Requests similar to 'How much are the Defence Capability Management Board paid?' (page 16)
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...
Advice on regional research institutes
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
On 21 May 2015 the government announced that it would be budgeting $25 million to encourage the formation of regional research institutes. I would l...
Workshops on regional research institutes
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
According to a briefing on "Proposed approach to establish regional research institutes" (1 May 2015), the first stage of establishing the institute...
Intenational evidence and advice on economic benefits of pandas
Request sent to Prime Minister by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Earlier this year it was reported that Prime Minister John Key said that the economic benefit to New Zealand of obtaining Pandas for a New Zealand Z...
Advice on OIA charging policy
Request sent to Reserve Bank of New Zealand by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
The Reserve Bank has recently introduced a new charging policy ("Official Information Act request charges for media in spotlight", Stuff, 13 January...
Advice on making New Zealand predator-free
Request sent to Department of Conservation by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Yesterday the government announced a plan to make New Zealand predator-free by 2050 ("New Zealand to be Predator Free by 2050", New Zealand Governme...
Advice on all-weather horse-racing track
Request sent to Winston Peters by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
On 28 January the Minister for racing announced that the government would be part-funding an all-weather horse racing track ("NZ to get new all-weat...
According to your website, there are six licensed casinos in New Zealand. All are required by their operators licences to file reports on their host...
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...
Section 91 of the Privacy Act 1993 grants search powers to the Privacy Commissioner, allowing them to obtain information and documents and examine p...
Sections 5 and 9 of the Serious Fraud Office Act 1990 grant search powers to the SFO, allowing them to obtain information and documents and examine...
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...
Prisoner perspectives and experiences relating to sexual assault in prison
Request sent to Department of Corrections by B E Goodsir on .
Partially successful.
Background
1) In 2012 Alex Harris requested the number of prison assaults in each of the previous 5 years (ref C58464). And received a response fro...
I am interested in the way that new Ministers get to grips with their new responsibilities, particularly under the Official Information Act (OIA). I...
Advice on West Coast basin area of block offer
Request sent to Minister of Energy and Resources by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
Last week the government announced that it was opening eight new areas for oil and gas exploration ("Govt opens eight areas for oil and gas explorat...
Policy on Diplomatic Protection Service observing crimes
Request sent to New Zealand Police by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
Do the NZ Police have a policy on what members of the Diplomatic Protection Service should do if they observe a crime or apparent crime being commit...
Social media monitoring of beneficiaries
Request sent to Ministry of Social Development by Alex Harris on .
Refused.
It was reported this morning that MSD was monitoring beneficiaries via social media to detect fraud ("Beneficiaries are being monitored on social me...
I would like to request the following information under the OIA:
* the number of staff currently being investigated for conflicts of interest;
*...
Estimated cost of wage theft
Request sent to Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment by Alex Harris on .
Information not held.
"Wage theft" is the practice of denying employees overtime, forcing them to work "off the clock", failing to pay the minimum wage, not paying annual...
Performance of functions to prevent serious crime
Response by Government Communications Security Bureau to Alex Harris on .
Partially successful.
<<Official Information Act 1982 Alex Harris.pdf>> Dear Mr Harris
Regards.
The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link
attachmen...
Hi Alex
A response is attached regarding your Official Information Act Request.
Kind Regards
B Bell
Bronwyn Bell - Ministerial...
Conflict of interest register
Request sent to Christchurch City Council by Alex Harris on .
Successful.
I understand that the Christchurch City Council has a register of councillor's financial interests, which is "public, but not online" ("Call for end...
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...
Submission to OIA review
Request sent to Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited by Alex Harris on .
Recently your organisation submitted on the Law Commission's review of the Official Information Act. I would like to request the following informat...
Submission to OIA review
Request sent to Department of Internal Affairs by Alex Harris on .
Long overdue.
Recently your organisation submitted to the Law Commission's review of the Official Information Act. I would like to request the following informat...
