30 March 2020
David Lawson
[FYI request #12384 email]
Tēnā koe David Lawson
Time Extension of your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-004079
Thank you for your email of 5 March 2020, asking for the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
OIA Request 1:
Please provide all official information and policy documentation associated with the Corporation's
Overseas Claims Unit.
OIA Request 2
Please also confirm:-
(i) When the Corporation's Overseas Claims Unit came into existence.
(ii) Whether the Corporation's Overseas Claims Unit is still in existance and or has been rebranded
but is in essence the same as the Overseas Claims Unit that was functioning in June 2014.
(iii) On a yearly basis to the end of each ACC financial year since the Corporation's Overseas Claims
Unit has been in existence please confirm the number of ACC claimants that have been transferred
to the Overseas Claims Unit
ACC needs extra time
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working days after the
day we received your request. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to meet that time limit and we are
therefore writing to notify you of an extension of the time to make our decision, to 23 April 2020.
This extension is necessary because your request necessitates a search through a large quantity of
information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with our operations.
Who to contact
Please contact me o
n [email address] if you would like to talk about this letter. I will be
happy to answer any questions or, if you have any concerns, work with you to resolve these.
If you are not happy with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the Ombudsman.
Information about how to do this is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or by phoning 0800 802
602.
Nāku iti noa, nā
Sasha Wood
Manager Official Information Act Services
Government Engagement & Support
