File No. DOIA 2021-0062
28 July 2020
Shane Gibson
[FYI request #13233 email]
Dear Shane
I refer to your email of 3 July 2020 requesting the following under the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act):
“Please provide copies of all Memorandum of Understanding (MOU’s) signed in the last five
years related to the sharing of data to organisations outside your organisation”.
I am writing to notify you that I am extending the timeframe for responding to your request under the
following section of the Act:
15A(1)(b)
consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a proper
response cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
We will now respond to your request on or before 28 August 2020, which is an extension of 20 working
days.
You have the right to seek investigation and review of my decision by the Ombudsman, in accordance
with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be found at
: www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. Yours sincerely
Edward Firth
Team Leader, Ministerial Writing
Engagement, Communications and Ministerial Services
Corporate, Governance and Information
15 Stout Street, PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140 New Zealand
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T +64 4 472 0030
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