OIAD-596

Details of the request

On 29 June 2022 I submitted OIAD-327, of which the third component was a request for: any and all information detailing/containing the Ministry's consideration of Para Kore's submission (e.g. analysis and consideration of the issues raised in it, the Ministry's position on each issue). This was refused by Glenn Wrigley on 05 August 2022. The email below refers. The reason for refusal given was: I am refusing this under section 9(2)(f)(iv) of the Act, to maintain the constitutional conventions for the time being which protect the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers of the Crown and officials As Para Kore's submission was made on or about 09 December 2021 and well over a year has since passed, along with the Waste Strategy now being publicly released by the minister, I submit that section 9(2)(f)(iv) no longer applies to this request. That is, advice has been tendered to the minister, he has had sufficient time to consider it and act upon in, and indeed has now publicly announced the outcome and strategy. It appears there is no longer any good reason to refuse release under section 9(2)(f)(iv). Please would you treat this as a fresh request for that information that was previously refused and re-assess the information for release under the OIA?