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Disability Support Services

Appendix 1: How to have your say

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Making a submission

The consultation is open from Monday, 10 February until 5pm  Monday 24  March 2025.

You can make a submission by:

  • mailing your submission to:

    c/o Disability Support Services, Ministry of Social Development, PO Box 1556, Wellington 6140, New Zealand.

We will also be running public consultation sessions around New Zealand and online. 

If you have any questions about this process please contact: info@disabilitysupport.govt.nz.

Use and release of information

Information provided through this consultation will help us develop policy advice to Ministers on improvements to DSS.

It is important you understand that people can request access to submissions under the Official Information Act 1982. Please make it clear in the beginning of your submission if you don’t want your submission to be released, which parts you don’t want released and why.

We may get in touch with you if there is an Official Information Act request.

If you have any questions about this, please contact info@disabilitysupport.govt.nz.

Private information

The Privacy Act 2020 establishes certain principles with respect to the collection, use and disclosure of information about individuals by various agencies, including MSD.

Any personal information you supply to MSD in the course of making a submission will only be used for the purpose of assisting in the development of advice in relation to this consultation, for contacting you about your submission, or to advise you of the outcome of the consultation, including any next steps.

We may also use personal information you supply in the course of making a submission for other reasons permitted under the Privacy Act (e.g. with your consent, for a directly related purpose, or where the law permits or requires it). Please clearly indicate in your submission if you do not wish your name, or any other personal information, to be included in any summary of submissions that MSD may publish.

We will only retain personal information as long as it is required for the purposes for which the information may lawfully be used. Where any information provided (which may include personal information) constitutes public records, it will be retained to the extent required by the Public Records Act 2005.

We may also be required to disclose information under the Official Information Act, to a Parliamentary Select Committee or Parliament in response to a Parliamentary Question. You have rights of access to and correction of your personal information which can be found on the MSD website at https://consultations.msd.govt.nz/ external.

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