).

  2. For question 2, the Ministry is able to provide data on the number
and  percentage of people who pled guilty and were granted bail. However, 
we are unable to provide data on what stage of the proceedings an 
individual was granted bail or the bail conditions. Please confirm if  you
would like to proceed with what the Ministry is able to provide  for
question 2.

  3. For questions 4-6, please confirm what timeframe you mean by “full 
statistics”.

 

 

 

The Ministry is able to respond to question 3 as it stands.

 

 

 

If you could please respond to us by close of business (5PM) on 26 
September 2025, we will be able to better assess your request and action 
it accordingly.

 

 

 

Please note that under section 15(1AA) of the Act, on receipt of your 
rescoped request, it becomes a new request for the purposes of the Act
and  resets the timeline.

 

 

 

Please also note that question 7 has been transferred to the Department
of  Corrections and question 8 has been transferred to the New Zealand
Police.

Please refer to the attached letter.

 

 

 

Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to seek a review of the 
Ministry’s handling of your request from the Ombudsman.  The Ombudsman
can  be contacted at: [1]Contact the Ombudsman | Ombudsman New Zealand.

 

 

 

We look forward to hearing from you as soon as you are able.

 

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

 

 

   Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

 

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture

Justice Centre | 19 Aitken Street, Wellington (6011)

 

[2][email address]

 

[3][email address]

 

[4][Ministry of Justice request email]

 

[5]justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

From: [6][Ministry of Justice request email] <[7][Ministry of Justice
request email]>

Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2025 10:15 AM

To: Jacinta McGregor <[8][FOI #32334 email]>

Subject: RE: Official Information request - Statistics on sex offender 
sentencing and reoffending (ref: 126082)

 

 

 

Tēnā koe Jacinta,

 

Thank you for emailing the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).

 

We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act 
1982.

 

This has been forwarded onto the relevant business unit to respond to.

 

The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website, you 
can expect that if your OIA is to be published that this will take place 
at least 10 working days after it has been sent you. Your name and any 
other personal information will be withheld under Section 9(2)(a)
(protect  the privacy of natural persons).

 

You can expect a response by 15 October 2025.

 

Ngā mihi nui,

 

 

 

Ministerial Services

 

   

 

Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services

 

Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture [9]justice.govt.nz

 

 

 

 

 

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