Requests similar to 'Thompson & Clark' (page 4)
Use of examination powers
Request sent to Toka Tū Ake – Natural Hazards Commission by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 32 of the Earthquake Commission Act 1993 grants search powers to the Earthquake Commission, allowing them to obtain information and document...
Submission to OIA review
Response by Landcare Research New Zealand Limited to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Dear Alex
As requested, I enclose a copy of Landcare Research’s submission to the
Law Commission, plus draft of this response and emails relatin...
Advice on corporate manslaughter
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
On 6 November 2014 the Prime Minister, in comments to the families of Pike River victims, revealed that the government had sought advice on criminal...
Advice on raising the minimum wage
Request sent to Minister of Labour by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 24 February 2014 the government announced that it would be increasing the minimum wage by 50 cents an hour ("Govt to increase minimum wage", govt...
Thank you for your request for a copy of a submission made by the Children's Commissioner to the Law Commission in December 2010, in response to their...
Use of examination powers
Request sent to Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 19 of the Environment Act 1986 grants search powers to the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, allowing them to obtain informati...
Thompson and Clark
Request sent to New Zealand Forest Research Institute Limited by Elin on .
Long overdue.
Please supply the following information under the Official Information Act:
All information relating to, or provided by, Thompson and Clark Privat...
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* the number of staff currently being investigated for conflicts of interest;
*...
Dear Alex
Thank you for your OIA request, which we have forwarded to the correct
department for follow-up.
Sincerely
Public Affairs Team
A S-B...
Auckland onramp data collection contract and advice
Request sent to New Zealand Transport Agency by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 16 July 2018 you refused a request made over FYI by Tom Atkinson for onramp signals data under s9(2)(ba)(i) of the Act (your ref: OIA-3843. On FY...
Number of staff handling OIA requests
Response by New Zealand Police to Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Dear Alex
We want to be able to respond appropriately to your request.
Could you please clarify whether you are seeking national police figures...
Complaints about Mike Joy
Request sent to Environmental Protection Authority by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
An article in The Spinoff this morning ("Why is NZ’s environmental regulator trying to muzzle scientist Mike Joy?", 14 Mar 2018) noted that the EPA...
How many times has NZDF assisted the Police with surveillance in the past three years?
Request sent to New Zealand Defence Force by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
This morning the New Zealand Herald reported that RNZAF Orions had been assisting the police with surveillance for law-enforcement purposes ("High t...
Is ODESC looking at climate change?
Request sent to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Climate change is widely considered to be a risk to national and international security, and many of its effects - floods, droughts, international i...
Statistics on New Zealand citizens deprived of their citizenship
Request sent to Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
The Citizenship Act 1977 allows the Minister of Internal Affairs in certain exceptional circumstances to deprive a New Zealand citizen of their citi...
List of advisory opinions given for 2014 election
Request sent to Electoral Commission by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 204I of the Electoral Act empowers the Electoral Commission to provide an advisory opinion on whether an advertisement constitutes an elect...
Some months ago I submitted a LGOIMA request seeking information on online advertising for Mt Smart Stadium. You responded that there was none. And...
Number of domestic intelligence warrant applications refused or modified
Request sent to Minister in Charge of the NZ Security Intelligence Service (SIS) by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 4A of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act 1969 allows the Minister to jointly authorize the issue of a domestic intelligence w...
Use of Criminal proceeds (Recovery) Act
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Pack in 2009 Parliament passed the Criminal Procceds (Recovery) Act. I would like to request some statistics about its use in the three years since...
Handling of OIA requests on Christchurch school closures
Request sent to Ministry of Education by Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
Last night Campbell Live carried a piece on the Ministry of Education's handling of OIA requests relating to the closure of schools in Christchurch....
Cancellation of passports for "national security" since December 12 2014
Request sent to Minister of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
In December 2014 the government passed the Countering Terrorist Fighters Legislation Bill, granting it new powers to cancel and refuse to issue pass...
Correspondence on MMP recommendations 2012 - 2014
Request sent to Minister of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In October 2012 the Elctoral Commission delivered the Report of the Electoral Commission on the review of the MMP voting system. I would like to req...
Communications with Gamma International UK Ltd
Request sent to Government Communications Security Bureau by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:
* any communications with or from Gamma International U...
In July 2012 the Law Commission presented its report on the OIA, "The Public's Right to Know: Review of the Official Information Legislation". While...
How many extentions to extend a passport cancellation has the Minister made?
Request sent to Minister of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 8A of the Passports Act 1992 allows the Minister to cancel a passport for reasons of national security. Such a cancellation lasts for 12 mon...
