20 May 2020
Gerard Byrne
[FYI request #12663 email] [email address]
REF: OIA-6612
Dear Gerard
Extension of time to respond to request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your two emails received on 21 April 2020 requesting information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act). Your requests and our responses are outlined below.
Email 1:
can you please supply a copy of all receipts from Kensington swan and any other association,
agency, business or person related to and involved in all Byrne Vs NZTA hearings.
Email 2:
can you please provide a copy of the peoples group representative's qualifications who was a
witness in the Byrne Vs NZTA EMPC 104/2019 hearing,
https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=2838&d=4_Wd3v7seXSH2NPDiIOs_WtJgeNi723O55aZ0L
dg6Q&u=https%3a%2f%2fwww%2eemploymentcourt%2egovt%2enz%2fassets%2fDocument
s%2fDecisions%2f2019-NZEmpC-187-Byrne-v-NZ-Transport-Agency-jud-131219%2epdf
which allow him to make medical diagnosis.
can you also please provide all NZTA documents that lawfully allow him to do this.
you may redact his name although it is readily publicly available.
This letter is to advise you that Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is extending the 20 working days
available to respond to your request, as allowed for under section 15A of the Act. We require an
additional 5 working days to respond to your request. We will send you a response on or before 27
May 2020.
The deadline is being extended because of the consultations necessary to make a decision on your
request. A thorough response to your request cannot reasonably be made within the 20-working-day
limit.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to complain to the Ombudsman about the extension.
More information about the Ombudsman is available online at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
File Ref
If you would like to discuss the extension with Waka Kotahi, please email Ministerial Services at
[email address].
Yours sincerely
Leisa Coley
Manager Ministerial Services
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