OIA and O structures

Question 1

complaints made to o around got sector agencies

Answer 1

• s13 give the power - low level admin
• warn dept/agency/minster they under invest
• invest priv is not subject to OIA or PA
• s 22 make recos - wide scope
• reco goes first to dept/agency/minster
• reco next goes to PM if above doesnt listen

Question 2

THE OIA PROCESS

Answer 2

• oia promotes good govt and accountabity
• oia if for all citizens and residents
• s15
• 20 days to respond
• can get extendsione.eg need 2 consult
• can be costs
• s17
• can be redactions
• s18
• info can be denied, need to give reason
• REASONS
• s18
• info disclosed soon
• s10
• acknowledge existnece bad, cant confirm or deny
• s7
• info regard cook is, tokelau, ross depend
• s6 - CONCLUSIVE
• personal, national saftey, maitntain law
• kelsey -likely = real poss
• not weighed upon pub interest
• s9 - OTHER
• health, privacy, cabinrt
• kelsey - nessacry = essential to prevent
• need 2 be weighed w pub interest
• if unsure/publci interest wins = release
• KELSEY CASE
• blanket denial unlawful
• quashed and remade and needed to consider s18,s6 and s9 again

Question 3

THE OIA REQUEST DENIAL PROCESS TO O

Answer 3

• s28
• o can investigate
• s30
• non binidng reco to govt dept/agency/minster
• s32
• public duty to recog reco after 21 days
• s31
• pm can decline for saftey/security
• if not satisfied = court