15 May 2020
Anthony Jordan
[FYI request #12638 email]
Tēnā koe Anthony Jordan
Time Extension of your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-004588
Thank you for your request of 17 April 2020, asking for the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
With reference to Discloser dated 07 April 2020
Specialty
Outcome
Years contracts
Current position with
ACC
Psychiatrist
MCNZ undertook a
2004 – present. Does Registered as a
performance
not work under a
provider
assessment.
named provider
with ACC. Works
contract.
under
Cost of Treatment
Regulations.
1/ Please provide a copy of the complaint made by the ACC to MCNZ, including any extra comment
that would identify the ACC's concerns.
Please Note: DO NOT provide the name of the individual or the Clinic/Agency/Company/DHB etc, ie
supply a Redacted copy of ACC's complaint
2/ The Outcome of the ACC's complaint was a Performace Assessment (?).
a) what did the performance relate to
b) of what concern was it to the ACC whether the Psychiatrist was performing wel
3/ Please provide a copy of all written and verbal correspondence between the ACC and MCNZ
regarding the Psychiatrist complaint.
Including the subsequent report/fol ow up from MCNZ
Please Note: DO NOT provide the name of the individual or the Clinic/Agency/Company/DHB etc, ie
supply a Redacted copy of ACC's complaint
4/ Please provide the ACC's intention (if any) if any ongoing concerns ie, is the ACC satisfied with the
reported outcome of Performance
5/ What were/are the Psychiatrist's specialty/specialties in Psychiatry? ie examples of this could be
GOV-004588
Primarily PTSD, Primarily Mood/Anxiety Disorders, Primarily TBI/Post Concussion related, Primalrly
Pain management, etc
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 wil 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 9 June 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. As such,
a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
How to contact us
Please contact me o
n [email address] if you would like to talk about this extension. 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
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