Legal expenses incurred
Ben Moore made this Official Information request to Toka Tū Ake – Natural Hazards Commission
The request was successful.
From: Ben Moore
Dear Earthquake Commission,
I am interested in ascertaining the cost of external legal advice received by your organisation over the past five years.
Ideally I would like to receive this data as a table or spreadsheet dividing the expenses per month and business purpose, and including data on both amount invoiced and the amount paid (or yet to be paid).
I am particularly interested in the costs of legal advice and representation incurred by your organisation in direct relation to the Canterbury Earthquake e.g. where above I specify a business purpose, a distinction between 'BAU', 'Canterbury Earthquake', 'other operational' etc would be suitable.
I am not asking for a breakdown on a case by case basis, the cost of legal advice on a particular issue, or anything else which could be considered commercially sensitive or legally privileged.
Yours faithfully,
Ben Moore
From: Official Information Act Requests
Dear Mr Moore,
On 19 November 2013 EQC received the following request from you:
“I am interested in ascertaining the cost of external legal advice
received by your organisation over the past five years.
Ideally I would like to receive this data as a table or spreadsheet
dividing the expenses per month and business purpose, and including
data on both amount invoiced and the amount paid (or yet to be
paid).
I am particularly interested in the costs of legal advice and
representation incurred by your organisation in direct relation to
the Canterbury Earthquake e.g. where above I specify a business
purpose, a distinction between 'BAU', 'Canterbury
Earthquake', 'other operational' etc would be suitable.
I am not asking for a breakdown on a case by case basis, the cost
of legal advice on a particular issue, or anything else which could
be considered commercially sensitive or legally privileged.”
EQC is working on this request but requires an extension to the timeframe
to finalise the information to be released as per section 15A(1)(b) of the
Official Information Act 1982. You will receive a response by 28 February
2014.
You have the option of approaching the Office of the Ombudsman for a
review of EQC’s decisions and/or processes relating to your enquiry. The
Ombudsman can be contacted at PO Box 10 152, Wellington 6143, or on
Freephone 0800 802 602, or visit http://www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
Kind regards,
Morgan Coats | Acting OIA Coordinator | Technical and Statutory
Complaints Team
The Earthquake Commission (EQC)
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From: Official Information Act Requests
Dear Mr Moore,
Please find attached EQC’s response to your request for information.
Kind regards,
Morgan Coats | High-Level OIA Coordinator | Technical and Statutory
Complaints Team
The Earthquake Commission (EQC)
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