How many passports have been cancelled for "national security"?

Alex Harris made this Official Information request to Department of Labour

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From: Alex Harris

Dear Department of Labour,

In 2005, amendments to the Passports Act 1992 allowed the government to cancel or refuse to issue passports on the grounds of national security. I would like to request the following information under the Official Information Act 1982:

* On how many occasions since 2005 has the Minister invoked s4A of the Passports Act 1992 and refused to issue a passport on grounds of National Security? If the answer is more than zero, I would like to know for each occasion the year, the specific grounds under s4A(1)(a), and whether the refusal was subsequently challenged.
* On how many occasions since 2005 has the Minister invoked s8A of the Passports Act 1992 and cancelled a passport on grounds of National Security? If the answer is more than zero, I would like to know for each occasion the year, the specific grounds under s4A(1)(a), and whether the refusal was subsequently challenged.
* On how many occasions since 2005 has the Minister invoked s27B of the Passports Act 1992 and refused to issue a refugee travel document on grounds of National Security? If the answer is more than zero, I would like to know for each occasion the year, the specific grounds under s27B(1)(a), and whether the refusal was subsequently challenged.
* On how many occasions since 2005 has the Minister invoked s27E of the Passports Act 1992 and cancelled a refugee travel document on grounds of National Security? If the answer is more than zero, I would like to know for each occasion the year, the specific grounds under s27E(1)(a), and whether the refusal was subsequently challenged.

I would prefer to receive an electronic response. Queries about this request will be automatically forwarded to me by the fyi.org.nz website.

Yours faithfully,

Alex Harris

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Information Adviser
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Dear Alex Harris

 

Attached is a copy of our transfer letter to you.

 

Your request is being transferred to the Department of Internal Affairs.

 

Kind Regards

 

Rora-Sue Patu

Executive Ministerial Support Officer

Government Executive and Ministerial Support Department of Labour | Te
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Dear Alex Harris

 

Please find attached the Department of Internal Affairs response to your
Official Information Act request dated 11 April 2012.

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

Lesley Tse

Business Support Officer

Passports Uruwhenua

Service Delivery and Operations

The Department of Internal Affairs  Te Tari Taiwhenua

Direct Dial:  +64 4 381 8747

Fax:  +64 4 382 3403

120 Victoria Street

PO Box 10-526, Wellington

New Zealand

www.dia.govt.nz

 

 

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Alex Harris left an annotation ()

The passport cancelled in 2010 was that of Hamilton man Mark Taylor. Media Coverage is here:

http://www.3news.co.nz/Suspected-NZ-terr...

("Suspected NZ terrorist to PM: 'Thanks for ruining my life'" 3News, 12 September 2011)

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