Tēnā koe Athina,

 

Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs
(included with this email)

 

As the information you have requested is more closely related to the
functions of the Ministry of Health and Health New Zealand than those of
the Department of Internal Affairs, I am transferring your request to
those agencies for response, in accordance with section 14(b) of the
Official Information Act 1982.

I note, I am advised that The Ministry of Health was the original system
owner and accountable agency for the NZ COVID Tracer app and the
associated digital contact-tracing infrastructure. Some files and resource
from the Ministry of Health were however transferred to Health New Zealand
in past years.  Consultation with the Ministry of Health and Health New
Zealand on transfer has not sufficiently resolved which agency is
currently best placed to respond to you. I am therefore transferring your
request to both agencies, on the basis that one of these two agencies will
be in a position to respond to you, and the other will refer you to their
response.

 

You can expect to hear from the receiving agency shortly in regard to your
request.  If you would like to contact them directly, you are able to
email them at:

o Ministry of Health: [1][email address]
o Health New Zealand: [2][email address]

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision to transfer.  Information about how to make a complaint is
available at [3]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or Freephone 0800 802 602.  

 

Nāku, nā

 

Michelle Reed [4](she/her)  

Principal Advisor Official Correspondence | Privacy and Official
Correspondence team

Legal Services | Ngā Ratonga Ture

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Tçnâ koe,

 

Thank you for your email. 

 

Under the Official Information Act (OIA), agencies are required to respond
to requests for official information as soon as reasonably practicable and
no later than 20 working days after receiving them.

If your request is for data that Health NZ holds, have you checked
[1]Lighthouse first to see if the data you are seeking is already
published?

 

Lighthouse is a searchable catalogue that makes a range of data and
analytics products available to New Zealanders to enable easier, faster
access to insights about health services.

 

You can find further information about how OIA timeframes are calculated,
including the Ombudsman’s OIA calculator, at the link below:
[2]Official information calculators | Ombudsman New Zealand

 

We will provide a response to your request in line with the statutory
timeframes set out in the OIA.

We appreciate your understanding and patience during this time.

 

Ngâ mihi,
Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora

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