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  • Confidentiality work sheet

    Worksheets and other resources
    This summary work sheet will help you to decide whether there is good reason to withhold ‘confidential information’ under section 9(2)(ba) of the OIA / 7(2)(c) of the LGOIMA, because release would be likely to (i) prejudice the supply of similar informa
  • Privacy worksheet

    Worksheets and other resources
    This summary work sheet will help you to decide whether there is good reason to withhold official information under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA / 7(2)(a) of the LGOIMA, because it is necessary to protect the privacy of natural persons, including deceased
  • Processing requests for names of public sector employees work sheet

    Worksheets and other resources
    The Ombudsman’s general position is that there is usually no basis for withholding staff names if all that would be revealed is what they did in their official capacity. However, withholding staff names may be justified in particular circumstances.
  • Your OIA rights and responsibilities

    Speeches
    On 13 July, Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier addressed around 800 delegates at the New Zealand School Trustees Association’s annual conference. Here is his speech. 
  • Commercial information work sheet

    Template letters and worksheets, Worksheets and other resources
    This summary work sheet is about the most commonly used grounds for withholding commercial information—unreasonable prejudice to a third party’s commercial position, and prejudice or disadvantage to an agency’s commercial activities.
  • Negotiations work sheet

    Template letters and worksheets, Worksheets and other resources
    This summary work sheet will help you to decide whether there is good reason to withhold official information under the negotiations withholding ground.
  • Work sheet for dealing with public tender information

    Template letters and worksheets, Worksheets and other resources
    This work sheet summarises guidance on dealing with public tender-related information, including responding to OIA / LGOIMA requests for such information.
  • Third party consultation work sheet

    Template letters and worksheets, Worksheets and other resources
    This work sheet takes you through the process of consulting an external third party on an OIA request.
  • Information not held work sheet

    Template letters and worksheets, Worksheets and other resources
    This summary work sheet will help you to decide whether there is a proper basis for refusing a request for official information because the document does not exist / cannot be found or the information is not held.
  • Work sheet for dealing with OIA requests that involve Ministers

    Template letters and worksheets, Worksheets and other resources
    This summary work sheet takes you through the process of dealing with OIA requests that involve a Minister.
  • Work sheet for dealing with administratively challenging requests

    Template letters and worksheets, Worksheets and other resources
    This summary work sheet takes you through the process of dealing with administratively challenging official information requests.
  • Public interest work sheet

    Template letters and worksheets, Worksheets and other resources
    This summary work sheet takes you through the public interest test in section 9(1) of the OIA / section 7(1) of the LGOIMA.
  • Confidential advice to Government work sheet

    Template letters and worksheets, Worksheets and other resources
    This summary work sheet will help you to decide whether there is good reason to withhold official information under section 9(2)(f)(iv) of the OIA, in order to maintain the constitutional convention protecting the confidentiality of advice tendered by Ministers and officials.
  • Free and frank opinions work sheet

    Template letters and worksheets, Worksheets and other resources
    This summary work sheet will help you to decide whether there is good reason to withhold official information in order to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the free and frank expression of opinions.
  • Charging work sheet

    Template letters and worksheets, Worksheets and other resources
    This summary work sheet takes you through the process of deciding whether or not to charge for the supply of official information, and if so, how much.
  • Potentially frivolous or vexatious requests work sheet

    Template letters and worksheets, Worksheets and other resources
    This summary work sheet will help you to decide whether there is a proper basis for refusing a request for official information under section 18(f) of the OIA / 17(f) of the LGOIMA, because the request is frivolous or vexatious.
  • Publicly available information work sheet

    Template letters and worksheets, Worksheets and other resources
    This summary work sheet will help you to decide whether there is a proper basis for refusing a request for official information under section 18(d) of the OIA / 17(d) of the LGOIMA, because the requested information is or will soon be publicly available.
  • Sample estimate of costs

    Template letters and worksheets, Worksheets and other resources
    This sample estimate of costs can be used to help calculate a charge for supplying official information, and be provided to the requester.
  • APOR conference 2018: Opening address

    Speeches
    President of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) and Ombudsman for the Republic of Ireland, Peter Tyndall, opened the 30th Australasian and Pacific Ombudsman Region (APOR) conference on 28 November 2018 by calling on integrity institu
  • Tackling dementia: Protecting the rights of detained people

    Speeches
    The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier's presentation to the Alzheimers New Zealand conference on 25 October 2018 outlined how the OPCAT provides an international platform for effecting national change to protect the human rights of some of our most vulnerable people: those with dementia who are detained in facilities.
  • Protecting the rights of detained people

    Speeches
    The Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier's presentation to the New Zealand Aged Care Association's annual conference on 12 September 2018.
  • Bringing the lamp of scrutiny to otherwise dark places

    Speeches
    MBIE had an OIA week (9-13 April) to focus on lifting its performance and improving the quality of the OIA work it does. This is the keynote address from Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier.
  • The critical factors of excellence

    Speeches
    Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier's address to the 2017 Sir Paul Callaghan Eureka! Award finalists' dinner.
  • Update from the Office of the Ombudsman

    Speeches
    Read the Chief Ombudsman's address to the Mental Health Nurses Section of the NZ Nurses Organisation.
  • Model protocol on dealing with OIA requests involving Ministers

    Template letters and worksheets, Worksheets and other resources
    This model protocol can be used and adapted by Ministers and agencies to agree on clear and transparent processes for dealing with OIA requests involving the Minister.
  • Inside the Office of the Ombudsman

    Speeches
    An update on what's going on in the Office of the Ombudsman to increase openness, accountability, and good administration. Speech by Chief Ombudsman Judge Peter Boshier.