1.2 Publication and Public Release of Submissions

It is intended to publish all submissions on Ministry websites www.rsm.govt.nz and www.mch.govt.nz as appropriate. Submitters will be considered to have consented to publication unless clearly specified otherwise in the submission.

The content of submissions provided may become subject to public release under the Official Information Act 1982. Please advise if you have any objection to the release of any information contained in a submission, and in particular, which part(s) you consider should be withheld, together with the reason(s) for withholding the information. Confidential information should be clearly marked. The Ministries will take into account all such objections when responding to requests for information on submissions to this document under the Official Information Act 1982.

The Privacy Act 1993 establishes certain principles with respect to the collection, use, and disclosure of information about individuals by various agencies including the Ministries. It also governs access by individuals to information about themselves held by agencies. Any personal information you supply to the Ministries in the course of making a submission will be used by the Ministries only in conjunction with consideration of matters covered by this document. Please clearly indicate in your submission if you do not wish your name to be included in any summary of submissions that the Ministries may publish.