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Legal Requirements for the Census

Robert Stewart made this Official Information request to Statistics New Zealand

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From: Robert Stewart

Dear Statistics New Zealand,

What is the minimum legal requirement needed to have successfully complete obligations with regards to the NZ Census ? i.e. what forms and information is compulsory and what is optional?

Did the electronic version completed via the internet provide for meeting only the minimum legal requirements? if not why not ?

Why did this years FAQ, and information not provide an explanation of the minimum legal requirements ?

I rung the Census helpline and inquired about minimum legal requirements and was told that all forms were compulsory by law, when I asked what law the person was equivocal and unable to provide the information I required. Was this staff member correct , that all forms were compulsory and required to be filled out by law ? If so why does this differ from previous censuses ?

What are the exact provisions in law that require a person to:
A) Participate in a Census?
B) Provide a minimum amount of information?
C) Provide all requested information?

Yours faithfully,

Robert Stewart

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From: Jarrod Williams
Statistics New Zealand

Good afternoon,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your official information request dated 6 March 2018 regarding legal requirements for the Census.

We received your request on 6 March 2018. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 5 April 2018, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

Your request is being handled by myself, Jarrod Williams, in the Office of the Government Statistician and Chief Executive. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me using the details in the signature below. If any additional factors come to light which are relevant to your request, please do not hesitate to contact us so that these can be taken into account.

Nāku iti noa, nā,

Jarrod Williams
Advisor – Office of the Government Statistician and Chief Executive | Kaiwhakamaherehere – Tari o te Kaitatau a te Kāwanatanga me te Tumuaki
Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa
DDI +64 4 931 4943 | +64 21 731 316 | stats.govt.nz

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Statistics New Zealand

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Please find a response to your OIA request from 6 March 2018 attached.

 

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Judith Turner
Senior Advisor – Office of the Government Statistician and Chief Executive
Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa
DDI 04 931 4955 | [mobile number] | [1]stats.govt.nz

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