Request for Information in Proposed Regulations of Meth Contamination
NZ Association for Contaminant Free Properties made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
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From: NZ Association for Contaminant Free Properties
Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment and Standards New Zealand
Subject: Official Information Act Request – Standards New Zealand correspondence on NZS 8510:2017
Tēnā koe,
I am making a request for information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Please provide:
1. Copies of all correspondence between Standards New Zealand and HUD relating to any proposals, discussions, or considerations about reviewing or amending NZS 8510:2017 (Testing and decontamination of methamphetamine-contaminated properties), including but not limited to changes to the contamination threshold levels.
2. Copies of any internal correspondence within Standards New Zealand (including but not limited to emails, memos, or meeting notes) relating to NZS 8510:2017.
3. Copies of any correspondence between Standards New Zealand and external parties (such as government agencies, industry groups, or members of the public) about NZS 8510:2017.
4. Copies of all correspondence between HUD and Standards New Zealand relating to any proposals, discussions, or considerations about reviewing or amending any NZ Standard.
For clarity, I am seeking information from 1 January 2018 to the present day.
If parts of the information requested are withheld under the Act, please release any material that can be made available with appropriate redactions.
I am happy to receive the information electronically.
Ngā mihi,
Mike Holt
NZ Association for Contaminant Free Properties
From: NoReplyMinisterialServices
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
Kia ora Mike Holt,
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 2/10/2025 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
I am making a request for information under the Official Information Act
1982.
Please provide:
1. Copies of all correspondence between Standards New Zealand and HUD
relating to any proposals, discussions, or considerations about reviewing
or amending NZS 8510:2017 (Testing and decontamination of
methamphetamine-contaminated properties), including but not limited to
changes to the contamination threshold levels.
2. Copies of any internal correspondence within Standards New Zealand
(including but not limited to emails, memos, or meeting notes) relating to
NZS 8510:2017.
3. Copies of any correspondence between Standards New Zealand and
external parties (such as government agencies, industry groups, or members
of the public) about NZS 8510:2017.
4. Copies of all correspondence between HUD and Standards New Zealand
relating to any proposals, discussions, or considerations about reviewing
or amending any NZ Standard.
For clarity, I am seeking information from 1 January 2018 to the present
day.
If parts of the information requested are withheld under the Act, please
release any material that can be made available with appropriate
redactions.
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 31/10/2025, 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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