Our Reference: A1238149
16 May 2019
Rich Seager
Email:
[FYI request #10228 email]
Dear Mr Seager,
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) Request
We refer to your information request dated 30 April 2019. A copy of your request is set
out below:
Were there any meetings between any of the Councillors/Employees of the Otago
Regional Council (ORC) with employees of OMV (formerly Österreichische
Mineralölverwaltung) or anyone representing the interests of OMV in April 2019.
Further to this how much notification of the cancellation of the meeting with OMV and
the council originally scheduled for the 29th April was given to the ORC or its
representatives/employees and how was this cancellation notified?
Please provide all relevant correspondence.
I have been provided with the following documents in response to your request:
14/03/2019 Email form Timothy Allan Senior Exploration Geophysicist OMV New
Zealand Ltd to Councillor Stephen Woodhead.
17/03/2019 Email from Councillor Stephen Woodhead to Timothy Allan, Senior
Exploration Geophysicist, OMV.
09/04/2019 email from DCC CE Dr Sue Bidrose to ORC’s Executive Leadership
forwarding a meeting invitation to ORC Councillors.
26/04/2019 email from DCC CE Dr Sue Bidrose to ORC CE Sarah Gardner and
Councillor Woodhead regarding meeting cancellation.
Copies of these documents are attached.
I am advised that the briefing with Councillor Woodhead took place on 5 April 2019.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this
response. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you have any queries concerning the above, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
James Gribble
Administration Officer- Legal
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