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Section 01
Aratohu OIA mā ngā umanga OIA guidance for agencies
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Section 02
Raraunga OIA OIA statistics
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Section 03
Pānui tika Proactive release
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Section 04
Kete whakawhanake āheinga Capability development toolkit
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Section 05
Wānanga Parongo Ōkawa Official Information Forum
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Section 06
Ngā take wānanga me ētahi atu rāuemi Case studies and other resources
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Section 07
Tono Ture Pārongo Ōkawa Official Information Act Requests
The guiding principle of the Official Information Act 1982 is that information must be made available if requested, unless a reason exists under the Act for withholding it.
Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission is progressively developing a suite of guidance to help agencies meet their obligations under the Act in terms of managing:
- OIA requests
- organisation OIA systems and processes.
Contact us if your organisation needs advice or assistance to in regards to the OIA.
oiaforum@publicservice.govt.nz
Guidance for practitioners
The guidance for practitioners covers different aspects of responding to a request for official information with hints and tips to help agencies manage and respond to these. It complements the guidance published by the Office of the Ombudsman.
- Processing an Official Information Act Request
- Contacting requesters
- Minister and Agency Official Information Requests
- Extensions and the Official Information Act - Section 15A
- Information Requests Requiring Substantial Collation or Research
- Transferring Information Requests - Section 14
Resources and publications — Ombudsman New Zealand
Practice notes
The OIA practice notes provide specific guidance on the application of some areas of the OIA.
Agency website guidance
This outlines how agencies can structure their websites to make it easy for New Zealanders to request information.
Example: Official Information Act Requests
Proactive release of official information
This provides guidance on developing internal policies and practices in relation to the proactive release of official information, including responses to requests for information under the Official Information Act.
OIA statistics guidance
More information and guidance on the collection and publication of agency OIA statistics is available.