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Good morning Marcus,

 

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:

- BN2026/120 Software development expenditure – NZGDA correspondence

- BN2026/125 Background to current information sharing agreement
challenges

- BN2026/156 Issuing IRD Numbers

 

Minister Simon Watts is considering your request in accordance with the
Act, and you can expect a response by Monday 27 July 2026.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon Simon Watts

 

Minister of Climate Change

Minister of Local Government

Minister of Revenue

Minister for Auckland

Email: [1][Simon Watts request email] | Website: [2]www.beehive.govt.nz  

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

 

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

From: Marcus <[3][FOI #34995 email]>

Sent: Sunday, 28 June 2026 8:14 pm

To: Simon Watts (MIN) <[4][email address]>

Subject: OIA - 164-26 Official Information request - Various April/May
2026 Briefings (Software, Information Sharing and IRD Numbers)

 

Dear Simon Watts,

 

I would like to request a copy of the following reports which you would
have received from the IRD in your capacity as Minister of Revenue during
April and May 2026:

 

- BN2026/120 Software development expenditure – NZGDA correspondence

- BN2026/125 Background to current information sharing agreement
challenges

- BN2026/156 Issuing IRD Numbers

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Marcus

 

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Dear Marcus,

 

Please find attached a response from the Minister of Revenue, Hon Simon
Watts.

Kind Regards,

 

Office of Hon Simon Watts

 

Minister of Climate Change

Minister of Local Government

Minister of Revenue

Minister for Auckland
Email: [1][Simon Watts request email] | Website: [2]www.beehive.govt.nz  

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

From: Simon Watts (MIN) <[email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 8:44 AM
To: Marcus <[FOI #34995 email]>
Subject: RE: OIA - 164-26 Official Information request - Various April/May
2026 Briefings (Software, Information Sharing and IRD Numbers)

 

Good morning Marcus,

 

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request as follows:

- BN2026/120 Software development expenditure – NZGDA correspondence

- BN2026/125 Background to current information sharing agreement
challenges

- BN2026/156 Issuing IRD Numbers

 

Minister Simon Watts is considering your request in accordance with the
Act, and you can expect a response by Monday 27 July 2026.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon Simon Watts

 

Minister of Climate Change

Minister of Local Government

Minister of Revenue

Minister for Auckland

Email: [3][Simon Watts request email] | Website: [4]www.beehive.govt.nz  

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

 

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

From: Marcus <[5][FOI #34995 email]>

Sent: Sunday, 28 June 2026 8:14 pm

To: Simon Watts (MIN) <[6][email address]>

Subject: OIA - 164-26 Official Information request - Various April/May
2026 Briefings (Software, Information Sharing and IRD Numbers)

 

Dear Simon Watts,

 

I would like to request a copy of the following reports which you would
have received from the IRD in your capacity as Minister of Revenue during
April and May 2026:

 

- BN2026/120 Software development expenditure – NZGDA correspondence

- BN2026/125 Background to current information sharing agreement
challenges

- BN2026/156 Issuing IRD Numbers

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Marcus

 

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Dear Marcus,

 

Thank you for your follow-up request regarding BN2026/125.

 

We have considered whether the information could be made available in
another form under section 16 of the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA),
including by providing a redacted version of the document or a summary of
its contents under section 16(1)(e) of the OIA.

 

In this case, the information has been withheld under section 9(2)(h) of
the OIA to maintain legal professional privilege. Legal professional
privilege protects confidential communications made for the purpose of
seeking or providing legal advice, and the privilege extends not only to
the full text of the advice but also to information that would reveal the
substance, content, conclusions, or tenor of that advice.

 

We have considered whether any information could reasonably be released in
a redacted form or provided as a summary. However, we consider that doing
so would disclose, or enable inferences to be drawn about, the substance
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We have also considered the public interest in release, as required by
section 9(1) of the OIA, and do not consider that any public interest
considerations outweigh the need to maintain legal professional privilege
in this instance.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Office of Hon Simon Watts

 

Minister of Climate Change

Minister of Local Government

Minister of Revenue

Minister for Auckland
Email: [1][Simon Watts request email] | Website: [2]www.beehive.govt.nz  

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

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

From: Marcus <[3][FOI #34995 email]>

Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2026 5:28 PM

To: Simon Watts (MIN) <[4][email address]>

Subject: RE: OIA - 164-26 Official Information request - Various April/May
2026 Briefings (Software, Information Sharing and IRD Numbers)

 

Dear Simon Watts (MIN),

 

Thanks for sending through that response.

 

Given I am still interested in BN2026/125, I would like to know if there
are any grounds that would prevent the release of either a redacted
version of the document or a summary of the document (as is a valid form
to provide information in under Section 16(1)(e))

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Marcus

 

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

 

Dear Marcus,

 

 

 

Please find attached a response from the Minister of Revenue, Hon Simon 
Watts.

 

Kind Regards,

 

 

 

Office of Hon Simon Watts

 

 

 

Minister of Climate Change

 

Minister of Local Government

 

Minister of Revenue

 

Minister for Auckland

Email: [1][Simon Watts request email] | Website:
[2][5]https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.b...
  

 

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From: Simon Watts (MIN) <[email address]>

Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2026 8:44 AM

To: Marcus <[FOI #34995 email]>

Subject: RE: OIA - 164-26 Official Information request - Various April/May

2026 Briefings (Software, Information Sharing and IRD Numbers)

 

 

 

Good morning Marcus,

 

 

 

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information 
Act request as follows:

 

- BN2026/120 Software development expenditure – NZGDA correspondence

 

- BN2026/125 Background to current information sharing agreement 
challenges

 

- BN2026/156 Issuing IRD Numbers

 

 

 

Minister Simon Watts is considering your request in accordance with the 
Act, and you can expect a response by Monday 27 July 2026.

 

 

 

Kind regards,

 

 

 

Office of Hon Simon Watts

 

 

 

Minister of Climate Change

 

Minister of Local Government

 

Minister of Revenue

 

Minister for Auckland

 

Email: [3][Simon Watts request email] | Website:
[4][6]https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.b...
  

 

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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