20-D-01523
John Luke
[FYI request #13487 email]
Dear John Luke
Official information request for funding panel members’ details
Thank you for your email of 10 August 2020 requesting the following under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Waste Minimisation Fund
Freshwater Improvement Fund
Te Mana o Te Wai Fund
Community Environment Fund
Environmental Legal Assistance Fund
Can I please request the panel member name of each funds, their bio if
available. How you call for public application of each panel member positions
and how much are their pay rate. Each member's term of appointment and job
description of their position.
The Act requires that we advise you of our decision on your request no later than 20 working
days after the day we received your request.
The Ministry for the Environment is extending the timeframe for its response to your request
under section 15A(1)(b) of the Act, as consultations necessary to make a decision on the
request are such that a proper response cannot reasonably be made within the original
timeframe.
We will now respond to your request on, if not before, 6 October 2020, which is an extension
of 20 working days.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of my decision on
this extension, in accordance with section 28(3) of the Act. The relevant details can be found
at
: www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request with us, including this decision, please feel
free to contact Dave Edwards, Executive Relations Advisor, at [email address].
Yours sincerely
This response has been approved electronically by DEBBIE BELL
Debbie Bell Manager, Executive Relations