Requests similar to 'Thompson & Clark' (page 10)
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...
How many passports have been cancelled for "national security"?
Request sent to Department of Labour by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In 2005, amendments to the Passports Act 1992 allowed the government to cancel or refuse to issue passports on the grounds of national security. I w...
Briefings to the leader of the opposition
Request sent to New Zealand Security Intelligence Service by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 4AA of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act 1969 requires the SIS to be politically neutral. As part of this, section 4AA(3) re...
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...
Correspondence regarding Fluoridation
Response by Waitaki District Council to Mr French on .
Successful.
[1]LGOIMA Final Response.PNG
Kia ora Mr French
I refer to your Official Information request dated OIA-1453
Correspondence regarding Fluoridati...
ZX Security
Response by Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited to Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Dear Alex Harris,
Under the OIA, you asked as to whether GNS Science “has ever employed ZX
Security Ltd to provide training in social media or o...
Surveillance or Activities related to People Against Prisons Aotearoa
Response by New Zealand Police to Yu Le Kong-Lim on .
Refused.
Good Afternoon,
This email has been forwarded on to the appropriate department.
Regards,
New Zealand Police
-----Yu Le Kong-Lim <[FYI reques...
Privacy of NZ arrivals data
Request sent to New Zealand Customs Service by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 21 of the Customs and Excise Act 1996 requires craft en route to New Zealand to provide specified information to Customs. The information re...
Privacy of advance passenger processing data
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Section 96 of the Immigration Act 2009 requires carriers en route to New Zealand to provide specified information to Immigration. The information re...
Delgations under Electronic Identity Verification Act 2012
Request sent to Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Section 51(1)(b) of the Electronic Identity Verification Act 2012 allows the chief executive to perform their functions under that Act by entering i...
Information sharing protocol with police
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Radio New Zealand reported today that MSD had been accused of a mass privacy breach after sharing information on victims of abuse in state care with...
Who can access th emotor vehicle register?
Request sent to New Zealand Transport Agency by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
NZTA has recently widened access to the motor vehicle register and associated personal information. Its opt-out website (https://transact.nzta.govt...
Regulatory Impact Statement on Proposed amendments to the Climate Change Response Act 2002
Request sent to Ministry for the Environment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On April 11 2012, the Ministry published a Regulatory Impact Statement for "ETS Review 2011: Proposed amendments to the Climate Change Response Act...
Regulatory Impact Statement for Immigration Amendment Bill
Request sent to Department of Labour by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On April 30 2012, the Department published a Regulatory Impact Statement for the new Immigration Amendment Bill. This was a proactive disclosure, an...
Genesis Power CEO expenses Q1 2012
Request sent to Genesis Power Limited by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982:
* all expense information (including but not limited t...
Procedures for retaining gifts
Request sent to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Chapter 2 of the Cabinet Manual gives guidance on gifts made to Ministers. In particular, it notes that
"Ministers who accept gifts worth more t...
Mighty River Power CEO expenses
Request sent to Mighty River Power Limited by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:
* all expense information (including but not limited to c...
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:
* all expense information (including but not limited to c...
Meridian Energy CEO expenses
Request sent to Meridian Energy Limited by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:
* all expense information (including but not limited to c...
Family Start performance information
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 3 April 2012 the Ministry announced that it would be terminating the contracts of five providers of its "Family Start" programme ("Family Start co...
Advice on Law Commission report on OIA
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
In 2012 the law Commission released its report "The Public’s Right to Know: Review of the Official Information Legislation" (NZLC 125). I would like...
Number of sexual assaults in prison
Request sent to Department of Corrections by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
This morning it was reported that a remand prisoner had been raped by their cellmate in Waikeria Prison ("Teen alleges rape in remand cell ", Stuff,...
On 3 May 2012, the media reported a significant oil spill from a deep-sea fishing vessel in the port of Timaru. I would like to request the followi...
Policy advice on same-sex marriage
Request sent to Ministry of Justice by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Thanks to Barack Obama, same-sex marriage is in the news. I'm interested in knowing whether the New Zealand government has done any policy work on...
How much are the Work and Income Board paid?
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 15 May 2012 the government appointed a new board, chaired by Paula Rebstock, to oversee the Ministry of Social Development ("New Board to oversee...