19 April 2018
Alex Harris
[email address] Dear Alex
OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
Thank you for your request on 7 March 2018 under the Official Information Act for:
Several Ministers have recently released their weekly ministerial briefings under the
OIA. I would therefore like to request the following:
* all weekly briefings received in your role of minister for women, from the date of your
appointment to 31 January 2018.
I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be
automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.
With regards to s12 of the OIA, I am an NZ citizen and in NZ
The following table details what has been released to you under the Act and what grounds
have been used for any information that has been redacted and withheld.
Date of Report
Information withheld
1 November 2017
1 redaction – information withheld under section 9(2)(g)(i) – which
relates to the effective conduct of public affairs through the free
and frank expression of opinion by Ministers or officials.
8 November 2017
Weekly report released in full
15 November 2017
Weekly report released in full
22 November 2017
1 redaction – information withheld under section 9(2)(a) – to
protect the privacy of a natural person.
Date of Report
Information withheld
29 November 2017
1 redaction – information withheld under section 9(2)(g)(i) – which
relates to the effective conduct of public affairs through the free
and frank expression of opinion by Ministers or officials.
6 December 2017
6 redactions – for 1, information is withheld under 9(2)(a) – to
protect the privacy of a natural person; for 3, information is
withheld under 9(2)(f)(iv) – to maintain the constitutional
convention protecting the confidentiality of advice tendered by
Ministers and officials; for 1, information is withheld under section
9(2)(g)(i) – which relates to the effective conduct of public affairs
through the free and frank expression of opinion by Ministers or
officials; and for 1, information is withheld under 9(2)(h) to
maintain legal and professional privilege.
13 December 2017
2 redactions – information withheld under section 9(2)(f)(iv) to
maintain the constitutional convention protecting the
confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials.
20 December 2017
1 redaction – information withheld under section 9(2)(f)(iv) –
maintain the constitutional convention protecting the
confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials.
17 January 2018
18 redactions – for 17, information is withheld under section
9(2)(a) to protect the privacy of a natural person; and for 1,
information is withheld under section 9(2)(f)(iv) – maintain the
constitutional convention protecting the confidentiality of advice
tendered by Ministers and officials.
24 January 2018
7 redactions – for 4, information is withheld under section 9(2)(a)
– to protect the privacy of a natural person; for 3, information is
withheld under section 9(2)(f)(iv) – maintain the constitutional
convention protecting the confidentiality of advice tendered by
Ministers and officials.
31 January 2018
3 redactions – for 1, information is withheld under section 9(2)(a)
– to protect the privacy of a natural person; and for 2, information
is withheld under section 9(2)(f)(iv) – to maintain the constitutional
convention protecting the confidentiality of advice tendered by
Ministers and officials.
I trust this information meets your needs. You have the right to seek a review of this decision
by way of complaint to the Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Official Information Act
1982.
Sincerely
Hon Julie Anne Genter
Minister for Women
