Consultancy firm TBL re: OIA Reform
Miss M Quicken made this Official Information request to Ministry of Justice
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From: Miss M Quicken
Dear Ministry of Justice,
Please provide the contract and documented procurement criteria on how TBL was chosen as external supplier to review the Official Information Act ("OIA") research.
Was there a tender or was this ministerial decision ?
Also please provide the requirements that have been given to TBL to provide [sic]
> to carry out research “on the cost drivers associated with responding to OIA requests”.
Please also provide documentation about public engagement on how the ministry is planning to run a survey from OIA users & democracy perspective ?
Yours faithfully,
Miss M Quicken
From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Ministry of Justice
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From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Ministry of Justice
Tēnā koe Ms M Quicken,
Thank you for contacting the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).
We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act). Specifically, you requested:
o Please provide the contract and documented procurement criteria on how
TBL was chosen as external supplier to review the Official Information
Act ("OIA") research.
o Was there a tender or was this ministerial decision ?
o Also please provide the requirements that have been given to TBL to
provide [sic]
to carry out research “on the cost drivers associated with responding to
OIA requests”.
o Please also provide documentation about public engagement on how the
ministry is planning to run a survey from OIA users & democracy
perspective ?
This has been forwarded to the Corporate Services unit to respond to.
The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website. You
can expect that if the response is to be published that this will take
place at least 10 working days after the response 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) of the Act. If you do not
want the response to your request published on the Ministry’s website,
please contact us on receipt of this email.
You can expect a response by 01/05/2026.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Communications and Ministerial Services |Corporate Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
DX Box SX 10088 | Wellington
[1]www.justice.govt.nz
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From: OIA@justice.govt.nz
Ministry of Justice
Tēnā koe Miss Quicken
Please find attached a response to your request.
Ngā mihi
Communications and Ministerial Services | Corporate Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture [1]justice.govt.nz
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Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 11:25 AM
To: 'Miss M Quicken' <[FOI #34318 email]>
Subject: Acknowledgement (ref: 131506) Consultancy firm TBL re: OIA Reform
Tēnā koe Ms M Quicken,
Thank you for contacting the Ministry of Justice (the Ministry).
We acknowledge receipt of your request under the Official Information Act
1982 (the Act). Specifically, you requested:
o Please provide the contract and documented procurement criteria on how
TBL was chosen as external supplier to review the Official Information
Act ("OIA") research.
o Was there a tender or was this ministerial decision ?
o Also please provide the requirements that have been given to TBL to
provide [sic]
to carry out research “on the cost drivers associated with responding to
OIA requests”.
o Please also provide documentation about public engagement on how the
ministry is planning to run a survey from OIA users & democracy
perspective ?
This has been forwarded to the Corporate Services unit to respond to.
The Ministry may publish the response to your request on our website. You
can expect that if the response is to be published that this will take
place at least 10 working days after the response 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) of the Act. If you do not
want the response to your request published on the Ministry’s website,
please contact us on receipt of this email.
You can expect a response by 01/05/2026.
Ngā mihi
Ministerial Services
Communications and Ministerial Services |Corporate Services
Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture
DX Box SX 10088 | Wellington
[2]www.justice.govt.nz
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