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Inland Revenue Department paid ex gratia payment to compensate loss incurred when Company relied on incomplete information contained in IRD Company Tax Guide, 1997.
Case note or OpinionIssue date:Provisional tax paid by both a company and its individual directors using Standard Formula method rather than Estimate method calculations—reliance placed on information published by Inland Revenue Department in 1997 IR4 Company Tax Guide—large…Reasonable Accommodation Guide in NZSL
NewsIssue date:Under the Disability Convention disabled people have the right to reasonable accommodation.The Reasonable Accommodation Guide in NZSL
NewsIssue date:Under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Disability Convention), disabled people have the right to reasonable accommodation.New guide on proactive release
NewsIssue date:One of the purposes of the Official Information Act (OIA) is to make official information increasingly available to the NZ public.The OIA quick guide in NZSL
NewsIssue date:The Office of the Ombudsman has commissioned a series of videos explaining the OIA and providing advice and guidance for in those in Deaf community using the Act to seek information from government agencies.OIA quick guide in NZSL
NewsIssue date:Continuing on with New Zealand Sign Language Week 2024, the Office of the Ombudsman has commissioned a series of videos explaining the OIA and providing advice and guidance for in those in Deaf community using the Act to seek information from governmentOfficial information act guides and resources
ResourceIssue date:… at: www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/agency-assistance . Guides to specific sections of the legislation Responding to … … PDF … Word … English … Official information act guides and resources …New guide – Publicly available information
NewsIssue date:Read our new guide on the publicly available refusal grounds.New guide – The OIA and parliamentary privilege
NewsIssue date:The Chief Ombudsman has published a new guide in response to questions about the impact of the Parliamentary Privilege Act (PPA) on the OIA.New privacy guide and case notes
NewsIssue date:The Chief Ombudsman has published a new guide today on the OIA’s privacy withholding ground. The OIA says that information must be made available unless there is a good reason not to.New guides – ‘Good government’ withholding grounds
NewsIssue date:… The Chief Ombudsman has published a suite of new guides on the ‘good government’ withholding grounds under the … how the OIA applies to public policy making advice. These guides will help to make it easier for agencies to make good … on official information requests. … News article … New guides – ‘Good government’ withholding grounds …Making official information requests: A guide for requesters
ResourceIssue date:… central or local government agency, you may be able to ask for it under either the OIA or LGOIMA. This guide sets out what information you can ask for, how to go about it and what the agency is required to do … … Part 4 … Official information … PDF … Word … English … Charging … Conditions … Delay … Due particularity … Extension …NZSL Ombudsman Act (OA) quick guide
NewsIssue date:What's the OA? The OA is a law that sets out what the Ombudsman can do. It describes the Ombudsman’s:Public interest: A guide to the public interest test
ResourceIssue date:The grounds for withholding official information in section 9 of the OIA and section 7 of the LGOIMA are subject to a ‘public interest test’.This is a guide to how the public interest test works in practice.New guide—The OIA and the Inquiries Act 2013
NewsIssue date:The Inquiries Act 2013 provided a new framework for the conduct of public and government inquiries into matters of public importance. But there has been some uncertainty about how it interacts with the Official Information Act (OIA).New guide: Designing and implementing regulatory policy in a pandemic
NewsIssue date:Learn what makes regulatory policies robust, fair, and fit-for-purpose. The Ombudsman’s latest guide provides insights and lessons learnt from his investigations, monitoring, and oversight roles during the COVID-19 pandemic.Meaning of ‘appropriate authority’ – a Protected Disclosures Act guide
ResourceIssue date:This guide provides information and guidance for disclosers about the meaning of an ‘appropriate authority’ and who a protected disclosure may be made to.Launch of the NZSL Ombudsmen Act (OA) quick guide
NewsIssue date:What is the Ombudsmen Act? The Ombudsmen Act (OA) is a law that sets out what the Ombudsman can do. It describes the Ombudsman’s:New guides – Commercial withholding grounds and consulting third parties
NewsIssue date:… a new tranche of guidance on the OIA. There are two new guides on the commercial and negotiations withholding … to information about public tender processes. All the guides are supported by detailed case studies. A fourth guide … party consultation has been updated accordingly. The new guides are available here: Commercial information …The OIA for Ministers and agencies: A guide to processing official information requests
ResourceIssue date:The purpose of this guide is to assist Ministers and government agencies in recognising and responding to requests for official information under the OIA.Constitutional conventions: A guide to sections 9(2)(f)(i)-(iii) of the OIA
ResourceIssue date:This guide deals with the 'constitutional conventions' withholding ground in section 9(2)(f) of the OIA.Negotiations: A guide to section 9(2)(j) of the OIA and section 7(2)(i) of the LGOIMA
ResourceIssue date:This is a guide to the negotiations withholding ground found in section 9(2)(j) of the OIA and section 7(2)(i) of the LGOIMA.Privacy: A guide to section 9(2)(a) of the OIA and section 7(2)(a) of the LGOIMA
ResourceIssue date:This is a guide to the privacy withholding ground found in section 9(2)(a) of the OIA and section 7(2)(a) of the LGOIMA.Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022 guide for Ministers
ResourceIssue date:This guide provides information and guidance for Ministers who may receive protected disclosures.Charging: A guide to charging for official information under the OIA and LGOIMA
ResourceIssue date:… Agencies can make reasonable charges for supplying official information under the OIA and LGOIMA. … when it is reasonable to charge; what an agency can charge for; what is a reasonable charge; and how to charge. It also … resources including a step-by-step work sheet for charging, a template charging letter and a sample estimate of …Making complaints to the UN Disability Committee: A guide for New Zealanders
ResourceIssue date:This guide explains how to make a complaint to the UN Disability Committee. Available in English, te reo Māori, Easy Read, as a summary poster, NZ sign language video and audio guide.Requesting official information - a brief guide for media
ResourceIssue date:You can request official information held by central or local government organisations1, under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) and Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) respectively.Making a protected disclosure - a guide to "blowing the whistle"
ResourceIssue date:If you’re concerned about serious wrongdoing in or by your organisation, the Ombudsman is able to provide information and guidance.Updated guide on supporting disabled people to live on an equal basis with others
NewsIssue date:Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier, together with his Independent Monitoring Mechanism partners, has published an updated version of the ‘Reasonable accommodation of persons with disabilities in New Zealand’ guide with the new title - ‘Removing barriers: A…New whistleblowing guide for agencies and submission on Protected Disclosures Act consultation
NewsIssue date:Today the Chief Ombudsman published a new guide for agencies on whistleblowing and his submission to the State Services Commission consultation on the Protected Disclosures Act (PDA).The LGOIMA for local government agencies: A guide to processing requests and conducting meetings
ResourceIssue date:The purpose of this guide is to assist local government agencies in recognising and responding to requests for official information under the LGOIMA.Requests by corporate entities for their personal information: A guide to Part 4 of the OIA and LGOIMA
ResourceIssue date:This is a guide to Part 4 requests made under the OIA and LGOIMA.