Request for information on the CopyrightActReview process . Specifically what other Ministries or outside partners are regurly updated and informed with the progress on this review.

Nicholas Hambly made this Official Information request to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

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From: Nicholas Hambly

Dear Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment,
Please could you provide me with details around A:

Request for information on the CopyrightActReview process.

I have had contact with Bryce Wigodsky and others on this, they have been extremely helpful and able. I would just like to know what and who is specifically connected to this review. historically and currently. feel this is the best and upfront way to garner such details.

I have found there are a few great unknowns with how the cabinet paper and review overview documents have been prepared. Mainly the omissions not covered within those documents
.Specifically what other Ministries or outside partners or anyone that has some oversight, are regularly updated with information and progress and anyone or everyone else who has a 'connected' interest to this process.

Yours faithfully,

Nick Hambly
[email address]

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From: Bryce Wigodsky
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

Dear Nick

Thank you for your below email of 28 March to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment requesting information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). I have been assigned to respond to your request.

In order for me to provide the information you're looking for in a helpful manner for you, I would appreciate if you could please be more specific with your request. It is possible that the Ministry may refuse your request under section 18(f) of the Official Information Act - that the information requested cannot be made available without substantial collation or research - unless you can narrow your request. For example, whether there are any specific documents you are looking for and/or specific date ranges and/or who is meant by your references to "outside partners or anyone that has some oversight" and "anyone and everyone else who has a 'connected' interest".

Please note that any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to be a new request for the purposes of calculating the maximum statutory timeframe for response.

Kind regards

Bryce Wigodsky | Principal Policy Advisor
Commerce, Consumers and Communications | Business Law
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington | PO Box 3705 Wellington 6140 |www.mbie.govt.nz

NZBN 9429000106078

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From: Bryce Wigodsky
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment


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Dear Nick

 

As I have had no reply from you via your email address at the FYI.org.nz
account, as per the instructions at the end of your OIA request below, I
write again and include your gmail email account. Please note my below
response seeking additional clarification.

 

Kind regards

Bryce

 

Bryce Wigodsky | Principal Policy Advisor

Commerce, Consumers and Communications | Business Law

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington | PO Box 3705 Wellington 6140

DDI: +64 4 897 5109 |www.mbie.govt.nz

 

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From: Nicholas Hambly

Dear Bryce Wigodsky,

To clarify what information I am after I first need to ensure and declare that I wish to not receive any personal information that may identify that person. I specifically am after details concerning how and for what means has this and will this process become aware to other parties.

a. When creating the Cabinet approval paper, MBIE would have needed to full a study to assist the Minister with the requirement to notify cabinet if any or other pieces of legislation are deemed to potentially be affected by the review process. The Minister notified None. So would like to know how and by what means did this answer become justified.
a.
i. Are any non-ministry staff a party to this review-other than those who have participated in formal information sharing undertaken and stipulated in the Review Guidelines.
ii. The foundational documents required for this Review process. Was it strictly by internal process?. if not by whom (title ie. Contractor or lobbyist) and how was such information transferred to the team tasked with this Review process.

b.
i. Would like any framework or guidelines/documents/internal memo's on this process.
ii. The titles of the parties took part in this process.
iii. Any outside parties eg from which ministry or outside organisation did they belong to.
iv. If it was an external party by which authority where they deemed as required to be a party to.
v. Did or does this external party maintain any consideration for the passage of the Review.

c. After initial Submissions-
i. which other Ministries or external parties are part of this stage of the process.
ii.What guiding principles or defined statements are associated with these 'external parties'
iii. The defined 'next stage'

d.
i. What and how does the review ensure International Treaty obligations are followed? Are these obligations a living consideration? If so, what and how does this dialogue manifest itself.

Here to assist further with any clarity if needed.

Yours sincerely,

Nicholas Hambly

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From: Bryce Wigodsky
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment


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Hi Nick

 

Thank you for this additional detail and clarification of your request. We
will work to compile any necessary information and reply to you within the
statutory time period.

 

Kind regards

Bryce

 

Bryce Wigodsky | Principal Policy Advisor

Commerce, Consumers and Communications | Business Law

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington | PO Box 3705 Wellington 6140

DDI: +64 4 897 5109 |www.mbie.govt.nz

 

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NZBN 9429000106078

 

 

 

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Dear Mr. Hambly

 

Please find attached a letter in response to the request you made on 28
March 2019 under the Official Information Act 1982.

 

All the best,

 

Ministerial Services

Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140

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