Communication between the Minister and Colleen Cavanagh

A concerned citizen made this Official Information request to Minister of Science and Innovation

Response to this request is long overdue. By law Minister of Science and Innovation should have responded by now (details and exceptions). The requester can complain to the Ombudsman.

From: A concerned citizen

Dear The Hon. Steven Joyce, Minister of Science and Innovation,

Under the Official Information Act, I request as a citizen of New Zealand, information (specified in numbers 1-4 below) relating to any and all contact or communication in the period between 1 February 2015 and 23 December 2016 as between A and B:
A. Stephen Joyce the Minister of Science and Innovation (or any member or representative of his departments or any of his associates) and
B. Colleen Cavanagh (or any associated parties related to Mrs Cavanagh) or to the patent attorney firm AJ Park (or any of its partners, employees, contractors or associated persons).

The information requested includes:
1. the fact that there has been contact or communication between the relevant parties
2. any details or records of such contact or communication
3. the content of such contact or communication
4. any phone bills, phone records, emails, or draft emails relating to 1-3 above
and includes, but is not limited to, any information relating to Callaghan Innovation or Callaghan Innovation’s InnovationIP Programme.

Yours faithfully, a concerned citizen

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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister of Science and Innovation

Dear correspondent

On behalf of Hon Steven Joyce thank you for your email.

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not possible to provide
a personal response to every email which is received. 

Where the Minister has portfolio responsibility for the issues that you
have raised, your correspondence will be considered and responded to where
appropriate.

(Please note that this acknowledgment is an automatically generated
email.)

Regards

on behalf of
Hon Steven Joyce
Minister for Economic Development

Minister for Regulatory Reform
Minister of Science and Innovation
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

Minister Responsible for Novopay

Associate Minister of Finance

 

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From: A concerned citizen

Dear S Joyce (MIN),

I remained interested and concerned in receiving the information about communication between the Minister and Colleen Cavanagh as set out in my OIA request from December.

By law, the office of the Minister should normally have responded promptly and by February 13, 2017.

Yours sincerely,
A concerned citizen

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From: A concerned citizen

Dear S Joyce (MIN),

I remained interested and concerned in receiving the information about communication between the Minister and Colleen Cavanagh as set out in my OIA request from December.

By law, the office of the Minister should normally have responded promptly and by February 13, 2017.

Yours sincerely,
A concerned citizen

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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister of Science and Innovation

Dear correspondent

On behalf of Hon Steven Joyce thank you for your email.

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not possible to provide
a personal response to every email which is received. 

Where the Minister has portfolio responsibility for the issues that you
have raised, your correspondence will be considered and responded to where
appropriate.

(Please note that this acknowledgment is an automatically generated
email.)

Regards

on behalf of
Hon Steven Joyce
Minister for Economic Development

Minister for Regulatory Reform
Minister of Science and Innovation
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

Minister Responsible for Novopay

Associate Minister of Finance

 

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may be confidential and may be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this message or
attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email
message in error please notify us immediately and erase all copies of the
message and attachments. Thank you.
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From: S Joyce (MIN)
Minister of Science and Innovation

Dear correspondent

On behalf of Hon Steven Joyce thank you for your email.

While the Minister considers all correspondence to be important and all
messages are carefully read and considered, it is not possible to provide
a personal response to every email which is received. 

Where the Minister has portfolio responsibility for the issues that you
have raised, your correspondence will be considered and responded to where
appropriate.

(Please note that this acknowledgment is an automatically generated
email.)

Regards

on behalf of
Hon Steven Joyce
Minister for Economic Development

Minister for Regulatory Reform
Minister of Science and Innovation
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

Minister Responsible for Novopay

Associate Minister of Finance

 

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CAUTION:  This email message and any attachments contain information that
may be confidential and may be LEGALLY PRIVILEGED. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure or copying of this message or
attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email
message in error please notify us immediately and erase all copies of the
message and attachments. Thank you.
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