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On how many occasions, if any, during the 2025 calendar year did each agency for which the Minister has responsibility suggest to a requestor that a fee would be charged for providing information requested under the Official Information Act and for each instance what was the cost suggested, the reason for the charge, and the date of the request?

Answered Question 3865 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • On how many occasions, if any, during the 2025 calendar year did each agency for which the Minister has responsibility suggest to a requestor that a fee would be charged for providing information requested under the Official Information Act and for each instance what was the cost suggested, the reason for the charge, and the date of the request?

Answered by

Hon Simeon Brown

Member for Pakuranga · National Party · Minister for State Owned Enterprises

Answer

As I said in Written Parliamentary Questions 12987 (2025), 12989 (2025), 12996 (2025), 13006 (2025), 13040 (2025), 13085 (2025), 13471 (2025), 13475 (2025), 13479 (2025), 13494 (2025), 13573 (2025), 13611 (2025), 13989 (2025), 13993 (2025), 13997 (2025), 14087 (2025), 16964 (2025), 18036 (2025), 18090 (2025), 18093 (2025), 18097 (2025), 18100 (2025), 18102 (2025), 18369 (2025), 20595 (2025), 20598 (2025), 20599 (2025), 20607 (2025), 20608 (2025), 20615 (2025), 21094 (2025), 24248 (2025), 24249 (2025), 32909 (2025), 32910 (2025), 33656 (2025), 34580 (2025), 35835 (2025), 38371 (2025), 38373 (2025), 42317 (2025), 42318 (2025), 48024 (2025), 48033 (2025), 48039 (2025), 48044 (2025), 48047 (2025), 51684 (2025), 51685 (2025), 51686 (2025), 52841 (2025), 53781 (2025), 54411 (2025), 58594 (2025), 58597 (2025), 58598 (2025), 58599 (2025), 58600 (2025), 58601 (2025), 2452 (2026), 2453 (2026), 2455 (2026), 2457 (2026), 2454 (2026), 2456 (2026), 2818 (2026), 2825 (2026), 2827 (2026), 2828 (2026), 2829 (2026), 2832 (2026), 3164 (2026), 3166 (2026), and 3167 (2026) I am not responsible for any Ministries, departments or departmental agencies. I do not believe it is in the public interest to collate this information from the State Owned Enterprises, Public Finance Act Schedule 4A, mixed ownership model and airport company shareholdings that I am responsible for.