Jason Brown
Joined FYI in 2016
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Journalist based in Auckland since 2006, after 29 years in the Cook Islands.
My main focus is on exposing corruption, including via foreign trusts. I am also looking into decades of failure regarding child abuse, both here in New Zealand and across the Pacific.
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This person's 6 Official Information requests
Advice by Satyanand Anand to Crown Law
Response by Crown Law Office to Jason Brown on .
Information not held.
Good Morning,
Please find the attached correspondence in response to your request for information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Kind Reg...
Dear James Brown
Please see attached letter
Kind regards
Office of the Prime Minister
DDI +64 4 817 8700
Authorised by Rt...
Policy and other advice given to current and former Prime Ministers on Foreign Trusts
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Jason Brown. Annotated by Jason Brown on .
Refused.
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Here's a plain text copy (and paste) :
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Letter from the Chief Ombudsman regarding OIA investigation, our ref: 435929
Gareth Derby
W...
Independent inquiry into child abuse consultations
Response by Jacinda Ardern to Jason Brown on .
Partially successful.
Dear Mr Brown
On behalf of Mike Munro, I attach a letter in respect of your OIA request
received on 17^th January 2018.
Yours sincerely...
How many registration failures for AT online membership?
Partially successful.
Hi Jason,
I encourage you to complaint to the Ombudsman over the withheld costs.
You can make a complaint online here: http://www.ombudsman.parliam...
Child abuse information given to cabinet, and other communications
Response by Minister of Justice to Jason Brown on .
Partially successful.
Robyn Tiller
Private Secretary | Office of the Hon Amy Adams
Minister of Justice | Minister for Courts | Minister for Social Housing | Minister Respons...
This person's 8 annotations
Policy and other advice given to current and former Prime Ministers on Foreign Trusts
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Jason Brown. Annotated by Jason Brown on .
Refused.
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Here's a plain text copy (and paste) :
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Letter from the Chief Ombudsman regarding OIA investigation, our ref: 435929
Gareth Derby
W...
Seeking review of denial
Refused.
The most pertinent aspect of this refusal so far is the failure of the Ombudsman to provide a legal reference backing his decision to impose a 20 day l...
Policy and other advice given to current and former Prime Ministers on Foreign Trusts
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Jason Brown. Annotated by Jason Brown on .
Refused.
@Luke
Yes, the request remained refused.
Will upload relevant correspondence for future review.
Sorry for long delay.
Policy and other advice given to current and former Prime Ministers on Foreign Trusts
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Jason Brown. Annotated by Jason Brown on .
Refused.
Appointment of a new Ombudsman led to hopes for a more vigorous challenge to government information request refusals.
This has yet to materialise on...
Policy and other advice given to current and former Prime Ministers on Foreign Trusts
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by Jason Brown. Annotated by Jason Brown on .
Refused.
The following is a plain-text OCR of the PDF response from the DPMC:
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DEPARTMENT of the PRIME MINISTER and CABINET
16 AUG 2016
Jason Brown
Em...
Policies relating to the handling of OIA requests
Partially successful.
The DPMC response includes templates and manuals as requested, dated 28 October 2014.
The template lists all 18 legal provisions for withholding info...
Lady Lydia Davis
Request to Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet by David Ritchie. Annotated by Jason Brown on .
Successful.
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In fact the marriage to Carla Cassata came well after that of Pa Ariki, not the other way around.
There is some suggestion that the pair sepa...
Sex Offender Register Proposal
Refused.
Refusal of this request was based in part on there being an upcoming court case that may, allegedly, have been impacted by release of requested documen...
