Advice and correspondence on family link criteria in refugee quota

B Knight made this Official Information request to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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From: B Knight

Dear Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,

I would like to request under the Official Information Act:

* All internal correspondence between January 1, 2009 and February 20, 2017 on the family link criteria component of the regional allocations of New Zealand's refugee resettlement quota.

* All documents containing advice between January 1, 2009 and February 20, 2017 to (a) the Minister of Foreign Affairs & Trade, and (b) the Minister of Immigration, and their respective offices, on the family link criteria component of the regional allocations of New Zealand's refugee resettlement quota.

I understand that this request covers a large time period, but hope that the specificity of the request reduces the burden on your department. If this triggers a s18(f) refusal, please list the names and dates of documents to allow me to narrow down further requests.

Yours faithfully,

B Knight

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Dear B Knight,

 

I refer to your Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) request of 21 February
2017 on the FYI website. Your request was forwarded to the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT)  by another government agency on 16 March
2017. MFAT did not receive your contact information until 30 March 2017.
This email confirms receipt on 16 March 2017 and confirms that your
request has been sent to the appropriate division for response in
accordance with the OIA.

 

In future, you might like to consider sending OIA requests directly to
MFAT at [1][email address].

 

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Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

 

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Dear B Knight

 

Please see the attached letter in regards to your OIA request of 21
February 2017.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

 

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Dear B Knight

 

Please see the attached letter regarding your OIA request.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Executive Services Division
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade | Manatū Aorere

 

T +64 4 439 8000   E  [1][email address]  

 

[2]www.mfat.govt.nz | [3]www.safetravel.govt.nz

 

195 Lambton Quay, Private Bag 18901
Wellington 6160

New Zealand

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[7]www.safetravel.govt.nz

 

 

 

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