8. Official Information

Related information

• Guidance on the application of the Official Information Act 1982:
  • Practice Guidelines - Official Information and The Ombudsmen Quarterly Review issued by the Office of the Ombudsmen are available on the website of the Office of the Ombudsmen, www.ombudsmen.govt.nz. The office is also available to advise on the application of the Act.
  • Information about interdepartmental consultation processes is contained in Release of Official Information: Guidelines for Coordination, available on the State Services Commission website, www.ssc.govt.nz.
  • Information about charging for official information is available on the Ministry of Justice website, www.justice.govt.nz.

• Guidance on the application of the Privacy Act 1993:
  • Agency privacy officers provide guidance on the application of the Privacy Act 1993.
  • The Office of the Privacy Commissioner provides training workshops and advice on the Act for agency privacy officers, and is consulted on policy and legislative proposals with privacy implications. The Office issues case notes and a newsletter entitled Private Word, which are available on its website, www.privacy.org.nz.
  • Chapter 15 of the Legislation Advisory Committee Guidelines (entitled Privacy and the Fair Handling of Personal Information) can be found on the Ministry of Justice website, www.justice.govt.nz/lac.

• Information about the Ombudsmen Act 1975 is available from the Office of the Ombudsmen's website, www.ombudsmen.govt.nz.

• Information about the Public Records Act 2005 is available from the Archives NewZealand website, www.archives.govt.nz.

• The Secretary of the Cabinet and Archives New Zealand can provide further guidance on the disposal and storage of, and access to, the documents of Ministers and former Ministers.

• Security in the Government Sector is a manual issued by the Interdepartmental Committee on Security, on www.security.govt.nz.