Dear Sloan

Thank you for your enquiry.

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From: Megan [mailto:[FYI contact email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 22 November 2011 12:36 p.m.
To: Telephon Telephon
Subject: Official Information request: Cost of passport issue

Dear Department of Internal Affairs,

Please produce a breakdown of the costs involved in producing a NZ
passport and how this relates to the application fee.

Yours faithfully,
Megan Sloan

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Dear Megan
 
Thank you for your email.
 
Due to the nature of your enquiry, your email has been forwarded to a
senior staff member who will respond within 15 working days. 
 
Our Contact Centre is open Monday - Thursday 8.00am - 7.00pm; Friday
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Kind regards
Carol Thomas
Client Information Officer - Kaipûrongo Kiritaki
Passport Office - Uruwhenua
Department of Internal Affairs - Te Tari Taiwhenua
 
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> From: Megan [[3]mailto:[FYI contact email]]
> Sent: Tuesday, 22 November 2011 12:36 p.m.
> To: Telephon Telephon
> Subject: Official Information request: Cost of passport issue
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>      Dear Department of Internal Affairs,
>     
>      Please produce a breakdown of the costs involved in producing a NZ
>      passport and how this relates to the application fee.
>     
>      Yours faithfully,
>      Megan Sloan
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Dear Megan

 

Thank you for your email of 22 November 2011 requesting, under the
Official Information Act, a breakdown of the costs involved in producing a
New Zealand passport and how this relates to the application fee.

 

Below is a breakdown of these costs.  Please note that these are
approximate long run costs which were determined by the last passport fees
review.

 

ITEM COST $
Personnel 33.70
Passport Book 11.80
E-passport chip and protective inlay 21.97
On-line checking of application against birth and citizenship 3.91
registers
Freight, postage, forms, storage, bank fees, tolls etc 6.16
Computer costs 3.82
Office space 4.08
Overseas posts agency costs 5.52
Passport system developments 11.04
Depreciation and capital charge 7.00
Corporate overheads 9.30
Subsidy for children’s passports, refugee travel documents and 15.00
certificates of identity
GST 20.00
Total 153.30

 

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

 

 

Lesley Tse

Business Support Officer

Passports Uruwhenua

Service Delivery and Operations

The Department of Internal Affairs  Te Tari Taiwhenua

0800 22 50 50

Fax:  +64 4 382 3403

120 Victoria Street

PO Box 10-526, Wellington

New Zealand

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