Kia ora Frazer Black

 

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Ngā Mihi,

Rebecca

 

Rebecca Kearns | Principal Governance Advisor | Governance, Risk and
Assurance |

Strategy and Governance Branch
The Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua   

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-----Original Message-----
From: Frazer Black <[FOI #9633 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 20 February 2019 12:19 PM
To: OIA <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Gambling elements in video games
(‘Loot Boxes’)

 

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

 

Is the Department, or has the Department in the past, considered action to
ensure gambling elements in video games are compliant with New Zealand
law?

 

In addition, please may I also request:

 

* Any documentation related to gambling elements in video games (sometimes
referred to as ‘Loot Boxes’), including emails, meeting notes, formal and
informal reports or recommendations.

 

* Any documentation related to the recent law change in Belgium that
restricted gambling elements in video games.

 

(Related OIA and response from the Gambling Commission
[2]https://fyi.org.nz/request/9555-gambling...)

 

Kind regards

 

Frazer Black

 

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Dear Frazer,

 

Please find attached a letter from the Department of Internal Affairs.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Rachel Chrystall | Senior Advisor Official Correspondence | Regulatory
Services 
Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua
45 Pipitea St | Thorndon |Wellington 6011| New Zealand

DD: +64 4 816 4041 |Extn: 6041 | [1]www.dia.govt.nz

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Dear Frazer,

 

Please find attached a response to your OIA request from the Department of
Internal Affairs.

 

Another email will follow attaching further documents as the documents
were too large to attach to a single email.

 

Kind regards

 

 

Rachel Chrystall | Senior Advisor Official Correspondence | Regulatory
Services 
Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua
45 Pipitea St | Thorndon |Wellington 6011| New Zealand

DD: +64 4 816 4041 |Extn: 6041 | [1]www.dia.govt.nz

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Dear Frazer,

 

Further to my last email, further documents are attached relating to your
OIA request.

 

Kind regards

 

Rachel Chrystall | Senior Advisor Official Correspondence | Regulatory
Services 
Department of Internal Affairs | Te Tari Taiwhenua
45 Pipitea St | Thorndon |Wellington 6011| New Zealand

DD: +64 4 816 4041 |Extn: 6041 | [1]www.dia.govt.nz

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