Travel taken by Jami-Lee Ross and Sarah Dowie (MPs) since 2014
Reuben Tilley made this Official Information request to Department of Internal Affairs
Department of Internal Affairs did not have the information requested.
From: Reuben Tilley
Dear Department of Internal Affairs,
Good afternoon!
I believe you are the entity responsible for compiling travel expenses for MP's and may be able to assist.
I am trying to find out the travel arrangements of two current MP's; specifically locations, costs and timings in order to find out which engagements overlap from 20 September 2014 to the present day.
I am hoping to gain this understanding by seeing the location of expenses and their time/date or invoiced stay that would be on the specific invoices or credit card/travel claim statements.
The two MP's in question are:
- Sarah Dowie is the Member of Parliament for Invercargill since 2014.
- Jami-Lee Ross is the Member of Parliament for Botany since 2011.
For validity of the request I can confirm I am currently residing in New Zealand and a citizen by birth.
Ngā mihi,
Reuben Tilley
From: OIA
Department of Internal Affairs
Kia ora Reuben Tilly,
Thank you for your OIA request to the Department of Internal Affairs
(included with this email).
The Department will provide its response to your request as soon as
practicable and within twenty working days. The 20^th working day is 28
November 2018.
Please note that in cases where the Department’s response provides
information that is identified to be of general public interest, the
response may also be published on the Department of Internal Affairs
website. If the Department publishes its response to your OIA request,
all personal information, including your name and contact details, will be
removed.
Ngâ mihi,
Michelle Reed | Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence
The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua
45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand |
[1]www.dia.govt.nz
[2]DIA Logo - Black
show quoted sections
From: OIA
Department of Internal Affairs
Good afternoon Reuben Tilly,
Information about travel of Members of Parliament (MPs) is not held by the Department of Internal Affairs, but by the Parliamentary Service.
The Parliamentary Service is not subject to the Official Information Act, therefore your request is not able to be transferred to them for response.
The Department is therefore refusing your request, in accordance with section 18(g) of the Official Information Act.
You are able to contact the Parliamentary Service at [email address] if you would like to enquire with them about how to access this information.
Kind regards,
Michelle Reed | Lead Advisor – Official Correspondence
The Department of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua
45 Pipitea St | PO Box 805, Wellington 6140, New Zealand | www.dia.govt.nz
show quoted sections
Things to do with this request
- Add an annotation (to help the requester or others)
- Download a zip file of all correspondence
Offensive? Unsuitable?
Requests for personal information and vexatious requests are not considered valid requests for Official Information (read more).
If you believe this request is not suitable, you can report it for attention by the site administrators
Report this request