24 June 2020
Gerard Byrne
[FYI request #12921 email]
REF: OIA-6714
Dear Gerard
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 29 May 2020 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
can you please supply a copy of all receipts related to this hearing
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do with the travel , accommodation and meals etc of your witnesses.
The following documents fall within the scope of your request and are enclosed:
• Attachment 1: APX Travel Management Tax Invoice 15 October 2019
• Attachment 2: APX Travel Management Tax Invoice 31 Oct 2019
• Attachment 3. APX Travel Management Tax Invoice 30 Nov 2019
• Attachment 4. Transport expense claims EX-0014308 and receipts, Nov 2019.
Please note that some information has been withheld under the following sections of the Act:
• section 9(2)(g)(ii) – to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the protection of
the relevant staff members from improper pressure or harassment;
• section 9(2)(a) of the Act to protect the privacy of natural persons.
Information out of scope has also been redacted.
With respect to the information that has been withheld, I do not consider there are any other factors
which would render it desirable, in the public interest, to make the information available.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to
withhold some information. The contact details for the Ombudsman can be located online at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you would like to discuss this reply with the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, please contact
Katrina Leather, Manager Employment Relations, by email to [email address] or by
phone on 04 894 5400.
Yours sincerely
Chris Lokum
General Manager, People
