Sir Thomas Eichelbaum
Ross Francis made this Official Information request to Andrew Little
The request was refused by Andrew Little.
      From: Ross Francis
      
    
    Dear Andrew Little,
I would like to make the following request.
In March 2000, the late Sir Thomas Eichelbaum was appointed to chair an inquiry into the Peter Ellis case. Please send me all communication between the Justice Minister (including communication between his private secretary) and Sir Thomas dated 1 February 2000 to 31 March 2000.
When was the Minister (or his private secretary) informed that Sir Thomas had been approached to take part in an inquiry into genetic modification?
When Sir Thomas’ inquiry was established, appointees were required to declare any actual or possible conflicts of interest. Did Sir Thomas declare any actual or possible conflicts of interest? Did the Minister (or his private secretary) ask Sir Thomas if he had any actual or possible conflicts of interest to declare?
Did the Minister consider anyone other than Sir Thomas to chair the inquiry? If so, who?
Please send me all records held about these matters. Please also send me a copy of Sir Thomas’ letter of appointment.
Please do not refer this request to the Justice Ministry.
Yours faithfully,
Ross Francis
        From: A Little Office (MIN)
        Andrew Little
      
    
    Tçnâ koe
 
 
Thank you for contacting the office of Hon Andrew Little MP, Minister of
 Justice, Minister for Courts, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi
 Negotiations, Minister Responsible for the NZSIS, Minister Responsible for
 the GCSB and Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry.
 
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 secretary,
 o To find out more about Minister Little read his [1]biography or recent
 [2]statements.
 
Ngâ mihi
 
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      From: Ross Francis
      
    
    Dear Andrew Little,
My above request is overdue.
Yours faithfully,
Ross Francis
        From: A Little Office (MIN)
        Andrew Little
      
    
    Tçnâ koe
 
 
Thank you for contacting the office of Hon Andrew Little MP, Minister of
 Justice, Minister for Courts, Minister for Treaty of Waitangi
 Negotiations, Minister Responsible for the NZSIS, Minister Responsible for
 the GCSB and Minister Responsible for Pike River Re-entry.
 
Minister Little receives a significant volume of correspondence:
 
o If your message is for Minister Little’s advice, or if you have copied
 your email to another Minister and/or Member of Parliament with more
 appropriate portfolio responsibilities, then this will be noted,
 o If you have invited Minister Little to an event then a member of staff
 may contact you for more information if the Minister’s attendance
 might be possible,
 o If you have made a request for official information then this will be
 manged in accordance with the provisions of the Official Information
 Act 1982, which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or
 agency,
 o If you have made a request under the Privacy Act then this will be
 managed in accordance with the principles of the Privacy Act 1993,
 which may include transfer to a more relevant Minister or agency,
 o If you are a journalist then your request will be triaged by a press
 secretary,
 o To find out more about Minister Little read his [1]biography or recent
 [2]statements.
 
Ngâ mihi
 
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        From: David Hawkins
      
    
    Tçnâ koe FYI team
 
 
On behalf of Hon Andrew Little MP, please find attached a letter from the
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Ngâ mihi
 
Office of Hon Andrew Little MP
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 date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
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 Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
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