9 July 2020
Gerard Byrne
[FYI request #13060 email]
REF: OIA-6744
Dear Gerard
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email
of 9 June 2020 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
can you please supply all outstanding receipts from Kensington Swan, in relation to this
hearing:
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please provide all itemised monthly receipts, which were not supplied in last OIA request, even
though you are required to do so.
please include all invoices including the plaintiff’s costs which you were ordered to pay.
Documents in scope of your request are outlined in the Document Schedule attached to this letter.
The March 2020 invoice contains the costs awarded to the plaintiff.
Please note that the following discounts have been applied to their invoices by Dentons and will need
to be taken into account when calculating totals.
• 10 percent in October 2019
• 3 Percent in November 2019
• 0.045 percent in December 2019.
Please note that some information has been withheld under the following sections of the Act:
• 9(2)(a) – to protect the privacy of natural persons
• 9(2)(b)(ii) – to protect the commercial position of the person who supplied the information
or who is the subject of the information
• 9(2)(h) – to maintain legal privilege.
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 Waka Kotahi, please contact Katrina Leather, Manager
Employment Relations, by email to [email address].
Yours sincerely
Chris Lokum
General Manager People
OIA-6744 Document Schedule
REF Document name
Information being withheld/reason for withholding
1.
May 2019 Invoice
Some information has been withheld under the following sections of
the Act:
• 9(2)(a) – to protect the privacy of natural persons
2.
June 2019 Invoice
• 9(2)(b)(ii) – to protect the commercial position of the person who
supplied the information or who is the subject of the information
• 9(2)(h) – to maintain legal privilege.
3.
July 2019 Invoice
Information out of scope has also been redacted.
4.
August 2019 Invoice
5.
September 2019 Invoice
6.
October 2019 Invoice
7.
November 2019 Invoice
8.
December 2019 Invoice
9.
January 2020 Invoice
10.
February 2020 Invoice
11.
March 2020 Invoice