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OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT REQUEST – TREASURY – IRD
OFFICIAL INFORMATION ACT REQUEST – TREASURY
To:The Treasury New Zealand
Official Information Act Requests
Email: [email protected]
From:Attorney acting on instruction of Trustees
InLandsAirWater Counsel – Private Trust
Date: Today
Request under the Official Information Act 1982
This request is made under the Official Information Act 1982.
This request relates to Treasury’s oversight, guidance, risk awareness, and records concerning the administrative and enforcement practices of Inland Revenue Department (IRD), particularly where those practices involve automated systems, deductions, or enforcement actions taken without prior disclosure of authority.
This request is made without admission of jurisdiction, status, or liability, and solely for information-gathering purposes.
Information Requested
- Treasury Oversight of IRD
– Treasury’s role in overseeing, monitoring, or advising on IRD’s enforcement, compliance, or recovery practices.
– Any frameworks, mandates, or responsibilities Treasury holds in relation to IRD administrative risk.
- Due Process & Procedural Fairness
– Any Treasury policies, guidance, or advice concerning due process or procedural fairness obligations of Crown entities when taking automated or administrative enforcement action.
– Any documents addressing the balance between automation and natural justice.
- Fiscal & Liability Risk
– Any Treasury assessments, reports, briefings, or guidance concerning fiscal, legal, or insurance risk arising from unlawful or disputed administrative deductions or enforcement by Crown entities.
– Whether Treasury tracks or monitors such risks.
- IRD-Specific Communications
– Copies of any communications, briefings, risk reports, or advisories between Treasury and IRD in the past five years relating to enforcement practices, automated deductions, administrative liability, or insurance or indemnity exposure.
- Insurance / Indemnity Awareness
– Any Treasury records relating to insurance, indemnity, or liability coverage considerations for IRD enforcement actions.
– Confirmation of whether Treasury receives notification of insurance-triggering events involving IRD.
Form of Response
Please provide the information in electronic form.
If any information is withheld, please specify the precise statutory ground relied upon and why the public interest does not outweigh withholding.
Timeframe
This request is made under the Official Information Act 1982.
We expect a response within the statutory timeframe.
Kind regards,
Tracy Lynch
Attorney acting on instruction of Trustees
InLandsAirWater Counsel
Private Trust under Non-Disclosure Agreement
For: InLandsAirWater Counsel
By: Laura Holmes
Private Trust under Non-Disclosure Agreement