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How often is new identity information created for security or law-enforcement purposes?

Alex Harris made this Official Information request to Department of Internal Affairs

The request was refused by Department of Internal Affairs.

From: Alex Harris

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

Section 65 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995 allows the Minister of Internal Affairs to direct the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages to create new identity information for law enforcement or security purposes. I would like to request the following information under the OIA:

* How many times in the last five years has the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages been directed to create new identity information under section 65(2)(a) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995?
* How many times in the last five years has the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages been directed to create new identity information under section 65(2)(b) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Act 1995?

I understand that sections 6(a) and 6(c) OIA may be engaged by this request, but please note that I am requesting only statistical information rather than specifics. I am not seeking to know the identities concerned, or even when they were created, but rather get a broad sense of how often this clause of the Act is used.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about
this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the
fyi.org.nz website.

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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From: Graham Stronach
Department of Internal Affairs

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Dear Alex Harris

 

 

Please find attached a response to your Official Information Act request.

 

 

Your Sincerely

 

 

Graham Stronach

Business Advisor

Births, Deaths, Marriages, Citizenship, Authentications and Translations

 

 

 

 

Sent: Thursday, 15 October 2015 2:10 p.m.

To: OIAFrom: Alex Harris
[mailto:[OIA #3248 email]]

 

Subject: Official Information Act request - How often is new identity
information created for security or law-enforcement purposes?

 

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

 

Section 65 of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships
Registration Act 1995 allows the Minister of Internal Affairs to direct
the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages to create new
identity information for law enforcement or security purposes. I would
like to request the following information under the OIA:

 

* How many times in the last five years has the Registrar-General of
Births, Deaths and Marriages been directed to create new identity
information under section 65(2)(a) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and
Relationships Registration Act 1995?

* How many times in the last five years has the Registrar-General of
Births, Deaths and Marriages been directed to create new identity
information under section 65(2)(b) of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and
Relationships Registration Act 1995?

 

I understand that sections 6(a) and 6(c) OIA may be engaged by this
request, but please note that I am requesting only statistical information
rather than specifics. I am not seeking to know the identities concerned,
or even when they were created, but rather get a broad sense of how often
this clause of the Act is used.

 

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this
request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

 

With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Alex Harris

 

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